[NEohioPAL] $10 Preview Night on Thursday for The History Boys at Beck Center

[Fran Storch]

~ $10 Preview Night ~
 
Beck Center for the Arts
presents
the Cleveland premiere of
The History Boys
Thursday, March 6
8:00 pm
Mackey Main Stage
By Alan Bennett
Directed by Sarah May
Music Direction by Adam Day Howard
 
Preview night admission is $10 at the door.  No advance purchases.
General admission seating.  Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to
curtain.
 
Remember the things we loved and hated about school, the young ideals we
all shared, and the memorable teachers who inspired us?  Go back to
school and experience those moments again with The History Boys.  Winner
of six 2006 Tony Awards including Best Play, The History Boys is a
moving comedy about two teachers competing for the hearts and minds of
eight bright young men who are studying for entrance exams to Oxford and
Cambridge.  
 
The History Boys runs March 7-30 on the Mackey Main Stage (no
performance on Sunday, March 23).  Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for
seniors, $17 for students (22 and under with I.D.).  Special group rates
are available for groups of 13 or more.  To reserve tickets, contact the
Beck Center box office at 216-521-2540 or online at www.beckcenter.org
<http://www.beckcenter.org/> .
 
The History Boys is sponsored by WNWV 107.3 The Wave, FreeTimes, WCPN
90.3 ideastream, Cox Communications, the Ohio Arts Council, and
Lakewoodbuzz.com.
 
Beck Center for the Arts is located just 10 minutes west of downtown
Cleveland at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.  Free, convenient on-site
parking is available.
 
 
Cast of Characters
The Boys
Akthar.................................Tom Kondilas 
Crowther.............................Javar La'trail Parker 
Dakin.................................Eric Fancher
Lockwood...........................Mack Shirilla          
Posner...............................Matthew Martin Thomas 
Rudge   ..............................Stuart Hoffman
Scripps...............................Adam Day Howard
Timms  ..............................Max Chernin          
 
The Teachers
Felix Armstrong, Headmaster....Michael Regnier
Mrs. Lintott............................Dede Klein
Hector..................................Dana Hart*
Irwin.....................................Dan Folino*
 
Others
MP-Member of Parliament/TV Director..................Jeff Glover
MP-Member of Parliament/Make-up Girl/Fiona........Aubrey-Kristen Fisher
 
*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the
union of actors and stage managers.
 
 
Production Staff
Artistic Director.......................Scott Spence
Director..................................Sarah May
Stage Manager.......................Tom Humes
Choreographer........................Javar La'trail Parker
Music Director........................Adam Day Howard
Scenic/Lighting Designer..........Trad A Burns
Assistant Lighting Designer.......Kate Furst
Costume Designer...................Aimee Kluiber
Sound/Projection Designer........Richard B. Ingraham
Light Board Operators...............Darcy Lindner, Anna Verbiak
Sound Board Operator..............Kirk Gaughan
Additional Pianist.....................Mack Shirilla
French Coach.........................Jenniver Sparano
Dialect Coach.........................Matthew Wright
Projections Photos..................Tom Shirilla
Properties Manager..................Deanna R. Caudill
Prop Crew..............................Kate George, Becky Lamb
 
 
Beck Center for the Arts is a nonprofit 501(C)3 organization whose
mission is to offer the highest quality arts experience, performance,
and education to all people and communities of the region.
 
Thank you for supporting the arts in our community!  
 
 
Posted by:
Fran Storch
Marketing Assistant
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Avenue
Lakewood, OH  44107
(216) 521-2540, x244