[NEohioPAL] Talking Heads 2 at Beck Center, Nov 7 - Dec 7

[Fran Storch]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


October 13, 2008

Direct questions to: (216) 521-2540

Scott Spence, extension 15

Fran Storch, extension 20

 

Beck Center for the Arts 

presents

Talking Heads 2

November 7 - December 7, 2008

in the Studio Theater

 

Lakewood, OH - Beck Center for the Arts presents Talking Heads 2, the
second in a series of dramatic monologues written by acclaimed British
playwright, Alan Bennett (The History Boys), in the Studio Theater,
November 7 through December 7, 2008.  Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays
and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays.  To reserve tickets, call the Beck
Center box office at 216-521-2540 ext. 10 or request seats online at
www. beckcenter.org.   The Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit
Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland.
Convenient, free on-site parking is available.  

Originally written for BBC television and broadcast in 1998, Talking
Heads 2 has since been performed in live theater and televised on PBS'
Masterpiece Theater.  Bennett's "talking heads" are anything but boring
or monotonous.  The characters he portrays in this series of thought-
provoking monologues represent a menagerie of repressed souls.  Although
the subjects of these monologues are very different, the underlying
feelings of loneliness, sadness and regret are very much the same for
the characters that Bennett portrays so candidly, yet humorously.  

For this production, the Beck Center welcomes back the first couple of
Cleveland theater, Dorothy and Dr. Reuben Silver, who bring their
talents to the Beck stage once again as they present new pieces from
Bennett's repertoire in this compelling night of theater.  The Silvers
performed in Beck's 2003 production of the original Talking Heads.  This
production, co-directed by Dr. Reuben Silver and Curt Arnold, focuses on
two very different monologues from the series - Playing Sandwiches,
featuring Robert Hawkes as Wilfred, a middle-aged parks maintenance
worker with a secret past and Waiting for the Telegram, featuring
Dorothy Silver as Violet, an aged rest home resident who has recently
suffered a stroke.  "Bennett's closely observed slices of life give
pleasure both for their acuity and for the little human victories they
contain." commented Dr. Silver.  "They are at once highly imaginative
yet immediately accessible to audiences."  Co-director Arnold further
remarked "Through these monologues, Bennett paints extraordinary views
of quite ordinary people by revealing their humor, their foibles and,
ultimately, their humanity."  

Beck Center's production of Talking Heads 2 is produced through special
arrangement with Samuel French Inc. and is sponsored by Cox
Communications, Cleveland Scene, WCPN 90.3 ideastream, LakewoodBuzz.com,
and the Ohio Arts Council.  Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the
citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture. 

Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $17 for
students (22 and under with ID).  Group discounts are available for
parties of 13 or more.  For group sales, contact Linda Hefner at ext.
29.  Rush tickets for students (22 and under with I.D.) are offered for
$10 each on Sundays only, 30 minutes prior to curtain, based on
availability.    For tickets, call the Beck Center box office at (216)
521-2540 ext. 10 or log onto www.beckcenter.org
<http://www.beckcenter.org/> .   

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