[NEohioPAL] ONLY TWO MORE WEEKENDS to see Ma Rainey's Black Bottom at Beck Center - BOGO OFFER

[Fran Storch]

~ ONLY TWO MORE WEEKENDS TO SEE MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM ~

 

"This is American theater at its very best...a must-see."

 

~ Special discount offer for NEOhioPal subscribers ~

 

BUY ONE GET ONE FREE*

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

August Wilson

Now thru February 22

Beck Center for the Arts

Mackey Main Stage

 

*Buy one adult or senior ticket at the regular price and get the second
ticket free.  Call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540 x10 and
mention promo code NEOPAL.  Limit two tickets per person.  Not valid
with any other discount offer or on prior sales. 

 

Read what the reviewers have to say about this provocative drama...

 

"...an intricate three-ring whirlwind of conflict and
recrimination...Director Sarah May,...works little miracles with the
help of set designer Richard Gould's clever, efficient set, and a host
of strong acting turns...Angela Gillespie-Winborn...sings the pants off
the title song."

~ Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer

 

"...hilarious and thought-provoking...The actors are, without exception,
excellent...point perfect in their roles...As played by Angela
Gillespie-Winborn, Ma is pure diva...Sarah May's direction is knowing
and sure...This is American theater at its very best...a must-see."

~ Ted Larsen, Sun Post

 

"...the script is rich in language...there are moments, especially in
their monologues, that crackle with energy...when she sings the blues,
you feel the emotion and, for a moment, are transported."

~ Christine Howey, Rave and Pan

 

About the Play

It's 1927 Chicago, and these blues musicians have a story to tell! The
Beck Center for the Arts presents Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom on the Mackey Main Stage, now
through February 22. The drama, featuring some of Ma Rainey's great hit
songs, examines timeless African American themes of suffering,
endurance, and the audacity of hope in Wilson's spellbinding voice. 

 

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom takes place in a recording studio and deals
with racism in the music industry as a metaphor for the hopes,
frustrations, and shattered dreams of the African American community of
the 1920s. Band members, waiting for Rainey to arrive at the studio,
banter and brag, joke, and share some of the devastating tales of hard
times and prejudice they have suffered. As tensions escalate, the action
can turn on a dime from funny to tragic. 

 

Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.  Tickets
are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $17 for students
(22 and under with ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is
applied at the time of purchase. Group discounts are available for
parties of 13 or more. To reserve tickets, call the Beck Center box
office at 216.521.2540 ext. 10 or visit www.beckcenter.org
<http://www.beckcenter.org/> . For group sales, contact Linda Hefner at
ext. 29.

 

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.

 

Beck Center's production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is produced through
special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. and is sponsored by National
City, The WAVE 107.3, Cleveland Scene, Cox Communications, the Ohio Arts
Council, and LakewoodBuzz.com. Beck Center also gratefully acknowledges
the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts
and Culture. 

 

To reserve tickets, call 216-521-2540 x10 or online at
www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org>  

 

Cast of Characters
(in order of appearance)

Sturdyvant....................Lawrence Seman

Irvin....................Michael Regnier

Cutler....................Larry Arrington-Bey
Toledo....................Anthony Elfonzia Nickerson-El

Slow Drag....................Robert J. Williams
Levee....................Michael May
Ma Rainey....................Angela Gillespie-Winborn*
Policeman....................Dennis Sullivan

Dussie Mae....................Deja M. Foster

Sylvester....................Nathan A. Lilly
* Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the
union of actors and stage managers.

 

Production Staff

Artistic Director/Fight Director....................Scott Spence

Director....................Sarah May

Music Director....................Edward E. Ridley, Jr.

Choreographer....................Nathan A. Lilly

Stage Manager....................Tod Huffman
Assistant Stage Manager....................Elisa Hanna

Scenic Designer....................Richard Gould

Costume Designer....................Aimee Kluiber

Lighting Designer....................Michael Boll

Sound Designer....................Richard B. Ingraham

Technical Director....................Joseph Carmola

Production Assistant....................Waymond Scott 

Light Board Operator....................Libby Burchmore

Props/Stage Crew....................Patrick Stoops

 

For complete cast and staff bios go to www.beckcenter.org and click on
Who's Who in the Company.

 

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

Beck Center for the Arts

Publications Manager

17801 Detroit Avenue

Lakewood, OH  44107

(216) 521-2540 x20

 

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