[NEohioPAL] "Well worth seeing..." The Farnsworth Invention at Beck Center thru April 11

[Fran Storch]

ONLY TWO WEEKENDS LEFT!

 

"Farnsworth is a fascinating...invention."

Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer

 

Beck Center for the Arts

presents

The Farnsworth

Invention

A new play by

Aaron Sorkin

creator of The West Wing

Now thru April 11

Mackey Main Stage

 

THE TURNING POINT OF THE 20TH CENTURY WASN'T ON TELEVISION. IT WAS
TELEVISION.

 

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

 

Read what the reviewers have to say about this award-winning play...

 

"...contains oodles of interesting observations and history...directed
efficiently by Scott Spence...visuals are a treat...'Farnsworth' is a
fascinating...invention."

~ Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer

 

"...the play makes for good theatre...intrigue, evil versus good, and a
'hero' you can cheer for...Spence has staged the play well...action
focused and the tension high...Burns' scenic and lighting designs helped
create the right illusions...'The Farnsworth Invention' is an
interesting piece of theatre that is well worth seeing."

~ Roy Berko, The Times

 

"The staged docudrama is brought to vivid life thanks to...skillful
direction, two dynamic leads, and a well-orchestrated ensemble...There
isn't a weak link in the 19-member ensemble playing a multiplicity of
roles...The final scene...it's the most poignant moment in the play."

~ Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News

 

"Beck's production looks great...simple and versatile set...The ensemble
cast keeps up with the quick-fire script and Spence has made smart and
interesting choices with staging and the use of sound."

~ Brian Patrick Thornton, Spangle Magazine

 

"Sorkin's dazzling new docu-drama...the best of what Northeast Ohio has
to offer in talented performers, designers and technicians...clever,
imaginative lighting design...stunning sound design...sure-footed
direction..."

~ John Weil, clevelandexaminer.com

 

About the Play

Who will win the race to invent the greatest innovation of the 20th
century - the television? The idealistic self-taught scientist or the
ruthless media mogul? It's the classic David and Goliath tale. The
powerful president of RCA, David Sarnoff, competes with a potato
farmer's son, Philo Farnsworth, to invent a device Farnsworth calls
"electronic television." Although they are very different men, their
vision is the same: to use this technology as a vehicle for social
change. As Sarnoff tells his wife, "It's gonna change everything, it's
gonna end ignorance and misunderstanding, it's gonna end illiteracy.
It's going to end war."

 

Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays.  The
Farnsworth Invention runs through Saturday, April 11.  There is no
performance on Sunday, April 12. 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 The Farnsworth Invention is presented by
special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. and is sponsored by FIT
Technologies, WTAM 1100AM, WCPN 90.3FM, Cleveland Scene, Cox
Communications, and the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center's production is
also generously funded by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through
Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. 

 

Cast of Characters

Wilkins, Solomon the Analyst & Others.........................Curt
Arnold

Pem's Father, Cliff Gardner & Others.........................John Busser

Justin Tolman, Jim Harbord & Others.........................Mark Cipra

Lizette Sarnoff, Mary Pickford &
Others.........................Bernadette Clemens*

David Sarnoff.........................Paul Floriano*

George Everson, Vladmir Zworykin &
Others.........................Jeffrey Grover

Atkins, Walter Gifford, Douglas Fairbanks &
Others.........................Dana Hart*

Leslie Gorrell & Others.........................Robert Hawkes

Philo Farnsworth.........................Sebastian Hawkes Orr

Betty & Others.........................Jennifer Hayek

Young David Sarnoff & Others.........................Aaron Howell

Young Philo Farnsworth & Others.........................Jesse Markowitz

Stan Willis & Others.........................William Martin

Harlan Honn, Lennox & Others.........................Tom Meyrose

Russian Officer, William Crocker & Others.........................Al
Nicholas

Wachtel & Others.........................John J. Polk

Pem Farnsworth & Others.........................Emily Pucell

Agnes Farnsworth & Others.........................Renee Schilling

Simms, Donald Lippincott & Others.........................J.A. Schultz

 

*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association, the union of
actor and stage managers.

 

Production Staff

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

Stage Manager........................................Diana D'Alessandro

Scenic/Lighting Designer........................................Trad A
Burns

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

Technical Assistant........................................Clint Felker,
Nicholas Koesters

Associate Lighting
Designer........................................Gregory S. Falcione

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

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

Light Board Operator........................................Libby
Burchmore
Sound Board Operator........................................Bryan
Ritchey
Stage Crew........................................Kevin Ballantine, Kate
George, Matt Goins, Mary Kahelin,

                                    Matt Lengauer, Michael Majer, Anna
Verbiak, Anthony Weishar, Mark Zach

Book Holder........................................Betty Jarvis

 

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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