[NEohioPAL] Wings Takes Flight at the Beck Center

[Fran Storch]

NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT:        Missy S. Toms, 216.521.2540 x22 or mtoms at beckcenter.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    September 22, 2010


Wings

by Arthur Kopit

Beck Center Takes Flight with Reopening of Studio Theater

Lakewood, OH-Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents its production of American playwright Arthur Kopit's inspiring drama Wings, in the Studio Theater, October 8 through November 7, 2010. Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays.

Step inside the brain of Emily Stilson as she experiences a potentially life-shattering stroke. Experience her journey as she draws on the strength and courage of her early years as an aviatrix and wing-walker to soar to a triumphant recovery. Wings is thrilling, funny, and imaginative, everything that audiences can expect from a Kopit play.

Cleveland theater legend Dorothy Silver returns to the Beck Center in the leading role of Emily Stilson. The production also features Equity actress Derdriu Ring* as Amy, Stilson's therapist.

Three talk-back sessions with stroke experts from the Cleveland area's top medical institutions will take place after the following performances: October 17, October 23, and November 5. Patrons can also view a special exhibition in Beck's lobby on women in aviation, organized by the International Women's Air & Space Museum.

Wings is the first professional theater production in the newly renovated Studio Theater, made possible by the generous support of the Beck Center Women's Board.

"Cleveland audiences are in for a treat as exciting, thought-provoking theater returns to Beck's Studio Theater," says Director Sarah May. "This play, about courage and life, is a chance to see Dorothy Silver soar in one of the greatest roles ever written for a mature actress. She is supported by Derdriu Ring* and an ensemble of some of Cleveland's best actors in this uplifting tribute to the amazing brain and its ability to heal."

Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), $17 for students (with valid ID), and $10 for children (12 and under). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview night on Thursday, October 7, is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more.

For tickets, call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540, ext. 10, or purchase seats online at www.beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/>. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.

Beck Center's production of Wings is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc. and is sponsored by Lakewood Hospital, Cox Communications, Ohio Arts Council, and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists.

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Cast of Characters
Emily Stilson....................Dorothy Silver
Amy....................Derdriu Ring*
Doctor....................Robert Hawkes
Doctor....................Anne McEvoy
Billy/Ensemble....................Patrick Carroll
Mrs. Timmins/Ensemble....................Rhoda Rosen
Mr. Brownstein/Ensemble....................Bob Abelman
Nurse/Ensemble....................Danielle Shepherd
Orderly/Ensemble....................Jeremy Jenkins

*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....................Curt Arnold
Scenic Designer....................Don McBride
Costume Designer....................Dana Romeo
Lighting Designer....................Trad A Burns
Sound Designer....................Richard B. Ingraham
Artistic Advisor....................Reuben Silver


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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