[NEohioPAL] Farcical Comedy THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED opens Oct. 5 at Beck Center

[Fran Storch]

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CONTACT:                    Kathleen Caffrey, 216.521.2540 x22 or kcaffrey at beckcenter.org<mailto:kcaffrey at beckcenter.org>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:    September 19, 2012



Beck Center presents Farcical Comedy The Little Dog Laughed

Hilarious Tony Nominated and GLADD Award-Winning Play Opens October 5



Lakewood, OH- Beck Center for the Arts presents the smart, satirical comedy The Little Dog Laughed, October 5 through November 11, 2012 in the Studio Theater. There is no performance on Saturday, November 10. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale.


Directed by Scott Plate, The Little Dog Laughed features equity actors Laura Perrotta as the tough-as-nails Hollywood agent Diane and Phil Carroll as Mitchell Green, her closeted movie star client. "The Little Dog Laughed takes a sharp, humorous look at what happens to you when we live too fast in a world where image is everything" said Plate. "How do we reconcile what we think the world expects from us with what our heart really wants?"

Written by one of Broadway's most masterful storytellers, Douglas Carter Bean, The Little Dog Laughed was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre. This fast-paced farce examines the scandalous world of Hollywood celebrities. Leading man Mitchell Green is a hunky movie star who could hit it big if it weren't for one persistent problem. His hard-driving Hollywood agent can't seem to keep him in the closet. Will his career be derailed before it gets started with what his agent describes as Mitchell's "slight recurring case of homosexuality?" Don't miss what the NY Times called "devastatingly funny, with dizzy, irresistible writing that brings down the house." This production contains nudity, adult language and situations and is recommended for mature audiences ages 17 and older.


Tickets for The Little Dog Laughed are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $15 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, October 4 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/> or call Customer Service at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. 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 The Little Dog Laughed is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. and is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.



Beck Center for the Arts (beckcenter.org) 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 local, regional, and international artists.

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Cast of Characters

Diane..............................Laura Perrotta*

Mitchell..............................Phil Carroll*

Alex..............................Brandyn Day

Ellen..............................Lindsey Mercer

Male U/S..............................Andrew Kotzen

*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' EquityAssociation (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.



Production Staff

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

Director..............................Scott Plate

Stage Manager..............................Becky Adams

Scenic Designer..............................Laura Carlson

Costume Designer..............................Esther Haberlen

Lighting Designer..............................Trad A Burns

Sound Designer..............................Cory Shy

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

Technical Assistant..............................Clint Felker


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