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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“One of those special evenings of theatre…This
is a must-see”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“A tour-de-force performance”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“Masterful acting”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“Natural storytellers”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:6.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“Small one-act treasures”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Beck Center presents<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>Alan Bennett’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:24.0pt'>Talking Heads 2</span></i></b><span style='font-size:
24.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Directed by Reuben Silver & Curt Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Featuring Dorothy Silver & Robert Hawkes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Now thru December 7<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt'>Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>For tickets, call 216-521-2540 x10<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>or request seats online at www.beckcenter.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>*** $10 Sunday RUSH Tickets and Discounted Group Rates
Available ***<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Originally written for BBC television, <i>Talking Heads 2</i>
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 with witty candor. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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 <i>Talking Heads</i>. This
production, co-directed by Dr. Reuben Silver and Curt Arnold, focuses on two
very different monologues from the series – <i>Playing Sandwiches</i>,
featuring Robert Hawkes as Wilfred, a middle-aged parks maintenance worker with
a secret past and <i>Waiting for the Telegram</i>, featuring Dorothy Silver as
Violet, an aged rest home resident who has recently suffered a stroke.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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. <span style='color:black'>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. </span>For tickets, call
the Beck Center box office at (216) 521-2540 ext. 10 or log onto <a
href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood,
just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free, on-site parking is
available.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For complete cast and staff bios go to <a
href="http://www.beckcenter.org">www.beckcenter.org</a> and click on Talking
Heads 2, Who’s Who in the company. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Read what the critics
have to say…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Dorothy Silver…<b>a
tour-de-force performance</b>…provocative monologues by Alan Bennett…Robert
Hawkes, a respected veteran of Cleveland stages…Taken by itself, ‘Playing
Sandwiches’ is <b>an unnerving experience</b>…Silver inhabits this
heart-rending role with every fiber of her upper body and face…remarkable
actress…will live forever with all who see ‘Talking Heads2’.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Tony Brown,<i> Plain Dealer<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“<b>Masterful acting</b>…The
duo are superb in this production…Robert Hawkes…an excellent
performance…Dorothy Silver completely captivates…Silver doesn’t
act Violet, she is Violet…one of those special evenings of theater…<b>This
is a must see!</b>”<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Roy Berko,<i> The Times</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Silver is, at her
best, the quintessence of her craft…<b>a superb tour de force</b>…On
vivid display is Silver’s unique intensity…Robert Hawkes has his
own time in the spotlight…smartly directed…<b>great stories and
equally great storytellers</b>. Talking Heads 2 is endowed with both.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Keith Joseph,<i> Cleveland Scene<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Talking Heads 2…two
talented local actors have signed on…Silver sparkles in a humorous and
poignant role…Both Hawkes and Silver succeed because they come off as natural
storytellers…strong performances.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Brian Thornton, <i>Spangle Magazine</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Talking Heads 2…<b>small
one-act treasures</b>…an interesting evening of theater…tour de
force by Dorothy Silver…plays Bennett’s prose like the unsurpassed
pro she is…the excellent actor, Robert Hawkes…it’s worth it
all to see Dorothy Silver, once again at her finest in a role that Alan Bennett
was completely unaware that he had written just for her.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Christine Howey, <i>Rave and Pan</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“’Playing
Sandwiches,’ sensitively directed…The challenge for Hawkes is to humanize
a character…sympathetic portrait…Silver truly becomes the frail but
feisty nonagenarian…The intimate Studio Theater provides the perfect milieu
for storytelling.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Fran Heller, <i>Cleveland Jewish News</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Fran Storch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Publications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>17801 Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>Lakewood, OH 44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:gray'>(216) 521-2540 x20 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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