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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>~ ONLY TWO MORE WEEKENDS TO SEE MA RAINEY’S
BLACK BOTTOM ~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>“This is American theater at its very
best…a must-see.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~ Special discount offer for NEOhioPal subscribers ~<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><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#C00000'>BUY ONE GET ONE FREE*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'>Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>August Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Now thru February 22<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Mackey Main Stage<o:p></o:p></span></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><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#C00000'>*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 <b>mention promo code
NEOPAL. </b>Limit two tickets per person. Not valid with any other
discount offer or on prior sales. <o:p></o:p></span></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 reviewers
have to say about this provocative drama…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“…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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~ Tony Brown, The Plain Dealer</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“…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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~ Ted Larsen, Sun Post<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>“…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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>~ Christine Howey, Rave and Pan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>About the Play<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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 <i>Ma
Rainey’s Black Bottom</i> 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. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ma
Rainey’s Black Bottom</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Show
times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays<b>. </b>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 <a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a>. For group sales, contact
Linda Hefner at ext. 29.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Beck
Center’s production of <i>Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom</i> 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. <span style='color:black'>Beck Center also
gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support
through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'>To reserve tickets, call 216-521-2540 x10 or online at
<a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cast
of Characters<br>
</span></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>(in
order of appearance)</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sturdyvant………………..Lawrence
Seman</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Irvin………………..Michael
Regnier</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cutler………………..Larry
Arrington-Bey</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Toledo………………..Anthony
Elfonzia Nickerson-El</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Slow
Drag………………..Robert J. Williams</span></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Levee………………..Michael
May</span><br>
<span class=apple-style-span>Ma
Rainey………………..Angela Gillespie-Winborn*</span><br>
Policeman<span class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Dennis
Sullivan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dussie
Mae………………..Deja M. Foster</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Sylvester………………..Nathan
A. Lilly</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span class=apple-style-span><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>*
Actor appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union
of actors and stage managers.</span></i></span><span class=apple-style-span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=msonospacing0 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=msonospacing0 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=msonospacing0 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Artistic Director/Fight Director<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Scott
Spence<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Director<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Sarah
May<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Music Director<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Edward
E. Ridley, Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Choreographer<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Nathan
A. Lilly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Stage Manager<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Tod
Huffman<br>
Assistant Stage Manager<span class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Elisa
Hanna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Scenic Designer<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Richard
Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Costume Designer<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Aimee
Kluiber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Lighting Designer<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Michael
Boll<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sound Designer<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Richard
B. Ingraham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Technical Director<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Joseph
Carmola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Production Assistant<span
class=apple-style-span>………………..</span>Waymond
Scott <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Light Board
Operator………………..Libby Burchmore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Props/Stage
Crew………………..Patrick Stoops<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For
complete cast and staff bios go to <a href="www.beckcenter.org"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a> and
click on Who's Who in the Company.<span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank
you for supporting the arts in our community! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <span
style='color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>Fran Storch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>Beck Center for
the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>Publications
Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>17801 Detroit
Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>Lakewood,
OH 44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#5F5F5F'>(216) 521-2540
x20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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