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<div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As professional artists
and members of the Cleveland Actors’ Equity Association <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239393050_0">Liaison Committee</span>, we wanted to
add our collective voices of concern and support for the future of the Beck
Center for the Cultural Arts.</span></font></p>
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<p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Beck Center, a vital
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239393050_1">arts institution</span> in this community for over 70 years, was a pioneer in
offering Equity contracts to local actors, a commitment from which they have
never wavered. As artists who are committed to staying in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239393050_2">Northeast Ohio</span> and
making a living at our craft, we honor and will always be grateful to the Beck
Center and to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239393050_3">Scott Spence</span> in particular. We also applaud their ongoing
commitment to their students, whose perceptions of professionalism are
positively impacted by the participation of Equity members.
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<p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNoSpacing"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Please spread the word
that The Beck Center has shown strong support for Equity members, plays an
important role in the arts community, and is vital for our theater
scene's continued survival and growth.<br></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></font></p>
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<p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br>Sincerely,</span></font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;"><br></span></font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; line-height: 115%;">Marc Moritz, Co-chair<br></span></font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Nick Koesters, Co-chair<br></font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Angela Gillespie Winborn</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Dougfred
Miller</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Tom Woodward</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Pete Ferry</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239392935_0">Heather Anderson</span> Boll</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4">Deb Magid</font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font id="role_document" size="4" color="#000000"><font family="SANSSERIF">Larry
Nehring</font></font></p><p style="font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;" class="MsoNormal"><font size="4"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: normal; font-family: bookman old style,new york,times,serif;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cleveland
Liaison Committee, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1239393050_5">Actors' Equity
Association</span></span></font></p></div></div><br>
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