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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center presents
the<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cleveland premiere</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span
style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Is He Dead?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>A new comedy by<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mark Twain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>As adapted by David Ives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Directed by Matthew
Earnest*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Featuring Nicholas
Koesters** as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jean Francois Millet/Widow
Daisy Tillou<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Now thru February 28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>“Beck plays ‘Dead’ with
lively, lighthearted spirit…this is the mirthful experience awaiting
theatergoers at the Beck Center…a marvelous sketch – <b>a delightful
two-act comedy sketch</b> to be enjoyed as part lampoon and part cartoon.”
</span><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~Mark
Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"’Is He Dead?’ born again…stellar
performances of a well-disciplined ensemble expertly directed…I can
appreciate good acting when I see it. And there is plenty to admire in this
buoyant production…this well-oiled production doesn’t miss a trick…<b>this
bubby production lingers long and sweetly on the palate."</b> </span><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~Fran Heller,
Cleveland Jewish News</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:4.5pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"…<b>nice, mid-winter farcical
relief – something we all need about now.”</b></span><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>~Christine Howey,
Rave and Pan</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What happens when a group of poor artists
stage the death of a friend to drive up the price of his paintings? A fake
funeral, cross-dressing, and lovers' deceptions, to name a few. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the Arts presents the
Cleveland premiere of the Mark Twain comedy, <i>Is He Dead?</i>, on the Mackey
Main Stage, now through February 28. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and
Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Special 10 a.m. weekday matinees will take place
February 18 and 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Written by Twain in 1898, <i>Is He Dead?</i>
richly intermingles elements of burlesque, farce, and social satire. Discovered
by a Mark Twain scholar in 2003, <i>Is He Dead?</i> was adapted for modern
audiences by talented playwright David Ives and staged on Broadway in December
2007 to strong critical reviews. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. 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 request seats
online at <b><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span style='color:windowtext'>www.beckcenter.org</span></a></b>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck
Center for the Arts is located just minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801
Detroit Avenue in <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lakewood.
Free, convenient on-site parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>*The
Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a
national theatrical labor union.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>**Actor
appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of
actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Posted by:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Fran Storch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Publications Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>17801 Detroit Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Lakewood, OH 44107<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:gray'>(216) 521-2540 x20<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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