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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#C00000'>Mamet’s most explosive four-letter word yet!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><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";letter-spacing:1.0pt'>Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:1.0pt'>presents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";letter-spacing:1.0pt'>REGIONAL PREMIERE!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><span style='font-size:52.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";color:#C00000;text-shadow:auto'>RACE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:75%'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:75%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>WRITTEN BY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:90%'><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>DAVID MAMET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Directed by Sarah May<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>~ $10 PREVIEW NIGHT ~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday, October 20<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"'>8 pm / Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 am Thursday, October 20 and at the Beck Center box office at 10 am Thursday. Seating is limited in the Studio Theater and Preview Night is expected to sell out. Tickets may also be available at the door based on availability. General admission seating. Doors open approx 15 minutes prior to curtain.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 am, October 20.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Purchase tickets with a credit card,<b> <a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER"><span style='color:windowtext'>click here</span></a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or call the Beck Center box office at 216.521.2540 x10.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“Mamet’s scalpel-edged intelligence…corkscrew plot twists” </span></i><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>–The New York Times</span></i><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></i></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='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of David Mamet’s <i>Race </i>October 21 through November 20, 2011 in the Studio Theater. This riveting new drama by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright David Mamet tells the story of three attorneys, two black and one white, who must defend a wealthy, white executive charged with raping a black woman. Show times are 8:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays. There is no performance on Saturday, November 12<span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span>Talk-back sessions will be held<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>following the performances on Friday, October 28 and Sunday, November 6.<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-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Tickets are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older) and $17 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, October 20, is $10 with general admission seating. Ask about our Flex Passes and group discounts for 13 or more. Purchase tickets online at<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.beckcenter.org">www.beckcenter.org</a> </span>or call 216.521.2540 x10. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RACE </span></i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. and is sponsored by Cox Communications, Ohio Arts Council and<span style='color:black'> Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite is available parking.<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 class=A2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Cast of Characters</span></span><span class=A5><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A5><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Henry Brown..........................................................................Justin Emeka*</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A5><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Charles Strickland..................................................................Brian Pedaci</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A5><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Jack Lawson.........................................................................Tom Woodward*</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A5><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Susan...................................................................................Aungelique Scott</span></span><span class=A5><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:4.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=A7><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors‘ Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=A7><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Production Staff</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Artistic Director.....................................................................Scott Spence</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Director................................................................................Sarah May</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Stage Manager.....................................................................Diana D’Alessandro</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Scenic Designer...................................................................Richard Gould</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Costume Designer................................................................Jenniver Sparano</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Lighting Designer.................................................................Trad A Burns</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Sound Designer...................................................................Richard B. Ingraham</span></span><span class=A8><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=Pa1><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assistant Sound Designer<span class=A8><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>....................................................Charles Hargrave</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Technical Director................................................................Joseph Carmola</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Technical Assistant..............................................................Clint Felker</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span class=A8><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>Props..................................................................................Rebecca Lamb</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Pa1><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>