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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Beck Center for the Arts is proud to announce its 2012/2013 Youth Theater season featuring both classic and contemporary plays including a Pulitzer
Prize Winner, Two Tony Award Winners and a World Premiere:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“This season is definitely about community,” says Jonathan Kronenberger, associate director of Theater Education. “The Beck Center wouldn’t exist
if not for the incredibly strong community of support around us. Each of these plays, in their own unique way, examines communities and the importance of contributing to each other and committing to our lives together. They remind us that - like it or not
- we are all connected.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Tickets: $12 Adult/Senior and $10 Children/Student (18 & Under). Call for group rates or to schedule your student matinee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Individual tickets go on sale August 1, 2012 ~ excluding
<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Going Medieval: A Ye Olde Comedie</span></em> (call for details). Reserve tickets at www.beckcenter.org or call 216.521.2540 x10. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">SHOW #1: MACKEY MAIN STAGE<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<h1><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">Our Town<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">By Thornton Wilder<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Student Matinee: Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Friday, November 2, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Described by Edward Albee as “…the greatest American play ever written,” the story follows the small town of Grover’s Corners through three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage,”
and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, audiences follow the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually—in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre—die.
<i>Our Town</i> reminds us to recognize that life is both precious and ordinary, and that these two fundamental truths are intimately connected.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are September 15 & 16, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 – 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">SHOW #2: STUDIO THEATER<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Going Medieval: A Ye Olde Comedie<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Written and Directed by Rachel Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fridays, December 8 & 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Saturdays, December 9 & 16, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sundays, December 10 & 17, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Dragons and wizards onstage? Surely, you joust! Armed with only a role-player's handbook and multi-sided dice, three modern day fantasy geeks are magically transported
and forced to save the kingdom of Nerdvana. From the beloved author of past seasons
<i>All Greek To Me</i> and <i>Once Upon a Decade</i>, you’ll laugh along with this original fantasy spoof performed by Beck Center's talented youth. Huzzah-Ha-Ha!
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions October 20 & 21, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 – 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">SHOW #3:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">
<b>MACKEY MAIN STAGE <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<h1><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">Avenue Q – School Edition<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
<br>
Book by Jeff Whitty <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Directed by Jonathan Kronenberger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fridays, February 8 & 15, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Saturdays, February 9 & 16, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sunday, February 10 & 17, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Student Matinee: February 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Winner of the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book,
<b><i><a href="http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000321"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Avenue</span></strong></a>
</i></b><i>Q<b> </b></i>is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. <strong><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Avenue Q – School Edition</span></i></strong><b>
</b>i<b>s </b>a laugh-out-loud musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this
is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates, and their ever-elusive purpose in life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are November 11 & 12, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 12 – 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">SHOW #4: MACKEY MAIN STAGE<i>
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<h1><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";text-decoration:none">Bye Bye Birdie<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Book by Michael Stewart<br>
Music by Charles Strouse<br>
Lyrics by Lee Adams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Directed by Russ Stich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Musical Director: Angela Bruzina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Fridays, May 10 & 17, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Saturdays, May 11 & 18, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Sundays, May 12 & 19, 2013 at 3:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Student Matinee: Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical,
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> is one of the most captivating musical shows of our time. It tells the story of Conrad Birdie, an Elvis-inspired rock and roll singer who is about to be inducted into the army, but not before one last publicity stunt that sends his fans
going wild and upends the town of Sweet Apple, Ohio! A satire done with the fondest affection,
<i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> gives insight into the everyday life that is very much part of us all. With a top score by Charles Strouse, Tony Award Winning composer of
<i>Annie</i>, the show features such musical theatre classics as <i>Put on a Happy Face</i>,
<i>One Boy</i>, <i>A Lot of Livin' to Do</i> and <i>Kids!</i> <i>Birdie</i> is the height in imagination and good old fashion fun.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions will be February 23 & 24, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Auditions are open to all Beck Center students ages 6 – 19.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming,
and gallery exhibits featuring regional artists. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">We rely on the generosity of donors to keep our theater tickets affordable and to provide financial aid to our students. You can help us bring the
arts to our community by making a secure donation today through our website at www.beckcenter.org<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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