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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">NEWS RELEASE
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CONTACT:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Kathleen Caffrey, 216.521.2540 x22 or
<a href="mailto:kcaffrey@beckcenter.org">kcaffrey@beckcenter.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> September 19, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Beck Center presents Farcical Comedy
<i>The Little Dog Laughed</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b>Hilarious Tony Nominated and GLADD Award-Winning Play Opens October 5<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Beck Center for the Arts presents
the smart, satirical comedy <i>The Little Dog Laughed</i>, <b>October 5 through November 11, 2012</b> in the Studio Theater. There is no performance on Saturday, November 10. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on
sale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Directed by
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scott Plate</span></strong>,
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Little Dog Laughed </span>
</em>features equity actors <b>Laura Perrotta</b> as the tough-as-nails Hollywood agent Diane and
<b>Phil Carroll</b> <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">as Mitchell Green, her closeted movie star client.</span></strong> “<i>The Little Dog Laughed</i> takes a sharp, humorous look at what happens to you when we live
too fast in a world where image is everything” said Plate. “How do we reconcile what we think the world expects from us with what our heart really wants?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Written by one of Broadway’s most masterful storytellers,
<b>Douglas Carter Bean</b>, <i>The Little Dog Laughed</i> was nominated for the 2007 Tony Award for Best Play and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding New York Theatre. This fast-paced farce examines the scandalous world of Hollywood celebrities. Leading man
Mitchell Green is a hunky movie star who could hit it big if it weren't for one persistent problem. His hard-driving Hollywood agent can't seem to keep him in the closet. Will his career be derailed before it gets started with what his agent describes as Mitchell's
"slight recurring case of homosexuality?” Don’t miss what the <i>NY Times</i> called “devastatingly funny, with dizzy, irresistible writing that brings down the house." This production contains nudity, adult language and situations and is recommended for mature
audiences ages 17 and older. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tickets for
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Little Dog Laughed</span></em> are $28 for adults, $25 for seniors (65 and older), and $15 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. Preview
Night on Thursday, October 4 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of 13 or more. Purchase tickets online at
</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> or call Customer
Service at 216.521.2540, ext. 10. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Beck Center’s production of
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Little Dog Laughed</span></em> is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. and is sponsored by Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Beck Center for the Arts (beckcenter.org) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater
productions, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for special needs students, and gallery exhibits featuring local, regional, and international artists.<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b>Cast of Characters<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Diane…………………………Laura Perrotta*<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Mitchell…………………………Phil Carroll*<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alex</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">…………………………Brandyn Day<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ellen</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">…………………………Lindsey Mercer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Male U/S</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">…………………………Andrew Kotzen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors’ EquityAssociation (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Artistic Director…………………………Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Director…………………………Scott Plate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Stage Manager…………………………Becky Adams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scenic Designer…………………………Laura Carlson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Costume Designer…………………………Esther Haberlen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Lighting Designer…………………………Trad A Burns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Sound Designer…………………………Cory Shy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Technical Director…………………………Joseph Carmola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Technical Assistant…………………………Clint Felker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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