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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">As October changes to November, Beck Center’s 80<sup>th</sup> anniversary continues to unfold. This celebratory season is simultaneously honoring the past and looking forward to the next 80 years of creating
art experiences in Northeast Ohio. In the spirit of sifting through the years, Beck Center is proud to present the regional premiere of
<i>33 Variations</i>. Buckle up in the Studio Theater time machine and travel between centuries to witness the parallel journeys within this music-filled, life-affirming theatrical event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">33 Variations</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> has genuinely moved the critics – see what they have to say:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“This witty, lively and fascinating play is one for both the heart and the mind.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/review/33-variations-is-a-concert-for-the-ears-a-play-for-the-heart">- Kate Miller, Cleveland Examiner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Brilliantly acted…catches hold of your imagination”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/review/beck-center-for-the-arts-brings-the-poignant-33-variations-to-stage">- Mark Horning, Cleveland Examiner</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Thought-Provoking…an intriguing theatrical experience.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/BWW-Reviews-Beethovan-and-ALS-Cross-Paths-in-the-Thought-Provoking-33-VARIATIONS-at-Beck-Center-20131014">- Roy Berko, Broadway World Cleveland</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Absolutely engaging…spirited and superb”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.news-herald.com/arts-and-entertainment/20131014/theater-review-beck-center-hits-right-notes-despite-flawed-33-variations#.UlwMGH7ZUfk.facebook">- Bob Abelman, The News-Herald</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#363636;background:white">“Gorgeous language and imagery…a powerful, visceral manifestation of the creative impulse”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2013/10/33_variations_at_the_beck_cent.html">- Andrea Simakis, The Plain Dealer</a><span style="color:#363636;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#363636;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">presents
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:48.0pt;color:blue">33 Variations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:22.0pt">By Moisés Kaufman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Now thru November 17, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">8 p.m. FRI & SAT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">3 p.m. SUN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">STUDIO THEATER<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Directed by Sarah May<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER"><span style="text-decoration:none">Purchase Tickets Online</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Purchase Tickets Over the Phone: 216.521.2540 x10<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Join us for a post-show talk immediately following the performance noted below. Panels will include local experts from the medical and music communities:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, November 8</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (8 p.m. Show)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dr. Richard Lederman, MD, PhD</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, Cleveland Clinic, Dept. of <a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/events/33-variations/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Neurology</span></a>,
has experience with ALS patients, as well as an interest in the <a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/events/33-variations/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">health issues</span></a> of artists, particularly those that afflicted Beethoven.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mary Wilson Wheelock</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, Executive Director of the ALS Association of Northern Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood – just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. FREE onsite parking.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Whos-Who-in-the-Company-PDF.pdf"><span style="text-decoration:none">WHO'S WHO IN THE COMPANY</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">33 VARIATIONS is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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