<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv9724164"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv9724164yui_3_7_2_28_1391900353549_55"><span></span></div><div id="yiv9724164yui_3_7_2_28_1391900353549_57"></div><div id="yiv9724164yui_3_7_2_28_1391900353549_59"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 191, 96);"><span><span></span></span></span><span><span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"><font size="4"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Play Reading in Beachwood - Irish Theatre</span></span></font></span><br></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">with <br><span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"><span>Nina Takacs</span></span></span><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thurs March 13 7 pm</span><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">25501 Shaker Blvd </span><br></div><font
size="2"><br></font></div><div id="yiv9724164yui_3_7_2_28_1391900353549_61"><h2 class="yiv9724164username yiv9724164yui_3_7_2_28_1391900353549_64 yui_3_7_2_24_1392923767944_56" style="margin:0px 0px 1px;line-height:24px;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(64, 0, 127);">Betrayal, murder, redemption and resurrection</span> are all things one can experience
during an evening of Irish theatre. Through the centuries of struggle, famine,
and war the Irish people have produced an astounding inventory of written works.
From the poetic mind of James Joyce to the cryptic genius of Samuel Beckett,
Irish poets and playwrights are some of the most lauded in all of literature. We
will read and discuss two of the more modern examples of Irish playwriting.
<span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Terminus, Dublin</span> </span>by Mark O'Rowe is a unique play, written only in monologues.
The three protagonists speak in poetic verse, rhythmically describing a mystical
story of heaven and hell in the city of Dublin. <span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"><span><span style="font-style: italic;">The Beauty Queen of</span></span></span> <span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"><span style="font-style: italic;">Leenane</span></span><span style="color: rgb(96, 0, 191);"> </span>by
Martin McDonagh describes its own type of hell; a daughter trapped in
spinsterhood by her sociopathic mother in the Irish countryside. While both of
these plays address typical Irish struggles, they do so in contrasting ways.
<span style="font-style: italic;">Terminus</span> is a grotesque, supernatural tale while <span style="font-style: italic;">Beauty</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Queen</span>'s grotesquery is
grounded in reality. The evening is sure to be rife with ghoulish fun as we
delve into the depths of the Irish experience! Free and open to all . Please register at www.cuyahogalibrary.org. Contact Margaret Reardon at 216-831-6868 or email mreardon@cuyahogalibrary.org to arrange for a copy of the play! <br></font></h2><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><br></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;">Nina Takacs is a professional actor, director and choreographer in the Cleveland area. Nina holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre and Dance from the College of Wooster, where she graduated with honors. Nina has is a recipient of the Allardice-Wise Prize for Excellence in Theatre and was chosen as a semi-finalist in the Irene Ryan Scholarship competition at the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival. Nina
studied at the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin, Ireland where she fell in love with Irish theatre, culture, and history. Nina has performed professionally with Ohio Light Opera, College Opera Company, Pickwick and Frolic and Cleveland Public Theatre. Nina is thrilled to appear as The Lady of the Lake in Hudson Players' production of SPAMALOT this spring. <br></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>