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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This weekend is the last chance to catch Beck Center’s critically acclaimed production of
<i>‘night, Mother</i>. Don’t miss what critics have called, “one of the finest evenings of theater one can experience.”
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This production marks the return of Cleveland’s grand dame of theater
<b>Dorothy Silver</b> as Thelma, and the award-winning <b>Laura Perrotta</b> as Jessie. Silver returns to Beck Center after her acclaimed performance in the regional premiere of Eric Coble’s
<i>The Velocity of Autumn</i>. Perrotta returns to Beck Center after being named “Best Actress in a Non-Musical” in 2012 by the Cleveland Critics Circle for her role as the cunning Hollywood agent Diane in
<i>The Little Dog Laughed. </i></span><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal">Perrotta appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.</span></strong><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Ultimately uplifting, a triumphant statement.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2014/03/beck_centers_night_mother_a_na.html"><span style="color:blue">Andrea Simakis, The Plain Dealer</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Superb…Not to be missed…Thoroughly mesmerizing…It is just great theater.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/leisure/arts/article_1ee869e2-b387-11e3-b485-0019bb2963f4.html"><span style="color:blue">Bob Abelman, Cleveland Jewish News</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Perfectly structured work…Magnificent.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/suicide-in-plain-sight-a-middle-aged-woman-decides-to-end-it-all-in-night-mother-at-beck-center/Content?oid=4101742"><span style="color:blue">Christine Howey, SCENE</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Masterful performances… Beck’s <i>‘night, Mother</i> is one of the finest evenings of theater one can experience. The script, the acting, the directing are all of the highest quality.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.news-herald.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140325/theater-review-night-mother-at-beck-center-powerful-look-at-suicide"><span style="color:blue">Roy Berko, The News-Herald</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“A performance of the highest quality. It is superbly acted, humorous at times and the high drama carries clear to the fade-out.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/review/beck-center-s-for-the-arts-production-of-night-mother-is-hard-drama"><span style="color:blue">Mark Horning, Cleveland Fine Arts Examiner</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“A tense and touching tour de force.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2014/03/beck-center-for-arts-knits-tense-and.html"><span style="color:blue">Rich Stimac, LandofCleve.net</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">“Dorothy Silver…and Laura Perrotta…give the rich script the treatment it needs to be effective for audiences today.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://westlife.northcoastnow.com/becks-night-mother-revisits-disturbing-themes/">Art Thomas, WestLife</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">presents<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">‘night, Mother<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Written by Marsha Norman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Now thru May 4, 2014<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"">Studio Theater<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"">8 p.m. FRI & SAT and 3 p.m. SUN<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Directed by Scott Plate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Starring Dorothy Silver & Laura Perrotta*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER"><span style="color:blue">Purchase Tickets Online</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Purchase Tickets Over the Phone: 216.521.2540 x10<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">ABOUT THE SHOW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nominated for four Tony Awards and winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
<i>‘night, Mother</i> is an eloquent, enthralling and ultimately shattering play that explores the final hours in the life of a woman who has decided that life is no longer worth living.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tickets for
<i>‘night, Mother </i>are $29 for adults, $26 for seniors (65 and older), and $12 for students (with valid ID). An additional $3 service fee per ticket is applied at the time of purchase. 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""> or call Customer
Service at 216.521.2540 x10. 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 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center’s production of
<i>‘night, Mother</i> is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York. Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and the generous<span style="color:black">
funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cast of Characters
<i>(In Order of Appearance)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thelma Cates – Dorothy Silver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jessie Cates – Laura Perrotta*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Artistic Director - Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director - Scott Plate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Stage Manager - Curt Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Scenic Designer - Aaron Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Costume Designer - Tesia Dugan Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sound Designer - Richard B. Ingraham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Technical Director & Lighting Designer - Joseph Carmola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Technical Assistant - Dan Folino<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carpenter - Shawn Delaney<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wardrobe Mistress - Deanna Cechowski<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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