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<b>Winner of the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Drama<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Written by Horton Foote<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i>The Academy Award</i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:JA">®
</span></i><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:JA">Winning Screenwriter of To Kill a Mockingbird</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:JA"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Directed by Eric Schmiedl<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:red">~ $10 PREVIEW NIGHT ~<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thursday, May 28<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8 p.m. / Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">May 29 – June 28, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3 p.m. Sundays<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Young Man from Atlanta
</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, May 28 and at Beck Center’s Customer Service 10 a.m. Thursday. Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability. General
admission seating. Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to curtain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m., May 28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To purchase tickets online, click
<a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest;jsessionid=4D016697F0A067EA2EF2C7D4182BABA5?eventId=906247&presenter=BECKCENTER&venue=&event=">
<span style="color:windowtext">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To purchase tickets from the Beck Center Customer Service after 10 a.m., call: 216.521.2540 x10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">ABOUT THE SHOW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lakewood, OH—</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present the 1995
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, <i>The Young Man from Atlanta</i>, <b>May 29 through June 28, 2015</b> in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code:
<b>ATLANTA</b> to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by May 28.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Young Man from Atlanta
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">comes from
<b>Horton Foote</b>, the Academy Award®-winning screenwriter of <i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> and
<i>Tender Mercies</i>. The story begins as a Texas couple attempts to make sense of the death of their son and complications arise when the man their son had been “rooming with” in Atlanta arrives. Called “immensely satisfying, crafted with excellence…Not to
be missed” by the <i>New York Post</i>, this beautifully wrought story explores grief, faith, sexual orientation, race relations, and the American dream.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Beck Center welcomes back
<b>Eric Schmiedl</b> after previously directing the critically acclaimed <i>The Velocity of Autumn</i> in the Studio Theater. “There are no entirely good characters and no entirely bad ones in
<i>The Young Man from Atlanta</i>,” commented Schmiedl. “Rather, it is filled with real people trying desperately to do the best they can.” Starring
<b>Dudley Swetland</b> and <b>Anne McEvoy</b>, this production features a cast of nine talented actors prepared to bring this profound story life. Swetland and
<b>Tina Stump</b> appear courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association. “This production is filled with tough questions, complex characters, and talented artists. It is a combination for theatrical fireworks and a wonderful dramatic experience.”
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tickets are $29 for adults, $26 for seniors (65 and older), and $12 for students with a valid I.D. A $3 service fee
per ticket will be applied at time of purchase. Preview Night on Thursday, May 28 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of four or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org or call Customer Service at 216.521.2540
x10. Beck Center for the Arts 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>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This production
<i>of The Young Man from Atlanta</i> is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. It is generously sponsored by the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, and the Ohio Arts Council.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Cast of Characters (<i>in order of appearance</i>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Will Kidder – Dudley Swetland*</span>
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<span style="background:white">Tom Jackson – Dave Hetrick<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Miss Lacey – Lizzy Renfroe<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Ted Cleveland, Jr. – James Alexander Rankin</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Lily Dale Kidder – Anne McEvoy<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br>
<span style="background:white">Pete Davenport – Michael Regnier</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Clara – Tina D. Stump</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Etta Doris Meneffree – Brenda Cassandra Adrine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="background:white">Carson – Kyle Huff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Production Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Artistic Director – Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director – Eric Schmiedl<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stage Manager – Becky Adams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Scenic Designer – Aaron Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lighting Designer – Trad A Burns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Costume Designer – Carolyn Dickey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sound Designer – Cyrus Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical Director – Joseph Carmola<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Technical Assistant – Dan Folino<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carpenter – Chuck Klein<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Costume Assistant – Mark Mayo<o:p></o:p></p>
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