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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">MOTHERS AND SONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Written by four-time Tony Award® winner<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Terrence McNally</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Directed by Sarah May<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, October 8<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">October 9 – November 15, 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"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mothers and Sons
</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, October 8 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., October 8.<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/EventSearch?presenter=BECKCENTER">
<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="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">Beck Center for the Arts proudly presents the regional premiere of Mothers and Sons October 9 through November 15, 2015 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: FAMILY to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by October 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">Written by four-time Tony Award® winner Terrence McNally, this timely new play shows the aftermath of the AIDS crisis as Katharine, a lonely widow, unexpectedly
visits the ex-partner of her son who died from the disease. Upon arrival, she discovers this man now has a husband and child. Their time together leads her to realize how much she missed, the life her son might have led, and how society has changed around
her. Mothers and Sons ultimately shows the transformative nature of forgiveness and the evolving definition of family.<br>
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Tickets are $31 for adults, $27 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, October 8 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.<br>
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CAST<br>
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Katharine Gerard – Catherine Albers*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">Cal Porter – David Bugher</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><br>
<span style="background:white">Will Ogden – Scott Esposito</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Bud Ogden-Porter – Ian McLaughlin<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">PRODUCTION STAFF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Artistic Director – Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Director – Sarah May<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Stage Manager – Diana D'Alessandro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Assistant Stage Manager – Rebecca Lamb<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Scenic Designer – Richard Gould<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Lighting Designer – Trad A Burns<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Costume Designer – D. Justin Bilewicz III<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Sound Designer – Cyrus Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Technical Director – Aaron Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white">Carpenter – Joseph Virgo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";background:white">Production Assistants – Maggie Goldberg, Natalie Hager<br>
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*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.PRODUCTION STAFF<br>
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This production of <i>Mothers and Sons </i> is presented through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. It is generously sponsored 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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