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<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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presents<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:red">SHINING CITY</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">by</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Conor McPherson </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Directed by Bernadette Clemens<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, March 31<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><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">April 1 – May 1, 2016<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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Shining City
</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, March 31 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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, March 31.<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>
<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 from the Beck Center Customer Service after 10 a.m., call: 216.521.2540 x10.<o:p></o:p></span></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:14.0pt">ABOUT THE SHOW<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">B<span style="color:black">eck Center for the Arts proudly
</span>presents the regional premiere of <i>Shining City<span style="color:black">
</span></i><b><span style="color:black">April 1 through May 1, 2016 </span></b><span style="color:black">in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.
</span>Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code <b>GHOST </b>to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by March 31, 2016.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Written by the Tony® nominated and Olivier® winning playwright
<b>Conor McPherson</b>, this haunting play begins when a guilt-ridden man reaches out to his therapist after seeing the ghost of his recently deceased wife. Wrestling with his own demons, the therapist can only do so much to help. Their sessions soon become
a gripping struggle to survive through parallel journeys of self-discovery. Praised by
<i>The New York Times</i>, <i>Shining City</i> is “as close to perfection as contemporary playwriting gets.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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, March 31 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="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This production of
<i>Shining City</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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">CAST<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Ian - Adam Heffernan*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">John - Robert Hawkes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Neasa - Ursula Cataan*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Laurence - Nicholas Chokan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">PRODUCTION STAFF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Artistic Director - Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Director - Bernadette Clemens
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Stage Manager - Rose Leininger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Assistant Stage Manager - Pam Matthews<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Intern Assistant Stage Manager - Acadia Kear
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Scenic Designer - Aaron Benson
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Lighting Designer - Marcus Dana<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Costume Designer - Aimee Kluiber
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Sound Designer - Cyrus Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Technical Director - Aaron Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white">Carpenter - Gabriel Jimenez<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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