<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:28.8px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Beachwood </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:28.8px">Community</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:28px">​</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:28.8px">Theatre</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:2px">​</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:36px">​</span><span style="line-height:10.8px">Beachwood Community Theatre           </span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:48px">​</span><span style="line-height:10.8px">Phone: </span><span style="line-height:12px"><a href="tel:216-595-3734" target="_blank">216-595-3734</a></span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:144px">​</span><span style="line-height:10.8px;font-weight:bold">2700 Richmond Rd.</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:97px">​</span><span style="line-height:10.8px;font-weight:bold">FAX:    <a href="tel:292-1976" target="_blank">292-1976</a></span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:144px">​</span><span style="line-height:10.8px">Beachwood, Oh 44122</span><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:15px">​</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:10.8px">E-Mail: </span><a href="mailto:Jill.Koslen-freireich@beachwoodohio.com" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:10.8px">Jill.Koslen</span><span style="line-height:12px">-freireich</span><span style="line-height:10.8px">@beachwoodohio.com</span></a></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;padding-left:144px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">​</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">                                      </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:16.8px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold">Beachwood, Ohio</span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold">,</span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold"> 5/13/16</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">For Immediate Release</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:24px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Turning “13”</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:14.4px">Who doesn’t remember turning</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> “13”?  It’s an awkward time with or without the stress of </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">moving to a new school and </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">preparing for a Bar Mitzvah.  </span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">“13”</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> is a hit</span><span style="line-height:14.4px;text-decoration:underline"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theatre%20/o%20Musical%20theatre" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:14.4px">musical</span></a><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">with lyrics and music by </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Robert_Brown%20/o%20Jason%20Robert%20Brown" target="_blank"><span style="line-height:14.4px">Jason Robert Brown</span></a><span style="line-height:14.4px"> and book by </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">Dan Elish,</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> and Robert Horn. </span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:14.4px">12 year old </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">Evan Goldman has everything</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">and lives in the world’s greatest city — New York. When his parents divorce h</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">e's forced to move with his Mother </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">to Indiana. </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">Uprooted from his old life, he must maneuver </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">his way through a new</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> Jr.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> high school</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">,</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">while preparing for </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">his Bar Mitzvah.  </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">“13” is a high-energy m</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">usical about growing up, </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">coping </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">with change and learning that </span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold">becoming who you want to be - begins with discovering </span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-weight:bold"></span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold">who you</span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold"> really</span><span style="line-height:14.4px;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold"> are.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">  </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> “13” is a show written for teens, performed by teens </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">and appeals to the awkward teen</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> lurking within each of us.  Director, Jill Koslen-Freireich  calls “13” the “RENT” for teens.  It’s high energy, edgy and at times may cross some lines</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">.  The story is told from the mind-</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">set of a 13 year old boy</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">.</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:14.4px">This is the second time that </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">Beachwood Community Theater</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> has mounted this production.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> Al</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">l of the actors are ages 12 – 15 and reside in Beachwood, Sol</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">on, Aurora, S</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">haker Hts., Mentor, Lyndhurst,  Twinsburg and Chagrin Falls. Some</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> cast members are presently preparing for their Bar/B</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">at Mitzvah and many</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> cast </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">members will celebrate</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> their 13</span><span style="line-height:8.4px;vertical-align:super">th</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> birthdays at rehearsals</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">.  </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">All of the productions</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> candy and water proc</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">eeds will benefit Harvest for Hunger.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> Archie, a character in the story, lives with Muscular Dystrophy</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">. </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"></span><span style="line-height:14.4px">The cast has determined that all profits from flower sales</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> will benefit ALS research</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> and the M.D</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px">Foundation.</span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> </span><span style="line-height:14.4px"> Beachwood's motto When a group of people come together for a common goal like producing the highest quality production they can why not also give back to the community at the same time?</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">At a Glance:  </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;font-weight:bold;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Beachwood Community Theater </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:33.6px">“</span><span style="line-height:33.6px">1 3”  t h e  m u s i c a l</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:14.4px">Fridays:  </span><span style="line-height:14.4px">  May 13, 20    7:30pm</span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Saturdays:May14  4pm, May 21  2pm</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">Sundays:  May  15, 2pm</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><font size="2"><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><span style="line-height:16.8px">For more information contact Jill Koslen-Freireich at 216-</span><span style="line-height:16.8px"><a href="tel:292-1970" target="_blank">292-1970</a></span></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:14.4px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2">                                                   # # #</font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:12px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;line-height:21.6px"><span style="line-height:21.6px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><font size="2"> </font></span></p></div>