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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Beck Center for the Arts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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presents<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:28.0pt;color:#D00606">A GREAT WILDERNESS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Written by Samuel D. Hunter (2014 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Directed by Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;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:14.0pt">Thursday, March 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">8 p.m. | Studio Theater<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">March 3 – April 9, 201<span style="color:#1F497D">7</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3 p.m. Sundays<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/events/great-wilderness/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/events/great-wilderness/"><span style="color:red">A Great Wilderness</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 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., Thursday, March 2. To purchase tickets online, click
<span style="color:red"><a href="http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1126753&presenter=BECKCENTER&venue=&event=&version="><span style="color:red">here</span></a></span>.<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"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C;background:white">REGIONAL PREMIERE!</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2C2C2C;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2C2C2C;background:white">After
decades as the gentle-natured leader of a Christian retreat that endeavors to "cure" gay teens, Walt is packing up his life and preparing for a reluctant retirement. But when his final client quietly disappears into the remote Idaho wilderness and an explosive
turn of events, Walt discovers his previously unwavering moral compass may no longer point<s>s</s><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the way. With profound humanity and subtlety,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>A Great Wilderness</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>navigates
complex moral terrain, exploring the shifting motives and inconstant strength of our personal convictions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Strong content.</span></strong></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823;background:white">CAST</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#141823;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Walt – Tim Tavcar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Daniel – Christian John Thomas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Abby – Lenne Snively*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tim – Bryan Byers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Eunice – Heidi Harris*<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Janet – Kelly Strand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">PRODUCTION STAFF<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Artistic Director, Director - Scott Spence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Stage Manager - Diana D’Alessandro<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Stage Manager, Wardobe - Hayley Baran<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Scenic Designer, Technical Director - Aaron Benson<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lighting Designer, Master Electrician - Steve Shack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sound Designer - Richard B. Ingraham<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Costume Designer - Aimee Kluiber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Carpenters - </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#231F20">Gabriel Jimenez, Ryan Gajdos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">SPECIAL THANKS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Mary Faktor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DIRECTOR’S NOTE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The incidental and transition music used for this performance are by Christian pop group “Everyday Sunday” who came under no little fire when their lead singer, Trey Pearson, decided to come out as a gay man
after the group had found considerable success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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