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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">Beck Center For The Arts Brings Us Back to Middle School By Producing “13” during Youth Theater’s 70<sup>th</sup> Anniversary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Lakewood, OH</span></b><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">–</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/what-we-do/theater/"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></a><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">
</span><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">is pleased to produce Teen Theater Production
<b><i>13 </i></b>in the Mackey Theater <b>April 5 to April 14, 2019</b>. This stellar cast of 25 teenagers shows how intense our lives can be at age 13<b><i>.</i></b> Getting a chance to performance on our largest stage, the Mackey Theater, is important to
our students and their development as artists. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.
</span><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C;background:white">Student Matinee: April 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Ti</span><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">ckets range from $12 for adults and all patrons under the
age of 18 are just $10 each. Group discounts are available.<span style="color:#26282A"> </span> Tickets are available at
</span><a href="https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/TicketRequest?eventId=1224497&presenter=BECKCENTER&venue=&event=&tck=true"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">beckcenter.org.</span></a><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif""><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#2C2C2C;background:white">Director Jonathan Kronenberger, takes us back in time. We can all relate to
<b><i>13. </i></b>Whether we were the geek, poser, jock, or the beauty queen we felt the same way at age 13. We all experienced being a Wannabe. Evan Goldman is plucked from his fast-paced, preteen New York City life and is plopped into a sleepy Indiana town
following his parent’s divorce. Surrounded by an array of simpleminded middle school students, he needs to establish his place in the popularity pecking order. Can he situate himself on a higher link of the food chain ... or will he dangle at the end with
the outcasts?!? With an unforgettable rock score from Tony Award-winning composer, Jason Robert Brown, (<i>Parade, The Last Five Years, Bridges of Madison County</i>) <i>13</i> is a musical about fitting in – and standing out! Based on the book by Dan Elish
and Robert Horn, with choreography by Caitlin Riley, and music direction by Larry Goodpaster, you are sure to get lost in those memories of being 13. And for those who are 13 or under, it really does get better.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">Beck Center is located at
</span><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">17801 Detroit Avenue</span></a><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A"> in
Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit</span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif""> beckcenter.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">
or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10.</span><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif"">This production of
<b><i>13</i></b><i> </i>is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the
generous funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:black">Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:#26282A">
on two stages, </span></i><i><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:black">arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, and creative arts therapies for individuals with special needs, free gallery exhibits
year-round, and outreach education programming.</span></i><span style="font-family:"MetaOT-Book","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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