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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">Final Weekend!
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Legend of Georgia McBride
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In Love And Acceptance, As Cornerstone Of First Annual Diversity Week Celebration</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="Body"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#26282A">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">produces
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b></a><i>, w</i>ritten by
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/playwright-matthew-lpez-makes-history-first-latino-win-tony-best-play-rcna2301">
Matthew López</a>, the first Latine writer to win the Tony Award ® for Best Play.
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<p class="Body"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Matthew Lopez's work has been seen off-Broadway with
<i>The Whipping Man</i> (Manhattan Theatre Club), and previous productions of <b>
<i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b> (MCC Theatre), which received the Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Director
<a href="https://newplayexchange.org/users/40132/eric-schmiedl"><span style="color:black">Eric Schmiedl</span></a><span style="color:black">, local award-winning director, playwright, actor, and musician says, “</span>I first met Matthew Lopez’s
<b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b><i> </i>at the Denver Center Theatre Company when it was workshopped. I attended the premiere and was really touched by the compelling characters from the young Elvis impersonator, Casey, to his wife, Jo, and of course
the unforgettable Miss Tracy Mills. And, the drag performances included in the production were absolutely charming. Audiences in Denver went crazy. Leaping to their feet and cheering. I saw firsthand that the play can serve both as a celebration of identity
and inclusion as it champions this wonderfully theatrical dramatic form of performance we call
<i>Drag</i>. I immediately thought of Beck Center as the perfect producer for this play and approached Scott Spence. And we are so fortunate to have Cleveland drag celebrity,
<a href="https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/people/articles/most-interesting-people-2021-veranda-l'ni">
<span style="color:black">Veranda L’Ni</span></a>, on our team as Director of Drag. Named one of Cleveland’s Most Interesting People by
<i>Cleveland Magazine,</i> Veranda is sharing her passion, insight, and positivity with the entire cast and company of the production.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center’s
<b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b> cast includes actors Jason Eno* (Miss Tracy Mills), Matt Gittins* (Casey/Georgia), Bryce Evan Lewis (Jo), Zak Tahsin (Jason/Miss Anorexia Nervosa), and Brian Pedaci (Eddie). * Denotes Member of Actor’s Equity Association.
Set and lighting design is by Trad A. Burns, costume design is Suwatana Rockland, sound design by Angie Hayes, Stage Manager is Joy DeMarco, Assistant Stage Manager is Alexandra Snoddy and the<span style="color:red">
</span>fabulous Director of Drag--giving insight, advice, and charm, is </span></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRealVerandaLNi"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Veranda
L'Ni</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk100670606"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This limited engagement of
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><i><span style="color:black">The Legend of Georgia McBride</span></i></b></a> runs until June 26, 2022 in the intimate Studio Theater as part of the
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater"><span style="color:black">2021-2022 Professional Theater Season</span></a>. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $10 Smart Seats ® to $34 each,
plus a $3 per ticket service fee. Group and student discounts are available at 216-521-2540 x10.
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/georgia"><b><span style="color:black">Tickets are on sale now</span></b><span style="color:black">.</span></a><span class="Link"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple"><span style="mso-style-textoutline-type:none;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth:0pt;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap:round;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join:bevel;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit:0%;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash:solid;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align:center;mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound:simple">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A post-show talk back discussion, free to the public, with no RSVP needed, will take place directly after the Friday, June 10 performance, inside the Studio Theater. In a nod
to <a href="https://lgbtcleveland.org/pride/"><span style="color:black">Pride in the CLE</span></a>, and
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/events"><b><span style="color:black">Beck Center Diversity Week</span></b><span style="color:black">,</span></a> this performance, and the talk back, are sponsored by
<a href="https://lgbtcleveland.org/"><span style="color:black">LGTB Community Center of Greater Cleveland,</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span>in collaboration with <a href="http://www.theonlyladyj.com/"><span style="color:black">Dr. Lady J</span></a>,
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/untucking-the-past/id1465171916"><span style="color:black">(of "Unticking the Past” podcast fame)</span></a> from the
<a href="https://w117fdn.org/programs/"><span style="color:black">West 117 Foundation</span></a> in a discussion about the history of drag in Cleveland, Ohio.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information on
<b>Beck Center’s First Annual Diversity Week Celebration</b> please visit <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/events">
<span style="color:black">beckcenter.org</span></a> for the robust offering of free and paid events and performances of programming great for all members of our community, highlighting the talents and skills of many while opening the door to ongoing and impactful
discussions and the creation of art. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This production of
<b><i>The Legend of Georgia McBride</i></b> is presented through special arrangement with
<span style="color:black">Dramatists.</span> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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on two stages, </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early
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