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<p class="s12" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span class="s13"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts Announces Funniest Farce,</span></b></span><span class="s13"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="s12" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><span class="s13"><b><i><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Noises Off
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<p class="s12" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"> Get your Preview Night tickets NOW at just $10 for Thursday, March 23 at
<a href="https://beckcenter.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/14889"><span style="color:red">BeckCenter.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="s12" style="margin:0in"><span class="s9"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Lakewood, OH</span></b></span><span class="s10"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">–</span></span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span class="s11"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></span></a><span class="s10"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> is pleased to announce
<b><i>Noises Off</i></b>, one of the absolute funniest “play within a play” plays ever written and performed in the modern era.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Written by </span>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Frayn"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Michael Frayn</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, this piece was conceived when the British playwright was watching a performance from the
wings. H<span style="color:#202122;background:white">e said, "It was funnier from behind than in front, and I thought that one day I must write a farce from behind.”
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">This play was meta before meta was meta.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts’ Artistic Director, and director of this production, Scott Spence says of directing this production, “I could not be more excited to set sail on my fourth production
of <b><i>Noises Off</i></b> in the past 30 years. Often called the funniest comedy in western theatre in the past 200 years, I know firsthand the joy of working with performers who thrive on the tightrope, high above the crowd. The communion shared between
actors and audience in <b><i>Noises Off</i></b> is something truly to behold as we all feast together on the crumbling remains of a touring production that disintegrates before our eyes. One could predict that there won't be a dry seat in the house as the
curtain gratefully descends.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="s16"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Running in the Senney Theater in Lakewood from March 24 to April 16, 2023, with additional Thursday evening performances March 30, April 6 and 13, at 7:30 pm, ticket prices range from </span></span><span class="s17"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$38
(adults), $34 (for seniors 65 and older) and $17 for students with valid ID, and $12 for children between five and 12 years of age. A $3 service fee per single ticket will be applied at time of purchase. </span></span><span class="s16"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Curtain
times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. </span></span><span class="s17"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preview performances are 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general-admission seating for just $10.
Smart Seats® are available for each performance at just $10 per person. For more information on
<b><i>Noises Off</i></b> please visit </span></span><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/noises"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">beckcenter.org</span></a><span class="s17"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="s8" style="margin:0in"><span class="s21"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This production is presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatrical.
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<p class="s15" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify"><span class="s25"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All performances are at theaters inside </span></span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span class="s29"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">Beck
Center for the Arts</span></span></a><span class="s16"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit </span></span><a href="http://www.beckcenter.org/"><span class="s29"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">beckcenter.org</span></span></a><span class="s16"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts is proud to be a part of Northeast Ohio’s professional theater landscape, operating under a letter of agreement with Actors’ Equity Association. We are a Small Professional
Theater (SPT) based on the number of seats, number of our performances, and the maximum weekly hours of work we provide to actors. We produce every show on our stages, by choosing the play, casting and rehearsing it, building the sets, props, and costumes,
directing and performing the live music, and designing lights and sound. We proudly utilize regional resources and talent.
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<span style="color:black">Beck Center for the Arts also offers arts education for all ages, all skill levels, and all abilities with classes and lessons in music, dance, visual arts, and theater, as well as creative arts therapies. Financial assistance is offered
for qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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