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<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center For The Arts </span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Announces Another
Rachel Spence Hit During 75<sup>th</sup> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Youth Theater Season,
<i>Going Medieval: A Ye Old Comedie</i> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lakewoodoh.gov/"><b>Lakewood, OH</b>-</a><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-theater">Beck Center for the Arts</a>,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">one of the oldest continuously running Youth Theater programs in the nation is proud to once again produce original work by a long time collaborator.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Written by Rachel Spence,
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-shows/yeolde"><b><i><span style="color:windowtext;letter-spacing:-.6pt">Going Medieval: A Ye Olde Comedie</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">is a comedy for the ages, where you can reminisce on your favorite fandoms.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
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Rachel Spence, Beck Center Theater Instructor, Playwright, and Director says, “This Geek Chic comedy celebrates the nerd in all of us. I am so proud of these 27 young actors!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Beck Center for the Arts’ Youth Theater alumni include Michael Chernus (<i>Orange Is the New Black</i>;
<i>Manhattan; Severance</i>); Dee Hoty (three-time Tony Nominee); Isabela Merced (<i>Dora and the Lost City of Gold;</i>
<i>Transformers: The Last Night</i>); Rory O’Malley (<i>Hamilton</i>; Tony Nominee,
<i>Book of </i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Mormon</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">); and Daniel
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reichard (Drama Desk Nominee,
<i>Jersey Boys</i>). </span><s><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></s></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-shows/yeolde"><b><i><span style="color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">Going Medieval: A Ye Olde Comedy</span></i></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">
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Written and Directed by Rachel Spence<br>
December 8-17, 2023: Studio Theater<i> <br>
</i></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt;background:white">Student Matinee on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.</span></strong><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt;background:white"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.8pt;mso-ligatures:none">Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m.<br>
Sunday performances at 3:00 p.m.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.8pt;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:.1pt">Dragons and wizards onstage? Surely, you joust! Armed with only a role-player's handbook and multi-sided dice, three modern day fantasy geeks are magically transported
and forced to save the kingdom of Nerdvana from those who would like to see it destroyed. Our phenomenal pre-teens will have you laughing along with this original fantasy spoof featuring Beck Center students ages 6-12.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ticket
prices are $15 Adult/Senior, and $13 Children/Student (ages 18 & under). Please reserve tickets at
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-theater"><span style="color:black">beckcenter.org</span></a>, call 216.521.2540 or simply stop by Beck Center Customer Service in person.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The rest of the season lineup is available at:
<a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/youth-theater">beckcenter.org/youth-theater.</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Body"><span class="None"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 available for qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.
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