Beck Center For The Arts Plays Ball With Under A Baseball Sky Lakewood, OH–Beck Center for the Arts<http://www.beckcenter.org/> is pleased to announce spring training has begun at the theater, in the form of the regional premiere of the play, Under A Baseball Sky.<https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/baseball> Under a Baseball Sky<https://www.beckcenter.org/shows/baseball>, written by José Cruz González, the author of American Mariachi, is a new play about baseball’s deep roots in the Mexican American community. When troublemaker Teo is put to work cleaning up a vacant lot belonging to his elderly neighbor, this unlikely pair forms a bond forged in history and America’s favorite pastime. Inspired by a neighborhood in California, this new piece of vibrant theater celebrates communities and individuals coming together to find hope, healing, love, and the occasional home run. Under a Baseball Sky was commissioned by the Old Globe and underwritten by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Director Eric Schmiedl writes, “In Under a Baseball Sky, José Cruz González embraces baseball and its place in Mexican American culture and 20th Century history as a catalyst to better understand the characters of the timeless old woman, Elí, and the troubled young man, Teo. Their story is a deeply important part of our American narrative, and it is an honor to have the chance to share it with audiences at Beck Center for the Arts.” Presented with special arrangements by Susan Schulman Agency. Beck Center for the Arts thanks their Presenting Sponsor of Under a Baseball Sky, Baseball Heritage Museum.<https://baseballheritagemuseum.org/> This play will be performed in the Studio Theater, April 4 to May 4, 2025. Please note there is no show on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performances are 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general admission seating for just $15. Smart Seats are available for each performance at just $15 per person. For more information on this production, and the entire 2024-2025 Professional Theater Season please call 216-521-2540, or visit beckcenter.org.<https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater> For all ticketed events please visit beckcenter.org.<https://www.beckcenter.org/events> Students of all ages are welcome to begin Beck Center Summer Camps and classes starting in June 2025. For more information on summer camps please visit beckcenter.org.<https://www.beckcenter.org/education-programs> 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. 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. Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue<https://maps.google.com/?q=17801+Detroit+Avenue&entry=gmail&source=g> in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit beckcenter.org<http://www.beckcenter.org/> or call Beck Center Customer Service at 216.521.2540. 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. Beck Center for the Arts is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that offers professional theater productions on two stages, arts education programming in dance, music, theater, visual arts, early childhood, creative arts therapies for individuals with disabilities, free gallery exhibits year-round, and outreach education programming.