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STUDIO THEATER 2007-2008
Unless otherwise noted, Studio Theater Shows are Friday & Saturday at 8:00 p.m. & Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
 

Talking Heads 2
November 7 – December 7, 2008
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Written by Alan Bennett
Directed by Reuben Silver and Curt Arnold
Featuring Dorothy Silver and Robert Hawkes

Who's Who in the Company

From the author of The History Boys comes a second round of monologues created for BBC television. Bennett's magnificent style conveys British life like no other, providing actors with mini tour-de-forces. The first couple of Cleveland theater, again team up to present new pieces in this compelling night of intimate theater. More info...

Dorothy Silver
Dorothy Silver in "Waiting for the Telegram" monologue

Robert Hawkes
Robert Hawkes in "Playing Sandwiches" monologue

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Learn more on the Web: Alan Bennett - Museum of Broadcast Communications; Google Books - Complete Talking Heads; British Council - Contemporary Writers; Wikipedia -Talking Heads series; Cleveland Jewish News: Karamu House to honor Cleveland’s reigning theatrical couple; Cleveland Arts Prize
 

Grey Gardens

February 27 – March 29, 2009

Book by Doug Wright
Music by Scott Frankel
Lyrics by Michael Korie
Directed by Victoria Bussert

2007 three-time Tony Award winner. Scandalously entertaining, Grey Gardens brings to life the alternately hilarious and heartbreaking story of two indomitable women, Edith Bouvier Beale and her adult daughter 'Little' Edie – the delightfully eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, in Broadway's acclaimed musical smash hit with music composed by Cleveland native, Scott Frankel. Once among the brightest names in the pre-Camelot social register, these two women became East Hampton’s most notorious recluses and Jackie O’s most scandalous relatives.

 
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Evil Dead The Musical
May 8 – June 14, 2009

Based on Sam Raimi’s 1980s cult classic films
Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt
Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, and George Reinblatt
Directed by Scott Spence

What can go wrong when five college students break into an abandoned cabin in the woods? Apparently a whole heck of a lot! They unleash evil spirits, turn into demons… and sing show tunes! Sam Raimi's cult classic 1980s films are brought to life in this hilarious, campy show that will make you crave ‘live theater’ again. With songs such as "All the Men in my Life keep getting Killed by Candarian Demons" and "Do The Necromonicon" - Evil Dead is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit!

 
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Programming at the Beck Center is made possible through the generous support of The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, The John P. Murphy Foundation, The Kulas Foundation, The Eva L. & Joseph M. Bruening Foundation, The Abington Foundation, and the Thomas H. White Foundation. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
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