Paint A Picture with "Andy Warhol in Iran"

FOR RELEASE: September 3, 2025 at 8:00 pm

Please contact: Julie Gilliland, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at jgilliland@beckcenter.org.

Beck Center for the Arts Paints A Picture with Andy Warhol in Iran

Lakewood, OH–Beck Center for the Arts’ Artistic Director Scott Spence shared, “Though it's always a long slow process to develop each new season of the finest theatre titles to bring to local audiences, the journey is ultimately a fulfilling one...even after 35 years of doing so! This year is no different as we bring three amazing musicals (including "Mean Girls" which will be a locally produced premiere) to the Senney Theater, and three topical yet wildly entertaining non-musicals in our intimate Studio Theater, including August Wilson's Two Trains Running. Following the success and critical acclaim of last season's Jitney, also by Wilson, it was clear that we should circle back and add yet another of Wilson's Century Cycle to the mix. Each and every title next season reverberates with motifs of tolerance, understanding and acceptance.... all of which have never felt more necessary than they are today. Beck Center loves serving Northeast Ohio audiences and we are thrilled to have them join us on the ride once again.”

Season Tickets and Flex Passes for the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season range in price from $136 to $384 and are available for purchase now for renewing subscribers at 216- 521-2540. Season tickets and flex passes go on sale to new subscribers on June 2, 2025. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale to the public on July 1, 2025, at 216-521-2540 and Beckcenter.org.

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 the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season please visit beckcenter.org.

Andy Warhol in Iran written by Brent Askari. Directed by Sarah May. Studio Theater. October 3, 2025 to November 2, 2025. Presented in arrangement with Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Andy Warhol, having become a portrait painter of the rich and famous, travels to Tehran when commissioned to take polaroids of the Shah’s wife. Warhol meets a young revolutionary who throws his plans into chaos and opens the pop icon’s eyes. This fictionalized portrait on this famous visit leaves the audience asking, “who was the artist and who was the revolutionary?”

“Andy Warhol in Iran will resonate for anyone who cares about history. Or the present. Or the future.” —The Chicago Sun-Times

All performances are at theaters inside Beck Center for the Arts located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available. For more information visit beckcenter.org.

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 to qualified applicants so that these programs can be enjoyed by all.

Programming at Beck Center for the Arts is made possible through the generous support of First Federal Lakewood, and the Ohio Arts Council. Beck Center gratefully acknowledges the generous funding provided by the citizens of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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