[NEohioPAL]Celebrate Father's Day at Porthouse Theatre

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Celebrate Father's Day where the Stars Are Out & Magic Is Afoot!  Bring your 
father to Porthouse Theatre's production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, Saturday, 
June 15 or Sunday, June 16 and Dad gets in for free.  (An adult ticket must be 
purchased to receive a free ticket.)  To reserve tickets call the box office 
at 330-672-2497 or 1-800-304-2363.  The box office is open Monday - Saturday 
from 12 PM to 6 PM.  Please join us for a magical Father's Day.

CELEBRATE SUMMER MAGIC, WITH PORTHOUSE THEATRE
Directed by Victoria Bussert, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND starts this magical season

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio =96 Opening the magical 2002 season for Porthouse Theatre 
is the calypso-flavored musical ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. Cleveland-Area director, 
Victoria Bussert returns to direct after last season=92s successful The 
Fantasticks. ONCE ON THIS ISLAND runs June 13 =96 29 with a preview performance 
on June 13 and opening night on June 14. The opening night performance will be 
followed by a free champagne reception.

=93The tale of a peasant girl who fell in love with a young grand homme. A girl 
chosen by the gods for a magical fate. The Story of Ti Moune!=94

Written by Lynn Ahrens with music by Stephen Flaherty, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is 
a calypso-flavored legend that tells the story of Ti Moune, a poor peasant 
girl who falls in love with an upper class boy, after she saves his life. At 
the center of the story are the island=92s four gods, whom have determined Ti 
Moune=92s destiny from the time she was an orphaned child. The gods cause the 
lives of the young lovers to intersect and send Ti Moune on a fateful journey 
that tests the strength of her love over prejudice and even death. Directed by 
Cleveland-Area director, Victoria Bussert, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND runs June 13 =96 
29 on the beautiful Porthouse grounds. Performances are Tuesday =96 Saturday at 
8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.

The cast of Once ONCE ON THIS ISLAND includes=85
Victoria Bussert** (Director) Derrick Cobey* (Agwe) Yolanda Christine Davis 
(Erzulie) Angela Gillespie-Winborn * (Mama) Thomasina E. Gross (Ti Moune) 
Brian Johnson* (Tonton Julian) Colleen Longshaw (Asaka) Lauren Marshall 
(Andrea) Charles D. Martin, Jr. (Understudy) Sierra Matthews (Little Ti Moune) 
Darrel Miller (Armand) Dominic Roberts (Daniel) Kristopher Thompson-Bolden 
(Papa Ge) comes to you all the way from Houston, TX, where he graduated from 
the High *Members Actor=92s Equity Association
**Member of the Society for Stage Directors and Choreographers


Subscriptions for this =93Season of Magic=94 are still available by calling 
330-672-2497 or 1-800-304-2363. Subscriptions range from $21 - $42 with 
discounts available for seniors and students. Single tickets can also be 
purchased by calling the numbers above. Ticket prices range from $10 - $20 
with discounts available for students and seniors. Group tickets are currently 
available by calling 330-672-3884 or 1-800-304-2363. Groups consist of ten or 
more people and prices range from $10 to $20 depending on the size of the 
group and day of performance.

Porthouse Theatre was founded in 1971 and is one of only a few summer theaters 
in the area. Set on the beautiful grounds of the Blossom Music Center, 
Porthouse offers audiences the finest in professional summer theater. The 
comfortable 500-seat, outdoor, covered pavilion theater is located next to the 
Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cuyahoga Falls. Audience members are 
encouraged to arrive early to picnic on the grounds or in our new picnic 
pavilion. Picnic tables and the beautiful scenery are provided free of charge. 
We can also pack you a picnic. Order your boxed dinner with your tickets. 
Experience professional, live theater, a wonderful picnic, and a little bit of 
magic all in one season. =93The Stars Are Out & Magic Is Afoot!=94

Porthouse Theatre, the Akron-Cleveland area=92s professional summer theatre, is 
a cultural service of Kent State University. Porthouse Theatre is a member of 
the Akron Area Arts Alliance and Porthouse Theatre=92s programs and activities 
are made possible in part by funding from the Ohio Arts Council.

Elisabeth Madden
Managing Director
School of Theatre & Dance
Porthouse Theatre
330-672-0103
emadden at kent.edu