[NEohioPAL]Porthouse Gift Subscriptions for Valentine's Day

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

TREAT YOUR SWEETHEART TO SOMETHING SPECIAL 
Porthouse Theatre Gift Certificates & Gift Subscriptions make great 
Valentine=92s Day presents
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Kent, Ohio =96 Do you want to purchase something unique for your sweetheart this 
Valentine=92s Day?  Why not a give a gift of the heart with a subscription or 
gift certificate to Porthouse Theatre.  A gift subscription includes one 
ticket to all three productions enclosed in a lovely, red gift card.  When you 
purchase a gift subscription you also receive a present.  For every gift 
subscription that you purchase receive one complimentary ticket to the 
production of your choice.  Gift subscriptions are $45 for adults, that=92s only 
$15 per ticket, and $33 for students.  Gift certificates for Porthouse are 
available in denominations of $5, $10 and $20.  To order your Valentine's Day 
gifts call 330-672-3884.  Porthouse accepts MasterCard, Visa and Discover.

All three productions this summer deal with matters of the heart. The 2003 
season begins with the Broadway favorite, A CHORUS LINE.  Directed by Cain 
Park Artistic Director, Victoria Bussert, A CHORUS LINE runs June 13 =96 28.  
Following your heart in matters of love is comically illustrated in the 
season=92s second production THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST.  Oscar Wilde spins 
a comic tale of mistaken identity, overbearing mothers, addled brained nurses 
and of course true love.  Directed by John Woodson, Artistic Director of the 
Warehouse Theatre, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST runs July 4 =96 July 19.  
Closing the season is Rodgers & Hammerstein=92s OKLAHOMA!.  Directed by 
Porthouse Artistic Director, Terri Kent, this family favorite tests the power 
of true love when Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, 
play out their love story.  OKLAHOMA! Runs July 25 =96 August 10 with opening 
night on July 26.

Porthouse Theatre was founded in 1971 and is the premier summer theater 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, before 
every performance.  Picnic tables and beautiful scenery are provided free of 
charge.  We can also pack you a picnic.  Order your boxed dinner with your 
tickets.  FOLLOW YOUR HEART TO PORTHOUSE THEATRE!

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


Elisabeth Madden
Managing Director
emadden at kent.edu
330-672-0103 (Phone)
330-672-2889 (Fax)

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