[NEohioPAL]Porthouse Celebrates Summer Season
Effie A. Tsengas
porthousetheatre at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 17 10:46:48 PDT 2003
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PRESS RELEASE
For more information contact:
Effie A. Tsengas
PR/Marketing Director
Porthouse Theatre
330-672-0113
**For Immediate Release**
PORTHOUSE THEATRE’S THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY PROVES TO BE RECORD-BREAKING IN INCOME, ATTENDANCE AND SUBSCRIBERS
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – The 2003 summer season for Porthouse Theatre had much promise, yet the summer professional theatre’s directors had no idea what successes were ahead as they sped into a season of A Chorus Line, The Importance of Being Earnest and Oklahoma!. The season proved to be the best season ever for the 512-seat outdoor professional theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center. Final numbers revealed a whopping $200,255 in earned income, compared to the prior season which earned a little over $150,000.
“We are absolutely elated with the season’s outcome,” said John Crawford, producing director of Porthouse Theatre. “Taking into consideration that our season spans only two and a half months out of the year, the reality of it is that most nights we had a packed house. During these tough economic times, that is quite a feat for any theatre to claim.”
Additionally, early on in the season, Porthouse Theatre saw a increase in subscriptions by 450 new subscribers, adding an additional 3,000 tickets to the number sold over the 2002 summer season. “We reached our goal by 125%, which is incredible,” said Elisabeth Madden, managing director.
“More and more people are discovering Porthouse theatre and these numbers certainly reflect the public’s response to professional, outdoor theatre,” said Terri Kent, artistic director of Porthouse Theatre.
Porthouse Theatre is a cultural service of Kent State University. Porthouse Theatre programs and activities are made possible in part by funding from the Ohio Arts Council, Akron Community Foundation, The Murdough Foundation, Metropolitan Life Foundation and Kent State University Foundation.
Porthouse Theatre was founded in 1968 by Dr. William H. Zucchero and Dr. Louis O. Erdmann and continues to serve as an emblem of Kent State University’s commitment to cultural service and the quality of life in the northeast Ohio region it serves.
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Effie A. Tsengas
Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator
Porthouse Theatre
Phone: 330-672-3884
Fax: 330-672-2889
Email: porthousetheatre at yahoo.com
www.porthousetheatre.com
Mailing Address:
B 141 Music & Speech Building
Kent, Ohio 44242
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio</B> – The 2003 summer season for Porthouse Theatre had much promise, yet the summer professional theatre’s directors had no idea what successes were ahead as they sped into a season of <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">A Chorus Line, The Importance of Being Earnest and Oklahoma!</I>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The season proved to be the best season ever for the 512-seat outdoor professional theatre located on the grounds of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Blossom</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>Music</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Final numbers revealed a whopping $200,255 in earned income, compared to the prior season which earned a little over
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>“We are absolutely elated with the season’s outcome,” said John Crawford, producing director of Porthouse Theatre.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Taking into consideration that our season spans only two and a half months out of the year, the reality of it is that most nights we had a packed house.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>During these tough economic times, that is quite a feat for any theatre to claim.”</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Additionally, early on in the season, Porthouse Theatre saw a increase in subscriptions by 450 new subscribers, adding an additional 3,000 tickets to the number sold over the 2002 summer season.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“We reached our goal by 125%, which is incredible,” said Elisabeth Madden, managing director.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>“More and more people are discovering Porthouse theatre and these numbers certainly reflect the public’s response to professional, outdoor theatre,” said Terri Kent, artistic director of Porthouse Theatre.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Porthouse Theatre is a cultural service of <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Porthouse Theatre programs and activities are made possible in part by funding from the Ohio Arts Council, Akron Community Foundation, The Murdough Foundation, Metropolitan Life Foundation and Kent State University Foundation.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Porthouse Theatre was founded in 1968 by Dr. William H. Zucchero and Dr. Louis O. Erdmann and continues to serve as an emblem of <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName>State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s commitment to cultural service and the quality of life in the northeast <st1:State><st1:place>Ohio</st1:place></st1:State> region it serves.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 6"> </SPAN>###</FONT></FONT></P></DIV><BR><BR><DIV><FONT color=#6000bf>Effie A. Tsengas <BR>Public Relations/Marketing Coordinator <BR>Porthouse Theatre <BR>Phone: 330-672-3884 <BR>Fax: 330-672-2889 <BR>Email: porthousetheatre at yahoo.com <BR><A href="http://www.porthousetheatre.com">www.porthousetheatre.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#6000bf>Mailing Address: <BR>B 141 Music & Speech Building <BR>Kent, Ohio 44242 </FONT><BR></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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