[NEohioPAL]SAX PLAYER NEEDED FOR "A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE"

[ELISABETH MADDEN]

PORTHOUSE THEATRE SEEKS SAXOPHONE PLAYER FOR A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, Akron-Cleveland area=92s=20
premiere, professional summer theatre, is in search of a saxophone=20
player for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.  Individual needs to be able to=20
improvise blues and jazz and be willing to portray small roles in the=20
production.  Males are preferred but not required.  A STREETCAR NAMED=20
DESIRE, will be directed by Warehouse Theatre Artistic Director, John=20
Woodson, who directed last season=92s THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST and=
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runs July 1 =96 17, 2004.  Those interested in auditioning should prepare=
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a one =96 two minute contemporary monologue and be prepared to improvise=20
or play a memorized piece on his/her saxophone.  This position is paid=20
and EMC points are available. =20

In Kent, auditions for all three productions will be Saturday, March=20
6th from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Main Kent State University Campus,=20
Music & Speech Center.  The Music & Speech Center is located on the=20
corner of Horning & Main.  In Cleveland, auditions for all three=20
productions will be Sunday, March 7th from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and=20
Monday, March 8th from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at The Cleveland Play House. =20
AEA auditions are Monday, March 8th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  The=20
Cleveland Play House is located on Euclid Avenue and East 85th Street. =20

Auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled by contacting=20
Elisabeth Madden at 330-672-3884 or email at porthouse at kent.edu. =20
PLEASE DO NOT SEND RESUMES AND HEADSHOTS WHEN REQUESTING AN AUDITION=20
TIME.  Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition. =20
Callbacks will be March 15 at 6 p.m. for A Streetcar Named Desire in=20
the Music & Speech Center at Kent State University. =20

Porthouse Theatre was founded in 1971 and is the premier summer theater=20
in the area.  Set on the beautiful grounds of the Blossom Music Center,=20
Porthouse offers audiences the finest in professional summer theater.  =20
The comfortable 500-seat, outdoor, covered pavilion theater is located=20
next to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cuyahoga Falls. =20

Porthouse Theatre, the Akron-Cleveland area=92s premiere professional=20
summer theatre, is a cultural service of Kent State University. =20
Porthouse Theatre is a member of the Akron Area Arts Alliance. =20
Porthouse Theatre=92s programs and activities are made possible in part=20
by funding from the Ohio Arts Council.  Eric Mull Photography is the=20
official photographer of Porthouse Theatre.


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