[NEohioPAL]Porthouse's opens A Streetcar Named Desire this Thursday

[etsengas at kent.edu]

Porthouse Theatre=2C the outdoor=2C professional summer theatre located o=
n the grounds of Blossom Music Center=2C continues its 2004 season with T=
ennessee Williams=92s Pulitzer prize-winning play=2C A Streetcar Named De=
sire=2C July 1 - 17=2E

Set in the steamy hotbed of 1940=92s New Orleans=2C the genteel and prete=
ntious Blanche DuBois=2C (played by Monica Bell=2C who captivated audienc=
es last year as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest) moves =
in with her sister Stella and Stella=92s brutish husband=2C Stanley Kowal=
ski=2E  Soon after=2C Stanley begins to question the reasons behind Blanc=
he=92s arrival=2C especially the lost fortune of the DuBois family=2E  On=
e of Stanley=92s card playing buddies Mitch takes a liking to Blanche and=
 they commence a slow courtship=2E  However=2C Stanley exposes Blanche=92=
s jaded past=2C which leads to her decent into madness=2E  Tennessee Will=
iams creates an evocative environment of smoldering sexuality=2C tender d=
reams of romance and stark violence with power and poetry=2E This play is=
 not recommended for children under 16=2E  =


Directed by John Woodson=2C artistic director of The Warehouse Theatre in=
 Greenville=2C South Carolina=2E  Woodson earned local accolades for his =
direction last season of Oscar Wilde=92s The Importance of Being Earnest=2E=
  =


Single tickets are available and range from =2417 - =2423=2E  Parking is =
free=2E  Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more=2E  For more in=
formation call the Porthouse Theatre box office at 330-672-3884 or visit =
www=2Eporthousetheatre=2Ecom=2E

Opening night is Friday=2C July 2=2E  A complimentary champagne reception=
 in the Thornbury Pavilion will immediately follow the production=2E  =

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Pre-show activities will include a =93Stella Contest=94 held on the Porth=
ouse stage=2E  All would-be Stanleys are encouraged to register for the o=
pportunity to give their best interpretation of the infamous line=2E   Th=
e contest is inspired by the scene in which the brutish but love-torn Sta=
nley Kowalski bellows his wife Stella=92s name outside her window=2C afte=
r he has hit her in a drunken rage=2EThe contest is free and open to the =
public=2E  Prizes such as Cleveland Indians and Akron Aeros tickets=2C mo=
vie passes=2C Hilarities Comedy Club passes and more will be awarded=2E C=
ontestants are requested to arrive at 7 p=2Em=2E to register for the cont=
est=2E  Judges=2C not associated with Porthouse Theatre=2C will view all =
contestants and make a final determination before curtain at 8=3A00 p=2Em=
=2E  Call 330-672-3884 to register or with any questions=2E

Porthouse Theatre=2C founded in 1971=2C is the premier summer theatre in =
Northeast Ohio=2E  Set on the grounds of Blossom Music Center=2C 1145 Ste=
els Corners Road=2C Cuyahoga Falls=2C Porthouse offers audiences the fine=
st in professional summer theatre=2E  The comfortable 500-seat=2C outdoor=
=2C covered pavilion theater is located next to the Cuyahoga Valley Natio=
nal Park=2E Audience members are encouraged to arrive early to picnic on =
the grounds=2C or guests can reserve space in the Thornbury picnic pavili=
on for a minimal charge=2E  Box dinners can be ordered 24 hours before th=
e show=2C and a concessions stand provides refreshments for purchase=2E


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John Woodson (Director) is the artistic and executive director of The War=
ehouse Theatre and has been a theatre professional for nearly 30 years=2E=
 =


CAST
Monica Bell (Blanche)* of Greenville=2C SC
Adrienne Nicole Broussard (Black Woman) of Patterson=2C LA
Ryan Bergeron (Sax Player) of Lakewood=2C OH
Jazmin Corona (Mexican Woman) of Cleveland=2C OH
Rosario Costanzo (Pablo)* of Mogadore=2C OH
Dennis Delamar (Mitch) of Charlotte=2C NC
Ernesto Gonz=E1lez (US Pablo) of Kent=2C OH
John Kolibab (Steve)* of Chagrin Falls=2C OH
Rick Montgomery (Strange Man) of Akron=2C OH
Jennifer Raimondi (Eunice) of Lakewood=2C OH
Aileen Rose Ruane (Nurse) of Cleveland=2C OH
Meg Kelly Schroeder (Stella)* of Cleveland Heights=2C OH
Scott Sowers (Stanley)* of New York=2C NY
Adam Splane (Young Collector) of Franklin=2C LA

* Member of the Actors=92 Equity Association


Effie A=2E Tsengas
PR/Marketing Director
Porthouse Theatre
330-672-0113