[NEohioPAL]Porthouse Theatre Announces 2005 Summer Season

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Porthouse Theatre Announces its =93A Place to Call Home=94
 2005 Summer Season

Cuyahoga Falls=2C OH =96  Porthouse Theatre=2C the 500 seat outdoor locat=
ed =

on the grounds of Blossom Music Center announces its summer 2005 =

season=2E  With record numbers of subscribers=2C Porthouse Theatre =

continues its 37-year span of providing outdoor=2C summer theatre=2E  =

Proudly=2C Porthouse announces its award-winning season which includes =

the Northeast Ohio professional premiere of the Off-Broadway hit The =

Spitfire Grill=3B the touching The Boys Next Door=3B and the legendary =

musical=2C West Side Story=2E

Opening the summer season is the Northeast Ohio professional premiere =

of the heartwarming musical=2C The Spitfire Grill=2C June 16 =96 July 2=2C=
 by =

James Valcq with lyrics =26 book by Fred Alley=2E Directed by Terri Kent =

(director of last season=92s Godspell and Guys =26 Dolls) and choreograph=
ed =

by Eric van Baars=2C  this radiant musical is a slice of Americana which =

celebrates the joys of life in small-town America=2E Winner of the =

Richard Rogers Production Award while playing Off-Broadway=2C The =

Spitfire Grill is a compelling modern folk tale about Percy=2C a young =

woman trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered past=2C who meets =

worn-out Spitfire Grill owner=2C Hannah=2E  Together they breathe new lif=
e =

into an entire town=2E Awash with country and bluegrass-flavored tunes=2C=
 =

its homespun charms are as inviting as a warm winter blanket=2E USA Today=
 =

calls Spitfire =22An abundance of warmth=2C spirit and goodwill!=22 =


Continuing the season=2C Porthouse presents Tom Griffin=92s poignant and =

humorous story=2C The Boys Next Door=2C running July 7 =96 23=2E  Directe=
d by =

prominent director and actor=2C John Woodson of Greenville=2C South =

Carolina who returns for a third season after directing last season=92s A=
 =

Streetcar Named Desire=2E  The story is a telling look at Jack Palmer who=
 =

is a burnt out social worker who supervises four mentally challenged =

men living in an apartment=2E  This laugh-out-loud comedy hits the funny-=

bone fair and square and offers a loving and painful glimpse into the =

lives of four unique and special men as they face dealing with everyday =

life=2E Backstage calls this play one of the most unusual=2E=2E=2Eand one=
 of =

the most rewarding plays in town=2E =


Closing out the season is Bernstein and Sondheim=92s dazzling romantic-
gone-tragic musical=2C West Side Story=2C July 28 =96 August 14=2E  Openi=
ng =

night is July 29=2E  Directed by Terri Kent=2E  =93Something=92s coming=2C=
 =

something good=85=94 are lyrics in West Side Story that set the stage for=
 =

one of the greatest love stories ever told=2E Loosely based on =

Shakespeare=92s Romeo and Juliet=2C West Side Story has become one of the=
 =

most passionate and thrilling musicals ever to grace the Broadway stage =

and the silver screen=2E  Bernstein=92s heart-wrenching and coolest of co=
ol =

music paired with the clever and touching lyrics by a young Stephen =

Sondheim will certainly charm audiences with this timeless favorite=2E =

=93I don=92t think I=92m exaggerating when I say that Porthouse has provi=
ded =

Northeast Ohio with some of the most wide-ranging and professionally =

done productions as anywhere in the country=2E As we present the off-
Broadway hit The Spitfire Grill in its Northeast Ohio professional =

premiere=2C I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to take Porthouse =

to the next leg of its theatrical adventure=2C=94 said artistic director=2C=
 =

Terri Kent=2E  Our entire season promises to bring to our dynamic =

audiences three fabulous bodies of work which celebrate all of the =

magical possibilities of the live theatre experience=2E
Subscriptions range from =2427 - =2451 per person which includes all thre=
e =

productions=2E Gift Subscriptions and Gift Certificates are available=2E =
To =

subscribe call the Porthouse box office at 330-672-3884=2E  Group rates =

are available for groups of 10 or more=2E  Early reservations are =

recommended for groups wishing to reserve the Thornbury Pavilion=2E
Porthouse will again offer boxed dinners=2C which require orders in 24 =

hours prior to arrival=2E  Additional concessions of beverages and snacks=
 =

will again be available as well=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 Steels Corners Road=2C Cuyahoga Falls=2C =

Porthouse offers audiences the finest in professional summer theatre=2E  =

The comfortable 500-seat=2C outdoor=2C covered pavilion theater is locate=
d =

next to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park=2E Audience members are =

encouraged to arrive early to picnic on the grounds=2C or guests can =

reserve space in the Thornbury picnic pavilion for a minimal charge=2E  =


Porthouse Theatre is a cultural service of Kent State University and is =

a member of the Akron Area Arts Alliance=2E  Porthouse Theatre=92s progra=
ms =

and activities are made possible in part by funding from the Ohio Arts =

Council=2E  =

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Effie A=2E Tsengas
Director of Public Relations =26 Marketing
Kent State University School of Theatre =26 Dance
B 141 Music =26 Speech Building=2C Kent=2C OH 44242
330-672-4102

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