[NEohioPAL]Cain Park Announces 2006 Theater Season

[Ksenia Roshchakovsky]

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CAIN PARK ANNOUNCES 2006 THEATER SEASON
KISS ME, KATE romps in Evans Amphitheater June 22-July 9
HAIR grooves in Alma Theater August 3- 20
ALL ROLES OPEN--Auditions take place February 23-26

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 1, 2005
FROM:    Ksenia Roshchakovsky, Cain Park Public Relations/Marketing Manager
216.291.5792  ksenia at clvhts.com

(Cleveland Heights, Ohio) Although only two decades separate them, the two
musicals scheduled for the 2006 Cain Park season feel generations apart in
style and world view.  Cain Park and Theater Co-artistic Directors Victoria
Bussert and Russ Borski announce productions of Cole Porter=B9s Kiss Me, Kate
in the Evans Amphitheater and Hair in the Alma Theater during the 2006
season.  Carol Dunne, who directed last year=B9s critically acclaimed Songs
for a New World, will direct Kiss Me, Kate.  Victoria Bussert, who is
celebrating her 20th year at Cain Park, will direct Hair.

2006 AUDITIONS
Auditions for both shows will occur over a three-day time period at Grace
Lutheran Church in Cleveland Heights:  Equity Principals on February 23, al=
l
others on February 24 and 25.  Callbacks are scheduled for Sunday, February
26.  ALL ROLLS ARE OPEN.  Those interested in receiving audition details
should call 216.291.5792.

KISS ME, KATE=20
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter.  Book by Bella and Samuel Spewack.
Kiss Me, Kate epitomizes Broadway musical comedy at its glorious best!  Col=
e
Porter=B9s Tony Award-winning battle of the sexes recounts the rambunctious
life of a touring acting company putting on a revival of Shakespeare=B9s The
Taming of the Shrew and the on-again/off-again romance of its leading
characters.  It sparkles with 18 classic Cole Porter songs including
=B3Another Op=B9nin=B9, Another Show,=B2 =B3Too Darn Hot, =B3So in Love,=B2 and =B3Brush Up
Your Shakespeare.=B2 Kiss Me, Kate holds the distinction of winning the same
number of Tony Awards (five) when it premiered in 1948 as did the Broadway
revival in 2000.=20

Carol Dunne (Director/Kiss Me, Kate) is an actress, singer, director and
theater teacher.  She is on the faculty of Dartmouth College where she
teaches both acting and acting for musical theater.  While in Cleveland she
acted for 10 years at the Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theater
Festival, Cain Park (Into the Woods, Side Show), directed at Beck Center fo=
r
five years and served on the faculties of Baldwin-Wallace College and Case
Western Reserve University.  Dunne=B9s direction of last year=B9s Songs for a
New World was praised as:  a =B3special evening in the theatre=B2 (Roy Berko,
Times Newspapers); =B3witty stage pictures=B2 (Tony Brown, Plain Dealer); =B3Cain
Park finds the right notes in =8CSongs for a New World=B9=B2 (Teddi
Gibson-Bianchi, Sun Newspapers); =B3Musical revue at Cain Park unforgettable=B2
(Kerry Clawson, Beacon Journal); =B3Cain Park=B9s vital, vibrant quartet of
performers under Carol Dunne=B9s economical direction treats each selection a=
s
if it were musical magic=B2 (James Damico, Cleveland Free Times); and =B3a
perfect example of how a production trumps the material upon which it is
based=B2 (Fran Heller, Cleveland Jewish News).

HAIR
Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado.  Music by Galt MacDermot.
Subtitled the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, Hair embodied the hippy
days of the late Sixties and catapulted Joseph Papp=B9s Public Theater into
theatrical prominence.  The show follows =B3The Tribe,=B2 a group of politicall=
y
active, long-haired =B3Hippies of the Age of Aquarius=B2 rebelling against bein=
g
drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. Songs from the musical =8B=B3Aquarius,=B2
=B3Let The Sun Shine In,=B2 =B3Hair,=B2 =B3Good Morning Starshine,=B2 and =B3Easy To Be
Hard=B2 =8B became chart-topping singles and the anthems of flower children
everywhere.=20

Cain Park Theater Co-artistic Director Victoria Bussert celebrates her 20th
season at Cain Park by directing Hair in the intimate Alma Theater. This
November will find Vicky Off-Broadway where she=B9ll be directing the winner
of the 2005 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, Dust and Dreams: A
Sandburg Celebration, followed by directing the New York benefit concert of
The Gig, a piece she developed at the National Music Theatre Conference in
1993.  Favorite Cain Park productions include Bat Boy: The Musical, Follies=
,
Violet, Avenue X, A Little Night Music and Side Show.  Vicky has worked at
theatres across the country including The Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodspeed
Opera, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Cente=
r
and Anchorage Opera.  Locally, she has worked at The Cleveland Play House,
Cleveland Opera, Porthouse Theater, Carousel Dinner Theatre and Great Lakes
Theater Festival, where she serves as resident director.  Vicky is in her
10th year of heading the musical theatre program at Baldwin-Wallace College=
.

Cain Park, a municipally owned and operated summer arts park and one of the
nation=B9s oldest landmark outdoor theatres, is produced by the City of
Cleveland Heights and is located on the south side of Superior Road between
Lee and South Taylor roads.

To receive a complete schedule of events, call 216.291.5792.




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<FONT SIZE=3D"7"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">CAIN PARK ANNOUNCES 2006 THEATER SEASON<B=
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</FONT></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><FONT SIZE=3D"5"><B><I>KISS ME, KATE</I> rom=
ps in Evans Amphitheater June 22-July 9<BR>
<I>HAIR</I> grooves in Alma Theater August 3- 20<BR>
</B></FONT><H2><I>ALL ROLES OPEN--Auditions take place February 23-26 <BR>
<BR>
</I></H2><H3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  November 1, 2005<BR>
</H3><FONT SIZE=3D"4">FROM:    Ksenia Roshchakovsky, Cain Park=
 Public Relations/Marketing Manager 216.291.5792  ksenia at clvhts.com<BR>
<BR>
(Cleveland Heights, Ohio) Although only two decades separate them<B><I>, </=
I></B>the two musicals scheduled for the 2006 Cain Park season feel generati=
ons apart in style and world view.  Cain Park and Theater Co-artistic D=
irectors <B>Victoria Bussert </B>and<B> Russ Borski</B> announce productions=
 of Cole Porter=B9s <I>Kiss Me</I>, <I>Kate</I> in the Evans Amphitheater and =
<I>Hair</I> in the Alma Theater during the 2006 season.  <B>Carol Dunne=
</B>, who directed last year=B9s critically acclaimed <I>Songs for a New World=
</I>, will direct <I>Kiss Me, Kate</I>.  <B>Victoria Bussert</B>, who i=
s celebrating her 20th year at Cain Park, will direct <I>Hair</I>.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><H2>2006 AUDITIONS<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE=3D"4">Auditions for both shows will occur over a three-day ti=
me period at Grace Lutheran Church in Cleveland Heights:  Equity Princi=
pals on February 23, all others on February 24 and 25.  Callbacks are s=
cheduled for Sunday, February 26.  ALL ROLLS ARE OPEN.  Those inte=
rested in receiving audition details should call 216.291.5792.<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><H2>KISS ME, KATE <BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE=3D"4">Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter.  Book by Bella an=
d Samuel Spewack.<BR>
<I>Kiss Me, Kate</I> epitomizes Broadway musical comedy at its glorious bes=
t!  Cole Porter=B9s Tony Award-winning battle of the sexes recounts the r=
ambunctious life of a touring acting company putting on a revival of Shakesp=
eare=B9s <I>The Taming of the Shrew</I> and the on-again/off-again romance of =
its leading characters.  It sparkles with 18 classic Cole Porter songs =
including =B3Another Op=B9nin=B9, Another Show,=B2 =B3Too Darn Hot, =B3So in Love,=B2 and =
=B3Brush Up Your Shakespeare.=B2 <I>Kiss Me, Kate</I> holds the distinction of w=
inning the same number of Tony Awards (five) when it premiered in 1948 as di=
d the Broadway revival in 2000. <BR>
<BR>
<B>Carol Dunne</B> (Director/<I>Kiss Me, Kate</I>) is an actress, singer, d=
irector and theater teacher.  She is on the faculty of Dartmouth Colleg=
e where she teaches both acting and acting for musical theater.  While =
in Cleveland she acted for 10 years at the Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes=
 Theater Festival, Cain Park (<I>Into</I> <I>the Woods</I>, <I>Side Show</I>=
), directed at Beck Center for five years and served on the faculties of Bal=
dwin-Wallace College and Case Western Reserve University.  Dunne=B9s dire=
ction of last year=B9s <I>Songs for a New World</I> was praised as:  a =B3s=
pecial evening in the theatre=B2 (Roy Berko, <I>Times Newspapers</I>); =B3witty =
stage pictures=B2 (Tony Brown, <I>Plain Dealer</I>); =B3Cain Park finds the righ=
t notes in =8CSongs for a New World=B9=B2 (Teddi Gibson-Bianchi, <I>Sun Newspapers=
</I>); =B3Musical revue at Cain Park unforgettable=B2 (Kerry Clawson, <I>Beacon =
Journal</I>); =B3Cain Park=B9s vital, vibrant quartet of performers under Carol =
Dunne=B9s economical direction treats each selection as if it were musical mag=
ic=B2 (James Damico, <I>Cleveland Free Times</I>); and =B3a perfect example of h=
ow a production trumps the material upon which it is based=B2 (Fran Heller, <I=
>Cleveland Jewish News</I>).<BR>
<BR>
</FONT><H2>HAIR<BR>
</H2><FONT SIZE=3D"4">Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado.  M=
usic by Galt MacDermot.<BR>
Subtitled the American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, <I>Hair </I>embodied the h=
ippy days of the late Sixties and catapulted Joseph Papp=B9s Public Theater in=
to theatrical prominence.  The show follows =B3The Tribe,=B2 a group of pol=
itically active, long-haired =B3Hippies of the Age of Aquarius=B2 rebelling agai=
nst being drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. Songs from the musical =8B=B3Aqua=
rius,=B2 =B3Let The Sun Shine In,=B2 =B3Hair,=B2 =B3Good Morning Starshine,=B2 and =B3Easy T=
o Be Hard=B2 =8B became chart-topping singles and the anthems of flower children=
 everywhere. <BR>
<BR>
Cain Park Theater Co-artistic Director <B>Victoria Bussert</B> celebrates h=
er 20th season at Cain Park by directing <I>Hair</I> in the intimate Alma Th=
eater. This November will find Vicky Off-Broadway where she=B9ll be directing =
the winner of the 2005 Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, <I>Dust an=
d Dreams: A Sandburg Celebration</I>, followed by directing the New York ben=
efit concert of <I>The Gig</I>, a piece she developed at the National Music =
Theatre Conference in 1993.  Favorite Cain Park productions include <I>=
Bat Boy: The Musical, Follies, Violet, Avenue X, A Little Night Music</I> an=
d <I>Side Show</I>.  Vicky has worked at theatres across the country in=
cluding The Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodspeed Opera, Repertory Theatre of St=
. Louis, Portland Stage, Dallas Theatre Center and Anchorage Opera.  Lo=
cally, she has worked at The Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Opera, Porthous=
e Theater, Carousel Dinner Theatre and Great Lakes Theater Festival, where s=
he serves as resident director.  Vicky is in her 10th year of heading t=
he musical theatre program at Baldwin-Wallace College.<BR>
<BR>
Cain Park, a municipally owned and operated summer arts park and one of the=
 nation=B9s oldest landmark outdoor theatres, is produced by the City of Cleve=
land Heights and is located on the south side of Superior Road between Lee a=
nd South Taylor roads.<BR>
<BR>
To receive a complete schedule of events, call 216.291.5792.<BR>
<BR>
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