[NEohioPAL] Porthouse Theatre 2008 Auditions held in February.

[Effie Tsengas]

PRESS RELEASE/AUDITION NOTICE
            
          For more information contact:
          Effie A. Tsengas @ 330-672-4102 
          or etsengas at kent.edu
            
          Porthouse Theatre  Holds   Auditions for 
  its 2008 Season – Four Decades of Dynamite Theatre
            
          Cuyahoga Falls, OH  - Porthouse Theatre, Akron-Cleveland area's premiere, professional  summer theatre, announces auditions in Cleveland and Kent for its 2008 Season.   The season includes the  Cole Porter transatlantic farce Anything  Goes June 12 – 28, directed  by Porthouse Theatre Artistic Director Terri   Kent.  Next, we will proudly feature ALICE
 a modern adaptation of the Lewis  Carroll classic adventure July 3 – 19, directed by New York City director  Matthew Earnest.  Finally, we proudly  present the Broadway musical classic The  Music Man, July 24 – August 10, directed by Porthouse Theatre Artistic  Director, Terri Kent.  All positions are  paid and EMC points are available.  
              Auditions  will be held in Kent and in Cleveland.   In Cleveland , auditions for all three productions will be held at the  Cleveland Play House in Rehearsal Hall C on February 27 from 4 pm – 8  pm.  The Cleveland Play House is  located on Euclid Avenue  and East 85th Street .   
              In Kent ,  auditions for all three productions will be at Kent State University on Thursday,   February 28 from  6 PM to 10 PM and Friday, February 29   from 6 PM to 10 PM .   Auditions will be held on the Main Kent State University Campus in the  Music & Speech Center located on the corner of Horning & Main.   
            We will be holding limited child audition timeslots for The Music Man's roles of Amaryllis and Winthrop.  
  
          Call  backs for both musicals are Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 pm and Callbacks  for ALICE 
 are  on   Sunday, March 2nd from 6 pm – 10 pm.  Call backs are held in Kent in the Music &   Speech Center at Kent State   University . You must be able to attend callbacks in  order to be considered for a role.
  
   
              Equity Principal Auditions will be  held in New York City  on Friday, March 14 from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the AEA Offices.  Appointments are required.
  
  
              Those  auditioning for Anything Goes and/or The Music Man should prepare two  selections of 16 bars, one ballad and one up-tempo song.  Please bring  sheet music in the appropriate key for the accompanist provided.  Those  auditioning for ALICE 
 should prepare one 2 minute classical  monologue; Shakespeare or verse is acceptable.  Anyone auditioning for  all three productions should prepare two selections of 16 bars and one  monologue not to exceed four minutes combined.  A cappella singing will  not be permitted. 
              Auditions  are by appointment only and can be scheduled after  January 8, 2008 by  calling Managing Director, Rebecca Gates at 330-672-3884 or emailing her at porthouse at kent.edu  .  
              PLEASE  DO NOT SEND RESUMES AND HEADSHOTS WHEN REQUESTING AN AUDITION TIME.   Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition.  
            
          Porthouse  Theatre was founded in 1971 and is the premier summer theater in the  area.  Set on the beautiful grounds of the Blossom Music Center ,  Porthouse offers audiences the finest in professional summer theater.    The comfortable 500-seat, outdoor, covered pavilion theater is located  next to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Cuyahoga Falls .  
          Porthouse  Theatre is a cultural service of Kent State University .  Porthouse  Theatre is a member of the Akron Area Arts Alliance.  Porthouse  Theatre's programs and activities are made possible in part by funding  from the Ohio Arts Council.
  
  
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