[NEohioPAL] Porthouse 2010 Auditions

Effie Tsengas prxprt866 at yahoo.com
Mon Jan 11 10:14:04 PST 2010



Kent, OH – Porthouse Theatre, Kent State’s summer, outdoor theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center announces auditions for its 2010 season.  The season productions include The Broadway sensation, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, will run June 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 at 8 pm; June 13 and 20 at 2 pm and will be directed by artistic director, Terri Kent.  The second production in the season of three shows is The Foreigner by Larry Shue and will run July 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16 17 at 8 pm and  July 4 and 11 at 2 pm and will be directed by Rohn Thomas, who directed last year’s hysterical version of The Odd Couple.  Finally, in true Porthouse Theatre fashion, the season closes with yet another splashy, fun musical.  Bye Bye Birdie will run July 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 at 8 pm and July 25,
 Aug. 1 and 8 at 2 pm.   The book is by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, music by Charles Strouse and this production was originally produced by Edward Padula. Directed by Terri Kent.
Auditions will be held at Kent State University on Sunday, February 28 and Tuesday, March 2 from 6 pm – 10 pm in the Music and Speech Center at 1325 Theatre Drive in Kent, OH.  Auditions will be held at The Cleveland Play House on Monday, March 1 from 4 – 8 pm at 8500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106.
Equity Principal Auditions will be held in New York City on Friday, March 26 from 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the AEA Offices.  Appointments are required.  Actors must sign-up at theAEA offices on the DAY of the auditions.  
Those auditioning for …Spelling Bee or Bye Bye Birdie 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 The Foreigner should prepare one two-minute contemporary monologue.  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 13, 2009 by calling  330-672-3884 or emailing  porthouse at kent.edu  indicating the location (Cleveland or Kent), a first and second choice of time slot, a contact phone number and the shows for which you would like to audition (both musicals or just The Foreigner). Please speak slowly and clearly when leaving a message.
Call backs for The Foreigner will be on Mon., March 8 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm.  On Sun. March 7 at 1 pm, there will be the dance call for Spelling Bee and Bye Bye Birdie, followed by callbacks for Spelling Bee from 2 pm - 5 pm and Bye Bye Birdie 6 pm - 10 pm. Call backs will be held at Kent State University in the Music and Speech Center. Actors must be able to attend call backs to be considered for a part.
For more information visit www. porthousetheatre.com.
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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