<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">PRESS RELEASE/AUDITION NOTICE</span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""> </b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><b style="">For more information contact:</b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><b style="">Effie A. Tsengas @ 330-672-4102 </b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;" align="right"><b style="">or etsengas@kent.edu</b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""> </b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Georgia;">Porthouse Theatre Holds Auditions for <br> its 2008 Season – Four Decades of Dynamite Theatre</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><b style=""> </b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Cuyahoga Falls</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">, OH</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> - Porthouse Theatre, Akron-Cleveland area's premiere, professional summer theatre, announces auditions in Cleveland and Kent for its </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">2008 Season. </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> The season includes the Cole Porter transatlantic farce <b style="">Anything Goes</b> J<b style=""><i style="">une 12 – 28</i></b><i style="">,</i> directed by Porthouse Theatre Artistic Director Terri Kent.<span style=""> </span>Next, we will proudly feature <b style="">ALICE</b><b style="">…</b> a modern adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic adventure <b style=""><i style="">July 3 –
19</i></b>, directed by New York City director Matthew Earnest.<span style=""> </span>Finally, we proudly present the Broadway musical classic <b style="">The Music Man<i style="">, July 24 – August 10</i></b><i style="">, </i>directed by Porthouse Theatre Artistic Director, Terri Kent.<span style=""> </span>All positions are paid and EMC points are available. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Auditions will be held in Kent and in Cleveland<b style="">. 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.<span style=""> </span>The Cleveland Play House is located on Euclid Avenue and East 85<sup>th</sup> Street . </b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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<span style=""> </span>from 6 PM to 10 PM </span></strong><b style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">. Auditions will be held on the Main Kent State University Campus in the Music & Speech Center located on the corner of Horning & Main</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">. <span style=""> </span></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">We will be holding limited child audition timeslots for The Music Man's roles of Amaryllis and Winthrop. </span><br> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Call backs for both musicals are Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. – 6 pm and Callbacks for ALICE … are on Sunday, March
2<sup>nd</sup> from 6 pm – 10 pm.<span style=""> </span>Call backs are held in Kent in the Music & Speech Center at Kent State University . <b style=""><u>You must be able to attend callbacks in order to be considered for a role.<br> <br> </u></b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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.<span style=""> </span>Appointments are required.<br> <br> </span></u></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">Auditions are by appointment only and can be scheduled </span><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">after January 8, 2008 </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">by calling Managing Director, Rebecca Gates at 330-672-3884 or emailing her at <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:porthouse@kent.edu" target="_blank" href="Compose?To=porthouse@kent.edu"><span style="">porthouse@kent.edu </span></a>. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">PLEASE DO NOT SEND RESUMES AND HEADSHOTS WHEN REQUESTING AN AUDITION
TIME. Headshots and resumes will be accepted at the audition. </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;"> </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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 . </span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">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.<span style=""><br style=""> <br style=""> </span></span></div> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Georgia;">###</span><br><br><b><i></i></b><br><BR><BR><P><FONT lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> </P></FONT><p>
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