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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Trade Gothic LT Std Cn"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Cn";
font-weight:bold'>Teens Play Starring Roles as Volunteers at PlayhouseSquare<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";
font-style:italic'>-Students learn about performing arts industry while giving
back-<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Cleveland</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> – The PlayhouseSquare Community
Engagement & Education Department is now accepting applications for five
teen programs – STAR Interns, STAR Leaders, STAR Reporters, Students Take
A Role at the Square (STARS) and Teen Advisory Council. Applications are
available online at playhousesquare.org/community or by calling 216-348-7909.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>“We’ve developed these programs
to give teens an inside look at the performing arts industry,” said <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Colleen Porter</st1:PersonName>, director of community engagement
& education. “They give us their time, energy and enthusiasm and we
aim to have them leave with an understanding of all that goes into presenting a
performance. The students build communication skills and gain awareness of the
variety of career paths available in the performing arts.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><font size=3
face="Trade Gothic LT Std Bold"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Bold";font-weight:bold'>STAR Interns<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=2
face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>STAR internships are designed for high
school seniors with a desire to learn about the performing arts industry and
can fulfill service learning credit requirements. Interns assist in all areas
of event management.</span></font><font size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'> </span></font><font
size=2 face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>Applications are due January 8.</span></font><font
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150%;font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Bold"'>STAR Reporters<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>STAR Reporters review KeyBank Broadway
Series at PlayhouseSquare performances just like professional critics.
Students selected for this role receive admission to Press Night for all
KeyBank Broadway Series shows and are expected to post their reviews to a
Facebook or MySpace page (or similar) or to a blog. Training is provided.
Applicants must submit a writing sample and be able to meet strict deadlines.
Only 10 STAR Reporter roles are available to teens ages 14-19 who live in <st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>. Applications are due October 1.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Bold"'>STARS and STAR Leaders<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The STARS volunteer program provides <st1:place
w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place> teens ages 14-19 with on-the-job training
in customer service and the performing arts combined with an opportunity to
give back to the community. STARS have the choice of ushering at Saturday
evening, Sunday matinee or Sunday evening KeyBank Broadway Series and U.S. Bank
Star Performances Series shows. The STAR Leader program is open to teens ages
16-19 who have participated in the STARS program for at least one year.
Applications are due October 1.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std Bold"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std Bold"'>Teen Advisory Council<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>The PlayhouseSquare Teen Advisory Council is
open to teens ages 14-19 who live in <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>
and have participated in a PlayhouseSquare Teen Program for at least one year.
This group is charged with reviewing and making recommendations regarding
programs and policies that affect the teen audience at PlayhouseSquare.
Applications are due August 31. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std"'>PlayhouseSquare understands its vital role
as an educator in our community, and is committed to providing arts learning
opportunities of the highest quality to enrich the lives of students, families,
teachers and adults. PlayhouseSquare’s Community Engagement &
Education Department is unique in the performing arts industry for the variety
of programs it offers, the partnerships it initiates and the access it provides
students, educators and aspiring artists to performing arts professionals.
Since its inception in 1998, the Community Engagement & Education
Department has offered thousands of events, workshops, classes and more, most
with minimal or no fees, to people of all ages from all areas of Northeast
Ohio. The generous support of individual and corporate donors and foundations
makes it all possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Trade Gothic LT Std"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:"Trade Gothic LT Std";font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>PlayhouseSquare
is a not-for-profit performing arts center whose mission is presenting and
producing a wide variety of quality performing arts, advancing arts education
and creating a destination that is a superior location for entertainment, business
and housing, thereby strengthening the economic vitality of the region.</span></font></i></b><i><font
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