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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:120%;color:#003B78'>Kent State Stark
Theatre announces open auditions for <i>Crazy for You</i></span></b><b><span
style='font-size:15.0pt;line-height:120%;color:#003B78'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>(Jackson Township, OH – November 17, 2009)</b> Kent
State University Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for this season’s
musical <b><i>Crazy for You</i></b>, music and lyrics by George Gershwin and
Ira Gershwin, will be held on Monday, Nov. 23 and Tuesday, Nov. 24 in the
theater of the Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>The production will be performed on February 19, 20,
21, 26, 27 and 28 in the Kent State Stark Theatre. Auditionees must sing 32
bars of a Gershwin song or any song from the 30s or 40s. Please provide sheet
music in the appropriate key. Accompaniment will be provided or those
auditioning may bring their own. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Appointments are required. <b>Contact the Fine Arts
secretary at 330-244-5151 for an audition appointment.</b> Scripts are
available for periods of 24 hours from the secretary of the Fine Arts Building,
Monday through Friday, during business hours. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>A free tap dancing clinic will be offered for
those considering auditioning for Kent State Stark’s production of <i>Crazy for
You</i> on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre.</b> Basic
steps such as shuffles, flaps and ball changes will be taught and then combined
into simple dance combinations. No dance experience or tap shoes are required
for participation. Comfortable clothing and sneakers or leather-soled shoes should
be worn. Please note, this is a basic or beginner’s workshop designed for those
with little or no tap experience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b>-
30 -<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><b>CONTACT:</b>
Cynthia Williams, public relations coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
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Phone: 330-244-3262 <o:p></o:p></p>
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:cdwillia@kent.edu">cdwillia@kent.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:120%'>About
Kent State University at Stark:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kent
State University at Stark is the largest regional campus of Kent State
University and serves 10,000 students each year, comprised of 5,300 enrolled in
academic coursework and 4,700 enrolled in professional development courses.
Kent State Stark offers 11 bachelor’s degrees and three master’s degrees, in
addition to associate degrees. The campus is located in Jackson Township and
consists of seven major buildings. The University Center, which houses The
Corporate University and the Small Business Development Center, is accredited
under the stringent guidelines of the International Association of Conference
Centers. Always striving to enhance education through technological
advancement, Kent State Stark features indoor and outdoor, campus-wide wireless
Internet. Combining the best of a major university and a liberal arts college,
Stark County’s only public university serves our region as a key intellectual
resource providing access to academic, economic and cultural advancement
through excellence in teaching and learning. To learn more about Kent State
University at Stark, visit <span style='color:blue'><a
href="http://www.stark.kent.edu">www.stark.kent.edu</a></span>.</span><span
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