Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University's summer, professional theatre, will hold preliminary auditions for its 2019 Season on Monday, January 28 and Tuesday, January 29 from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. at Kent State University's School of Theatre and Dance in Kent, OH.

Porthouse Theatre seeks performers of all races, ethnicities, and ages to fill Equity and non-Equity roles in productions of Man of La Mancha; Tintypes; and Meredith Willson's The Music Man. The cast of Man of La Mancha will cross-over to the cast of The Music Man. We are seeking actors young enough to play Winthrop and Amaryllis in The Music Man to actors mature enough to play Mrs. Paroo and Eulalia Shin in The Music Man as well as the Housekeeper in Man of La Mancha. Up to 13 Equity contracts are available.

Man of La Mancha is directed by Porthouse Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent. Rehearsals begin May 28, 2019. Performances run June 13 - 29, 2019.

Tintypes is directed by Porthouse Executive Producer Eric van Baars. Rehearsals begin June 18, 2019. Performances run July 4 - July 20, 2019.

Meredith Willson's The Music Man is directed by Porthouse Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent. Rehearsals being July 19, 2019. Performances run July 25 - August 11, 2019.

For more information on auditions and to register for an audition time, please visit https://www.kent.edu/porthouse/auditions

Porthouse Theatre operates under a University Resident Theatre (U/RTA) Contract with Actors’ Equity Association.

Joni L. Koneval

Marketing Coordinator

School of Theatre and Dance | Porthouse Theatre

Kent State University

330-672-0116 | jkoneval@kent.edu