Welcome!
For 58 years Porthouse Theatre has provided Northeast Ohio with the best in summer theatre, thanks to the Porthouse Family, the Porthouse Foundation and patrons like you. We are also indebted to the Ohio Arts Council for their continued support of Porthouse Theatre and many arts organizations across the state.
As you enjoy the performance, please join me in extending gratitude and appreciation to the many people who have worked tirelessly both on the Joan and Rocco DiLillo Stage, backstage, and in the front of house. Porthouse Theatre is a family and exemplifies the idea that it takes a village. From the continuing efforts of David and Sherry Joy on the surrounding landscape, our incredibly generous season sponsors Art and Sherri Stehlik, to our 12-month faculty and staff in the School of Theatre and Dance.
I welcome and encourage you to come to Roe Green Center for the School of Theatre and Dance to see the fabulous Theatre and Dance productions this Fall and Spring, including Steve Martin and Edie Brickell鈥檚 musical 鈥淏right Star鈥 in the Fall and our RGVDS musical in the Spring, 鈥淪he Loves Me,鈥 directed by Jacob George Allen. This amazing season highlights and showcases some of the artists, technicians, staff and faculty you鈥檒l see this evening.
And last, but certainly not least, I thank you for being here. Without an audience, theatre does not exist. It takes you to complete the storytelling. Theatre tells the story of the human condition and fosters empathy in those participating in the communal experience. It is cathartic, miraculous and a tradition since the beginning of time. Please, sit back, relax and enjoy!
Executive Producer, Director of the School of Theatre and Dance and Director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music,
Tony Hardin