Porthouse Theatre
Roe Green Creates New Support Fund for the Kent State School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre With $1 Million Gift
The new fund will support university and Porthouse productions, the hiring of assistant directors, guest choreographers and guest artists, the hosting of master classes and the awarding of artistic merit-based scholarships to students. Students who receive such scholarships will be known as Roe Green Scholars.
A 56-Year Legacy of Summer Stagecraft: The History of Kent State鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre
Over the decades, Kent State鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre on the grounds of Blossom Music Center has produced more than 3,000 performances, entertaining nearly 400,000 patrons.
IN A FLASH: Rocking Porthouse
"School of Rock: The Musical" by Andrew Lloyd Webber runs from July 18 through Aug. 3 at Kent State's Porthouse Theatre.
IN A FLASH: Kent State's Emerging Creatives Visit Columbus
Student costume designers from Kent State's School of Theatre and Dance were invited to display their work at the 2025 United States Institute of Theatre Technology annual conference.
IN A FLASH: 鈥楢nnie鈥 at Porthouse Theatre
The ever-popular, award-winning musical 鈥淎nnie鈥 is now playing at Kent State University鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre at Blossom Music Center from July 19-Aug. 4.
IN A FLASH: It's Nunsense!
The whimsical musical "Nunsense" takes the stage at Kent State's Porthouse Theater from July 5 - 13.
Honoring Retiring Director Kessler and Celebrating 50 Years of Jewish Studies
On the evening of May 16, Kent State University celebrated and honored the career of Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the retiring director of Kent State鈥檚 Jewish Studies Program (JSP), with a special event held at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. With a theme of 鈥淕etting to Now 鈥
Alumna Aveena Swayer Makes Some Beautiful Noise
Aveena Sawyer, Porthouse Theatre and School of Theatre and Dance alumna, has been performing on Broadway as "The Boat That I Row" soloist in 鈥淎 Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical.鈥
Mazel Tov! -- Kent State to Honor Retiring Jewish Studies Director as Program Reaches Half Century Mark
What does it mean to be Jewish in the modern world? This is the philosophical question that Senior Lecturer Chaya Kessler, the esteemed retiring director of Kent State University鈥檚 Jewish Studies Program (JSP), has woven into almost all aspects of her work of fostering dialogue and understanding in 鈥
On With the Show!
Kent State University鈥檚 Porthouse Theatre has kicked off the 2023 season with Broadway classic, 鈥淎 Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,鈥 which runs through June 24. This Stephen Sondheim, Broadway classic merges the energy and wit of vaudevillian performance with the 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Platus.