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CONTACT: Steven Box, Marketing Director
937-461-3823 x3112
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THE HUMAN RACE THEATRE COMPANY’S
TEEN ACTING CONSERVATORY
PERFORMS “BROADWAY BOOT CAMP” SHOWCASE ON MAY 17

(Dayton, OH) – May 5, 2006 – The Human Race Theatre Company’s 2005-2006 Teen Acting Conservatory will perform its showcase Broadway Boot Camp at 7:00 p.m. on May 17 in The Loft Theatre. The performance is open to the general public of all ages and admission is free. Broadway Boot Camp is a collection of monologues and hit songs from Broadway musicals performed by the Conservatory students: Charlie Haley, Jessica Hicks, Joel Nitsch, Dylan Aughe, Mary Kate O’Neill, Tilia Gonzalez, Lydia Bianchi, Jake Basnett and Christopher Poeschl.

The Teen Acting Conservatory is a year long intensive program that provides the opportunity for dedicated young performers ages 13 – 18 to develop into disciplined, confident and mature actors. Lead by Conservatory Director Katie Pees, with guest instructors from The Human Race Theatre, DCDC, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and New York-based artists, these nine students have met weekly since last September to enhance their natural acting abilities and expand their knowledge through training in a variety of theatrical areas.

The Loft Theatre is located at 126 North Main Street, downtown Dayton.

For more information on the Conservatory Program or any of The Human Race’s theatre education classes, contact Marilyn Klaben, Education Director, at (937) 461-3823 x3132.

The Human Race Theatre Company receives organizational support from Culture Works, Montgomery County and The Shubert Foundation. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund The Human Race Theatre Company with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.

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Founded in 1986, The Human Race Theatre Company moved to the Metropolitan Arts Center in 1991, taking up residence at The Loft, a 219-seat theatre. In addition to the Humana Loft Series 1, produced in collaboration with the Victoria Theatre Association, The Human Race produces the Humana Loft Series 2, the Musical Theatre Workshop series and special event programming. The Human Race, under the direction of Artistic Director Marsha Hanna and Executive Director Kevin Moore, also maintains educational outreach programs for children six to eighteen, guest artists and artist residencies in area schools, The Muse Machine In-School Tour, Youth Summer Stock and The Human Race Conservatory. The new Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center of The Human Race opens in 2006 to provide a space for extensive theatre education classes and workshops.