School of Theatre and Dance
![Photo of Porthouse Theatre sign Photo of Porthouse Theatre sign](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Porthouse%20Sign%20at%20Night.jpg?VersionId=_wSxaLS_mhP9zpN.fquXcdgY2MsPD7vo&h=c71d0c67&itok=gTCwB13i)
![Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty showcases a model for the set she would help create for the premiere of Family Ties, based on the television show of the same name.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Z-1.jpg?VersionId=_HwUp8Fzt4W9F3xK.fZ1X6ufmYkAfWbR&h=ec98a0f6&itok=cfFFKLzp)
Kent State University School of Theatre and Dance Professor Tamara L. Honesty helped to bring a beloved 1980s television series to the stage in the world premiere production of Family Ties.
![Courtney Brown, Amy Fritsche, and Erin Diroll star in Porthouse's production of "9 to 5" Courtney Brown, Amy Fritsche, and Erin Diroll star in Porthouse's production of "9 to 5"](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/JDG_0818%20copy.jpg?VersionId=Y6BCbFQ7X13GPo0__LFwZiSVFHZ8QiUl&h=106473be&itok=o_jjtA1r)
![When singer Deloris Van Cartier (Colleen Longshaw) witnesses a murder, she ends up in the last place she imagined: a convent. Porthouse Theatre open its 48th season with the regional premiere of "Sister Act." When singer Deloris Van Cartier (Colleen Longshaw) witnesses a murder, she ends up in the last place she imagined: a convent. Porthouse Theatre open its 48th season with the regional premiere of "Sister Act."](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Sister%20Act.jpg?VersionId=2omU4ky6RfS9swF7cslsiBwLTGDi7jkq&h=a49d782d&itok=C2ksgGja)
Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will open its 48th season with the regional premiere of “Sister Act.”
![Terri Kent (center), professor of theatre in Kent State’s College of the Arts, goes over a stage plan with students in the scene shop. Terri Kent (center), professor of theatre in Kent State’s College of the Arts, goes over a stage plan with students in the scene shop.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/TerriKent.jpg?VersionId=t17UU3e_Xq_Zb8FRAtjQIA3h9LYrUJA_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=YPQbWIlO)