WHEATON, MD—This Saturday, the Montgomery County Department of Parks will audition area teens for their chance this summer to host The Parks Show, the department’s award-winning 15-minute monthly television program on County Cable Montgomery (CCM).
This is the first of two open auditions the Department of Parks is holding as part of this first-ever ParkStar Search competition. The second is scheduled for next Saturday, April 5.
During the audition, talented area teens, ages 14 – 17, will be screen-tested in front of CCM television cameras reading a preselected script from the teleprompter and responding freely to one question: “Why do you like parks?” As the teens wait for their chance to try-out, they’ll enjoy previous episodes of The Parks Show in the holding room and participate in behind-the-scenes video footage of the competition, which will appear in the May and June episodes of The Parks Show.
After both auditions, the competition will be narrowed to at most 5 finalists and the public will have an opportunity to vote online, May 1 through May 15, 2008, for the winner, which will be announced in June. The winning ParkStar will join the show as host for both the August and September episodes, taped respectively in July and August, and can earn up to 100 Student Service Learning (SSL) hours for their work on the show this summer.
WHO:
Montgomery County Department of Parks
County Cable Montgomery
WHAT:
ParkStar Search Audition
WHEN:
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Registration: 9:30 am
Auditions: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
WHERE:
Brookside Gardens
Visitor’s Center Auditorium
1800 Glenallan Avenue
Wheaton, Maryland 20902
For more on ParkStar Search and The Parks Show, see www.ParkStarSearch.com.
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Contact:
Kelli Holsendolph
Media Relations Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
Office: 301-650-2866
Cell: 240-638-6793