DERWOOD, MD—This Saturday is the last chance for area teens to audition for their chance this summer to host The Parks Show, the Montgomery County Department of Parks’ award-winning 15-minute monthly television program on County Cable Montgomery (CCM).
The Department of Parks held its first open audition last Saturday, March 29, as part of this first-ever ParkStar Search competition.
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 this last audition, the competition will be narrowed down to at most 5 finalists and the public will have an opportunity to vote online, May 1 through May 15, 2008, for one 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:
Last ParkStar Search Audition
WHEN:
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Registration: 9:30 am
Auditions: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Interested teens can stop by any time, between 9:30 am – 4:00 pm, for their chance to try-out.
WHERE:
Agricultural History Farm Park
Park Activity Building
18400 Muncaster Road
Derwood, MD 20855
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