Northeast Ohio 

Theatre Listings

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Community and Professional Theatre

Professional theatres are designated as theatres who pay their performers, Community theatres have volunteer performers.

Academy for Dramatic Arts

Olmsted Falls, OH

Ashtabula Arts Center

Ashtabula, OH

Aurora Community Theatre

Aurora, OH

Avenue Arts Marketplace and Theatre

Canton, OH

Beck Center for the Arts

Lakewood, OH

Blank Canvas Theatre

Cleveland, OH (Gordon Square)

BOOM! Theater

Akron, OH

The Brecksville Theatre

Brecksville, OH

Broadview Heights Spotlights

Broadview Heights, OH

Cain Park

Cleveland Heights, OH

Cassidy Theatre

Parma Heights, OH

Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture

Akron, OH

Cesear's Forum

Cleveland, OH (Playhouse Suqare)

Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

Chagrin Falls, OH

Clague Playhouse

Westlake, OH

Cleveland Actors' Play Date

Lakewood, OH

The Cleveland Opera

Cleveland, OH (Near East Side)

Cleveland Opera Theater

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland Play House

Cleveland, OH (Playhouse Square)

Cleveland Public Theatre

Cleveland, OH (Gordon Square)

Cleveland Shakespeare Festival

Cleveland, OH

convergence continuum

Cleveland, OH (Tremont)

Curtain 440

Chardon, OH

Dobama Theatre

Cleveland Heights, OH

The Dover Players

North Olmsted, OH

Dynamics Community Theater

Tallmadge, OH

East Cleveland Theater

East Cleveland, OH (Dormant Since 2019)

Ensemble Theatre

Cleveland Heights, OH

Fine Arts Association

Willoughby, OH

Fairview Park Fine Arts and Theatre Association

Fairview Park, OH

French Creek Theatre

Sheffield Village, OH

The Garrettsville Curtains Up Theatre

Garrettsville, OH

The Gates Mills Players

Gates Mills, OH

Geauga Center for the Arts

Chardon, OH

Genesis Theatre

Akron, OH

Great Lakes Theater 

Cleveland, OH (Playhouse Square)

Gum-Dip Theatre

Akron, OH

Happy Ending Lyric Players

Shaker Heights, OH

The Hudson Players

Hudson, OH

Independence Community Theatre

Independence, OH

Interplay Jewish Theatre

Cleveland (East Side), OH

Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center

Cleveland (Ohio City), OH

Karamu House

Cleveland, OH (East Side)

Lakeland Civic Theatre

Kirtland, OH

The Lantern Theatre at Dunham Tavern

Cleveland, OH (East Side)

LatinUs Theater Company
Oberlin, OH

Lorain Community Music Theater

Elyria, OH

The MAD* Factory

Oberlin, OH

Maelstrom Collaborative Arts

Cleveland, OH (West Side)

Magical Theatre Company

Barberton, OH

Medina County Show Biz Company

Medina, OH

Mighty Goliath Productions

Avon Lake, OH

The Millennial Theatre Company
Girard, OH

The Millennial Theatre Project

Akron, OH

The Musical Theater Project

Cleveland, OH

Near West Theatre

Cleveland, OH (Gordon Square)

none too fragile

Akron, OH

North Canton Playhouse

North Canton, OH

The Ohio Light Opera

Wooster, OH

Ohio Shakespeare Festival

Akron, OH

Olde Towne Hall Theatre

North Ridgeville, OH

One of a KIND Theater

Beachwood, OH

Outside Circle Theater Project

Lorain, OH

Players Guild Theatre

Canton, OH

Playhouse Square (Local)

Cleveland, OH (Downtown)

Porthouse Theatre

Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Rabbit Run Community Arts Organization

Madison, OH

Radio on the Lake Theatre

Shaker Heights, OH

Rubber City Theatre

Akron, OH

Sandstone Summer Theatre

Amherst, OH

Seat of the Pants Productions

Cleveland, OH

Silhouette Productions

Euclid, OH

Stow Players

Stow, OH

Strongsville Community Theatre

Strongsville, OH

Talespinner Children's Theatre

Cleveland, OH (Gordon Square)

Theatre 8:15

North Canton, OH

Theatre Agápe
Cleveland, OH

Theatre on the Spectrum
Akron, OH

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center

Twinsburg, OH

Twinsburg Community Theatre

Twinsburg, OH

The Wadsworth Footlighters

Wadsworth, OH

Weathervane Playhouse

Akron, OH

Western Reserve Playhouse

Richfield, OH

Wolf Creek Players

Norton, OH

WordStage

Cleveland, OH

Workshop Players

Amherst, OH

Other Locally Produced Theatre

Productions from organizations without their own dedicated theatre page.

College Theatre

These centers of higher learning have theatre programs, as well as clubs and associations that produce theatre performed by students.

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)

Cleveland, OH

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

Kent State University

Kent, OH

Kent State University Stark

North Canton, OH

Kent State University Trumbull

Warren, OH

Lake Erie College

Painesville, OH

Lorain County Community College

Elyria, OH

Notre Dame College

South Euclid, OH

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

University of Akron

Akron, OH

Youth Theatre

These theatres produce shows performed by/for young audiences, sometimes in addition to programming for all ages.

82nd Street Theatre

North Royalton, OH

Academy for Dramatic Arts

Olmsted Falls, OH

Academy for the Performing Arts

Chagrin Falls, OH

Ashtabula Arts Center

Ashtabula, OH

Beck Center for the Arts

Lakewood, OH

The Brecksville Theatre

Brecksville, OH

Broadview Heights Spotlights

Broadview Heights, OH

Buckeye Community Theatre

Medina, OH

Curtain 440

Chardon, OH

Dynamics Community Theater

Tallmadge, OH

Fine Arts Association

Willoughby, OH

Genesis Theatre

Akron, OH

Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute

Shaker Heights, OH

Heights Youth Theatre

Cleveland Heights, OH

Independence Community Theatre

Independence, OH

The MAD* Factory

Oberlin, OH

Near West Theatre

Cleveland, OH (Gordon Square)

North Canton Playhouse

North Canton, OH

Olde Towne Hall Theatre

North Ridgeville, OH

Playmakers Youth Theatre

Beachwood, OH

Sandstone Summer Theatre

Amherst, OH

Solon Center for the Arts

Solon, OH

Stagecrafters Youth Theatre

Pepper Pike, OH

Stow Players

Stow, OH

Theatre 8:15
North Canton, OH

Twinsburg Community Theatre
Twinsburg, OH

Up Stage Players
Cleveland, OH

The Wadsworth Footlighters

Wadsworth, OH

Western Reserve Playhouse

Richfield, OH

Permanently Closed Theatres

These theatres have been listed on the site in the past, but have since shut their doors permanently and stopped producing shows. (A theatre becomes placed in this section if they have announce their closure, or have not produced a show in over 2 years)

The Access Theatre Project

Highland Heights, OH (Permanently Closed)

Bay Village Community Theater

Bay Village, OH (Dormant since 2020)

Beachwood Community Theatre

Beachwood, OH (Dissolved, became One of a KIND Theater)

Cameo

Medina, OH (Dissolved in 2022)

Cleveland Musical Theatre

Highland Hills, OH (Relocated to New York)

Dunamis Theatre

Akron, OH (Dormant since 2019)

Garfield Players
Garfield Heights, OH (Closed)

Maiden Voyage Theatre Ensemble

Cleveland, OH (East Side) (Dormant since 2021)

Mercury Theatre Company

South Euclid, OH (Closed)

The Mt. Carmel Players

Wickliffe, OH (Dormant since 2019)

NEON Theatre

Canal Fulton, OH (Dormant Since 2021)

New World Performance Lab

Akron, OH (Relocated to Paris, France)

Playwrights Local

Cleveland, OH (Suspended Operations in 2023)

Shadow of the Run

Cleveland, OH (Dormant since 2021)

Shakespeare in the Square

Medina, OH (Dormant since 2018)

Theatre in the Circle

Cleveland, OH (East Side) (Closed)