About Us

History

Simply put, the Cleveland Stage Alliance was created as a matter of convenience.  In 2013, I realized that I had a bunch of friends in the theatre community, and I was having trouble keeping track of what shows they were in, and when their shows ran.  I began compiling and posting lists to Facebook of every show that I knew that was running that weekend.  People would keep adding shows to my posts, and I realized just how vast the theatre community is in Northeast Ohio.

Why hadn't I known about all these venues?  Some of them were close to my house, and I had friends involved with productions there, yet I had never heard of them?  It was then that I decided to set out and do something bigger.  I decided to create the first comprehensive resource that listed ALL of the locally-produced theatre in Northeast Ohio.  The site first went live in October of 2013, and has been constantly and consistently updated ever since then.  (Including preparing site updates while out of the country, while on vacation, and from a hospital bed during chemotherapy treatments.)

A few year ago, I was notifie by Google that the Classic Google Sites platform (and every site made in original incarnation) would be struck from the internet.  This would mean that Cleveland Stage Alliance site would be no more.  So at the beginning of my furloughed quarantine in 2020, I decided that now was a good a time as ever to completely rebuild the site from the ground up (with improvements) on Google's new site-building platform.

The new site, which continues to be maintained weekly, still lists over 100 local theatres, and has listed over 3600 productions since 2013.  With this rebuild, many improvements have been made to create a more mobile friendly and information rich browsing experience.  Thank you for your continued support, and I hope you enjoy the community that we have all built- together.

Eric Fancher
Founder/Webmaster
(November 2023)

Our Volunteer Staff

Eric Fancher

Founder/Webmaster

Whitney Miller

Resident Theatre Critic

Kevin Kelly

Resident Theatre Critic
(2013 - 2022)

 Support The CSA

If you would like to be a financial supporter of Cleveland Stage Alliance, you can make a contribution three ways:

Suggested Donations

Do you want to support us financially, but don't know how much to donate?

For individuals: $20 per year ($1.67/month)
For organizations: The price of one ticket to each of your shows listed by the Cleveland Stage Alliance. (For example: $15 per ticket, listed 4 shows = $60 per year)

There are many ways to support our mission:

Financial Supporters (2023):

Becky Cummings
Bob Keefe
Mark and Linda Little (The Dover Players)
Daniel Mills
Rebecca Riffle
Constance Thackaberry
Rachel Woods

Financial Supporters (all time):

Curt Arnold
Ian Atwood
Bryan Bird
Dennis Burby
Patrick Carroll
Mark and Bill Corcoran (Theatre in the Circle)
Celeste Cosentino (Ensemble Theatre)
Becky Cummings
Sharron DeCosta
Ed Dragony
Mary Fancher
Alicia Fogal
Robert Hawkes
Bernadette Hisey
Deborah Hoffman
Stuart Hoffman
Bob Keefe
Kevin Kelly
Diana Kullgren
Mark and Linda Little (The Dover Players)
Kate Michalski
Lynn Miller-Penegor
Daniel Mills
The Musical Theater Project
Michael Wochna
Kathleen Wieser
Rebecca Riffle
Dennis Runkle
Tim Tavcar (WordStage)
Constance Thackaberry
Ed Walsh
Rannigan Walsh
Rachel Woods

*Disclaimer: The CSA is NOT a non-profit organization, contributions are given and received as a sign of goodwill in recognition for the free work done on the site for the benefit of all.

Previous Supporters


2013

Stuart Hoffman

2014

Mary Fancher
Diana Kullgren
Robert Hawkes
Joanna May Cullinan

2015

Alicia Fogal
Kate Michalski
Dennis Runkle
Kathleen Weiser
Michael Wochna

2016

Curt Arnold
Ian Atwood
Bryan Bird
Sharron DeCosta
Ed Dragony
Mary Fancher
Bernadette Hisey
Deborah Hoffman
Tim Tavcar
Ed Walsh
Rannigan Walsh

2017

Patrick Carroll
Sharron DeCosta
Stuart Hoffman
Kevin Kelly
Rebecca Riffle

2018

Linda and Mark Little

2020

Linda and Mark Little

2022

Lynn Miller-Penegor
Ensemble Theatre