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Video: First Look at WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Cleveland Playhouse


by Joshua Wright - October 18, 2024

Get a first look at What the Constitution Means to Me at Cleveland Play House. Performances run October 12th through November 3rd, 2024. ...

Video: Inside Rehearsals For WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME at Cleveland Playhouse


by Joshua Wright - October 09, 2024

Get a sneak peak into early rehearsals for What the Constitution Means to Me at Cleveland Play House. Performances run October 12th throgh November 3rd, 2024....

THE VERY LONELY DINOSAUR Comes to CPH Family Theatre


by Stephi Wild - June 07, 2024

Cleveland Play House will present the World Premiere of The Very Lonely Dinosaur as the third production in the CPH Family Theatre Program. ...

FAT HAM, A CHRISTMAS STORY & More Set for Cleveland Play House 24-25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 01, 2024

Cleveland Play House has revealed its 2024-2025 theatrical season of plays. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets....

Michael Barakiva Named Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House


by Stephi Wild - December 07, 2023

Michael Barakiva has been named the new Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House! Learn more about him here!...

Karamu House to Present Langston Hughes' BLACK NATIVITY at Allen Theatre in December


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 24, 2023

Experience the magic of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity at Allen Theatre in December 2023. This powerful and uplifting play incorporates African traditions, gospel music, and dance, bringing the nativity story to life in a fresh and vibrant way....

Cleveland Play House to Present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, AMADEUS, and More in 108th Season


by Blair Ingenthron - June 03, 2023

Check out the lineup for Cleveland Play House's 108th Season here!...

Cleveland Play House Names Rachel Fink as Managing Director


by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2023

The Cleveland Play House Board of Directors has announced that arts advocate and executive leader Rachel Fink has been appointed as Managing Director. A stalwart supporter of leadership development and cultural policy, Fink comes to Cleveland from Chicago where she served as Executive Director of Lo...

Playhouse Square Will Present Comedy, Concerts and More in May


by Stephi Wild - April 21, 2023

Playhouse Square will welcome unique shows to its stages this May, spanning comedy, dance, music and theatrical performances and more.  Learn more about the lineup here!...

Cleveland Play House Releases Official Statement on Cancellation of Show


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 10, 2023

Read Cleveland Play House's official statement addressing the cancelation of one of its shows, I'm Back Now: Returning to Cleveland....

Past Shows


 Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen...


From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ...

Becoming Dr. Ruth
4/1 - 4/23/2023


Karola Ruth Siegel is more than just “Dr. Ruth.” Everyone knows Dr. Ruth Westheimer from her career as a pioneering radio and television sex therapist. ...

Every Brilliant Thing
2/8 - 5/21/2021


Cleveland Play House Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe...


Cleveland Play House is exploring the transformative power of storytelling in the next installment of Theatre Thursday: ONWARD! on Thursday, MARCH 18 at 7:00 pm. ...


Cleveland Play House plays matchmaker with the next installment of Theatre Thursday: The Art of Connection on Thursday, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Hosted ...

A Doll's House, Part 2
4/25 - 5/17/2020


Lucas Hnath Cleveland Play House...

Antigone
1/25 - 2/23/2020


After a case of sibling rivalry culminates in civil war, King Creon of Thebes forbids anyone from burying the traitor who started it in this ...

Clue
1/25 - 2/23/2020


Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film,?Clue?is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the ...

Clue
1/25 - 2/16/2020


Based on the popular board game and adapted from the cult classic film,?Clue?is the comedy whodunit that will keep you guessing (and laughing) to the ...

A Christmas Story
11/29 - 12/23/2019


Based on the motion picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark Through the nostalgic recollections of his grown-up self, we follow nine-year-old Ralphie ...

Every Brilliant Thing
11/23 - 12/22/2019


You’re six years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s “done something stupid.” She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make ...

Every Brilliant Thing
11/23 - 12/15/2019


Duncan Macmillan, with Jonny Donahoe Cleveland Play House...

Pipeline
10/12 - 11/3/2019


Nya Joseph is a dedicated, inner-city public high school teacher who is committed to her students' achievement, while she sends her only son, Omari, to ...

Into the Breeches!
9/14 - 10/6/2019


Oberon Play House’s director and leading men are off at war with the Axis. Determined to press on, the director's wife sets out to produce ...

Sweat
10/13 - 11/4/2018


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...

The Woman in Black
9/15 - 10/7/2018


The framework of this spine tingler is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that ...


Winner of the Tony and the Drama Desk Awards for Best Book, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee has charmed audiences across the country ...

The Invisible Hand
2/17 - 3/11/2018


Ayad Akhtar; dir: Pirronne Yousefzadeh. Outcalt Theatre:...

Marie and Rosetta
1/20 - 2/11/2018


George Brant; dir: Neil Pepe. Allen Theatre:...

The Diary of Anne Frank
10/21 - 11/12/2017


adapt: Wendy Kesselman from Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett; dir: Laura Kepley....

Shakespeare In Love
9/9 - 10/1/2017


Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until ...

FREAKY FRIDAY
4/15 - 5/14/2017


When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom's big wedding. ...

Between Riverside and Crazy
4/1 - 4/23/2017


City Hall is demanding more than his signature, the Landlord wants him out, the liquor store is closed — and the Church won’t leave him ...

How I Learned to Drive
3/4 - 3/26/2017


A wildly funny, surprising and devastating tale of survival as seen through the lens of a troubling relationship between a young girl and an older ...


Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! From multi-award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig comes a fast-paced adventure about everyone’s favorite detective solving his most ...

Sex with Strangers
10/22 - 11/13/2016


Laura Eason; dir: Joanie Schultz....

Sex with Strangers
10/22 - 11/13/2016


Laura Eason; dir: Joanie Schultz....

All the Way
9/17 - 10/9/2016


Robert Schenkkan; dir: Giovanna Sardelli....

All the Way
9/17 - 10/9/2016


Robert Schenkkan; dir: Giovanna Sardelli....

Steel Magnolias
5/21 - 8/21/2016


The action is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped ...

Mr. Wolf
4/2 - 4/24/2016


Theresa is 17 years old, and she can draw maps of the cosmos. She understands the universe—how and why it came to be. She owes ...

Feed
4/23


Eric Coble; dir: Pamela DiPasquale....


Kirsten Greenidge....

The Good Peaches
4/14 - 4/15/2016


Quiara Alegría Hudes; music: John Adams, Benjamin Britten; dir: Laura Kepley....


Mary Zimmerman; dir: Ron Wilson....

Luna Gale
2/27 - 3/20/2016


Albert Theatre: Rebecca Gilman; dir: Robert Falls....

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
2/10 - 2/20/2016


Possibly Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona centers on Valentine and Proteus, loyal friends who are transformed into enemies thanks to their ...

The Mountaintop
1/23 - 2/14/2016


The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...

Little Shop of Horrors
1/9 - 2/7/2016


A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon ...

The Crucible
10/10 - 11/8/2015


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...


One hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming fans. What could possibly go wrong? It's 1930s Paris ...

Fairfield
5/1 - 5/24/2015


Eric Coble; dir: Laura Kepley....


Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their ...


ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage presents The Pianist of Willesden Lane. Set in Vienna in 1938 and London during the Blitzkrieg, The Pianist of Willesden ...

The Philadelphia Story
2/25 - 3/7/2015


Stop the presses! This time it’s LOVE! Philadelphia heiress Tracy Lord plans to downplay her second marriage with a simple mansion wedding, but her brother ...

FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE
1/23 - 2/15/2015


An exuberant tribute to the music of rhythm and blues pioneer and alto saxophonist, Louis Jordan, Five Guys Named Moe is an international sensation. Initially ...

Informed Consent
4/23 - 5/18/2014


Deborah Zoe Laufer; dir: Sean Daniels. World Premiere...

Clybourne Park
3/21 - 4/13/2014


Home is where the heart—and history—is in Clybourne Park, a "buzz-saw sharp new comedy" (The Washington Post) that cleverly spins the events of A Raisin ...

Too True To Be Good
3/5 - 3/15/2014


The Players: - adapt: David Staller from George Bernard Shaw; dir: David Staller....

Breath and Imagination
2/14 - 3/9/2014


Daniel Beaty; dir: Saundra McClain....

Yentl
1/10 - 2/2/2014


Allen Theatre: adapt: Isaac Bashevis Singer, Leah Napolin; dir: Michael Perlman....

A Christmas Story
11/29 - 12/22/2013


Based on the motion picture by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown, and Bob Clark Through the nostalgic recollections of his grown-up self, we follow nine-year-old Ralphie ...

Venus in Fur
11/1 - 11/24/2013


Thomas, a beleaguered playwright/director, is desperate to find an actress to play Vanda, the female lead in his adaptation of the classic sadomasochistic tale Venus ...

Twelfth Night
10/16 - 10/26/2013


The Helen: William Shakespeare; dir: Guy Stroman....

Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie


Nick Corley, Darcie Deaville, David M. Lutken, Helen J. Russell, Andy Teirstein; dir: Nick Corley....

Rich Girl
4/19 - 5/12/2013


Second Stage: - Victoria Stewart; dir: Michael Bloom....

Good People
3/22 - 4/14/2013


Allen Theatre: - David Lindsay-Abaire; dir: Laura Kepley....


Allen Theatre: - Angelo Parra; dir: Joe Brancato....

Bell, Book & Candle
1/11 - 2/3/2013


Allen Theatre: - John Van Druten; dir: Michael Bloom....


At the dawn of the electrical age, a new medical device is developed to pacify "hysterical" women, but it produces a shockingly different result. This ...

Red
3/16 - 4/8/2012

Radio Golf
2/10 - 3/4/2012

Ten Chimneys
1/13 - 2/5/2012

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Jersey Boys in Cleveland Jersey Boys
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