Artha Woods: She served Cleveland Play House as a valued counselor and friend for more than 30 years. As a Cleveland City Council member from 1977 to 1989, her ward included Cleveland Play House. Before, during and after her Play House Board tenure, she advanced our liaison with the Fairfax neighborhood and provided guidance in governmental relations during the development of Cleveland Play House expansion into the Sears Building and Bolton Theatre.

Elizabeth Flory Kelly: Daughter of one of the major forces behind the creation of Cleveland Play House, Kelly’s association with the theatre dates back to 1935 and her work with “Bessie” Mullin, founder of the Curtain Pullers theatre program. She served as both an apprentice and professional in Cleveland Play House acting company and assisted in the children’s theatre program. She was a longtime member of the Board of Trustees, the Women’s Committee and in later years the Advisory Council.

Kirk Willis: A mainstay of the company for nearly four decades, Kirk Willis came in as a student in 1929. He could be either "a Prince Hamlet or an attendant lord to swell a scene or two" in at least 200 productions including several world premiers. The measure of his attainment is the confidence Frederick McConnell and K. Elmo Lowe showed in 1940 by giving him a directing assignment. He continued to act as his directing assignments increased and was the Resident Director of Cleveland Play House summer program at the Chautauqua Institution.

Margaret Hamilton: In her professional career, she appeared as an actor in over 75 roles on stage and 80 roles on screen. She is most known for the roles of Miss Gulch and The Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 classic film The Wizard of Oz. Miss Hamilton’s first role at Cleveland Play House was in 1924 and was invited to join the acting company full time in 1927. She appeared in 17 productions during her 3 seasons at Cleveland Play House and she was the first National Alumni Chairman for Cleveland Play House. In 1967, she participated in a national fund raising campaign with Dom DeLuise, Jerome Lawrence, Robert E. Lee and Jack Weston. Ms. Hamilton was an honorary Trustee of Cleveland Play House, and was the recipient of the 1977 State of Ohio Governor’s Award.

Shirley Oberlin: After decades as the unofficial Cleveland Play House hostess, Shirley became active with Cleveland Play House Women's Committee in 1991. She is on their Board and has provided Saturday Night Suppers for the cast and crew, and obtained food for the new casts at the Meet and Greets. Shirley was Co-Chairman for the Women's Committee sponsored Shaw Festival tours. Shirley continues today as the contact person for the former Company members as well as other actors and crew members.