2010/2011 Season Season:  

The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

February 4 - February 27, Drury Theatre

Carrie Watts yearns to visit her childhood home one last time, but first she must find a way to escape the confines of her overbearing daughter-in-law and under-serving son. Both deeply emotional and uplifting, this haunting American classic marks the first Play House... more

My Name is Asher Lev

My Name is Asher Lev

March 4 - April 3, Baxter Stage

A fascinating coming-of-age story that seamlessly explores art, family, religion, and loyalty. My Name is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hasidic upbringing and a desperate need to fulfill his artistic genius. This stirring adaptation of... more

Legacy of Light

Legacy of Light

April 8 - May 1, Drury Theatre

By Karen ZacariasDirected by Bart DeLorenzoWhat is the Science of Love?  This ingenious and sweet time-traveling comedy contrasts two female scientists in their forties. One, living in the age of Enlightenment, races to complete her research before her child is born. The other,... more

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

January 25 - February 1, Studio One Theatre

The Little Mermaid is an imaginative retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen tale in which a young girl learns the beauty and power of her own voice. Children will be treated to an intimate performance filled with sensory experiences. more

Present Laughter

Present Laughter

March 23 - April 2, Brooks Theatre

A-list actors have it rough and Garry Essendine knows first hand. Women line up to seduce him, aspiring writers stalk him for advice, and his inner-circle of managers, assistants and an ex-wife are a permanent part of his day-to-day life. Garry... more

Marigold Wars

Marigold Wars

April 14 - April 17, Baxter Stage

Fusing together sculpture, theatre, puppetry, dance and original music, award-winning local artist and designer Robin VanLear (artistic director, UCI's Parade the Circle) leads a team of collaborators in creating a world-premiere interactive performance event about the struggle to find... more

Voices of Healing

Voices of Healing

April 14, Brooks Theatre

What does it take to truly heal another person? To be healed? What, ultimately, is our relationship with our most precious possession: our own body? This startling, lyrical evening of work, conceived by Martin Kohn, Director of the Program in Medical Humanities, Cleveland... more

Pollock

Pollock

April 15 - April 16, Baxter Stage

The audience is taken on a ferocious and provocative journey through the heart and mind of Jackson Pollock in this multi-media tour de force one-man piece featuring original music by jazz legend Ornette Coleman and performed by Joe Peracchio. Set somewhere between the... more

Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto

Shaheed: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto

April 15 - April 16, Brooks Theatre

In her solo show, writer/performer Anna Khaja illuminates the lives and historical forces surrounding slain Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In Shaheed, we see how Bhutto's life and death resonate far beyond the boundaries of Pakistan, reshaping the world's struggle to reconcile the... more

Take A hArD RIDE

Take A hArD RIDE

April 17, Brooks Theatre

TaKe A hArD RIDE is an original trilogy written by three of Cleveland's leading African-American playwrights: Part 1: ANY MAN and FIVE CENTS will pay a COLORED GIRLS FARE all the way to nowhere by Cornell Calhoun III Part 2: Truth... more

Stew and the Negro Problem

Stew and the Negro Problem

April 21 - April 23, Baxter Stage

When Stew and Heidi Rodewald began work on Passing Strange, a musical that went on to become both a Spike Lee-directed movie and Tony Award-winner for Best Book of a Musical, their band The Negro Problem was put on hold. This past year,... more

Dorothy Silver Playwriting Winner

Dorothy Silver Playwriting Winner

Eyes Forward by Philip Gerson

April 21, Brooks Theatre

In EYES FORWARD, a valuable painting stolen by the Nazis during WWII is the flash-point for two tense love stories seven decades apart.  A young American takes his father back to Germany to claim a portrait of his grandmother, and... more

The Real Americans

The Real Americans

April 22 - April 23, Brooks Theatre

Dan Hoyle spent 100 days traveling through small-town America and found himself immersed in the populist anger of the people whom Sarah Palin famously described as "The Real Americans" and awed at the disconnect between Obama Nation and Palin Country. Portrayed with humor,... more

Silent Sky

Silent Sky

CPH Reading

April 17, Baxter Stage

She stared at the heavens, and what she saw there changed the course of astronomy.  But when Henrietta Leavitt arrives at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or even express an idea.  Instead, she joins... more

Three Voyages of the Lobotomobile

Three Voyages of the Lobotomobile

CPH Play Reading

April 23, Baxter Stage

Three Voyages of the Lobotomobile is a play about the inventor of the American lobotomy, Dr. Walter J. Freeman, and his tireless, deluded, and ultimately tragic quest to spread the good news of his medical procedure across America.   The play presents Freeman’s life... more

Local Explosion

Local Explosion

April 23 - April 23, Brooks Theatre

New this FusionFest, Local Explosion invites local artists to collaborate on premiere FusionFest works.Genius Childby JR Fralick (singer) and Megan Pitcher (choreographer)original music by Ricky Ian Gordontext by Langston HughesFusing: piano, vocals, dance, and poetry.  A young woman's questioning and exploration of her... more

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