Northeast Ohio theatre scene remains vibrant, offering virtual events while stages remain dark
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
Valet parking sits empty in front of Playhouse Square on March 12, 2020, the day the performing arts center closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Had it not been for the pandemic, theatergoers in Northeast Ohio might be talking about that performance of “The Cher Show” they just saw at Playhouse Square, or making plans to see the Great Lakes Theater’s production of “Agatha Christie’s Black Coffee” at the Hanna this weekend.
Instead, theatres across the region remain dark for the 49th consecutive week. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Cleveland Public Theatre announces virtual offerings for ‘Alive On Line’ winter season
Updated Jan 25, 2021;
Posted Jan 25, 2021
From Cleveland Public Theatre: CPT invests in innovation and diversity and has been recognized regionally and nationwide as a leader in the support and development of new work and the amplification of emerging voices, and for producing and presenting work from artists creating theatre outside the mainstream.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- While Cleveland Public Theatre waits for live, in-person shows to resume, the company has put together a winter season of continuing and new virtual performances for the winter.
The lineup will allow CPT, the winner of the National Theatre Conference’s 2020 Outstanding Theatre Award, to fulfill its mission of “raising consciousness and nurturing compassion through theatre that is daring, relevant, and socially conscious” amid the ongoing pandemic, the Gordon Square-based theatre said in a press release.