Theatre

The Toledo Rep Performs Fun Home

Courtney Probert

Based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel, The Toledo Rep brings the pages to life with their rendition of Fun Home. Things get personal, as...

The “Ragtime” Melting Pot

Jeff McGinnis

If it’s possible for a stage show to be timeless and incredibly timely all at once, that show might be Ragtime. Originally staged on Broadway in 1998, the musical weaves together multiple narratives to tell interlocking stories of the American experience in the early 20th century.

Parental Advice Takes the Stage

Jeff McGinnis

It’s already a stressful day for Olivia and Gabe. They’ve just moved across the country to a new apartment in Chicago— the first time they’ve lived together. They’re struggling to get everything unloaded into their new place. And then, suddenly, the parents show up.

Buskers Take Over Levis Commons

Courtney Probert

Local performers fill the sidewalks of Levis Commons at Buskers on the Boulevard, as every Sunday during September, street performers will showcase their raw...

Jordan Rock Performs at Toledo Funny Bone

Sarah Emily

Actor and stand-up comic Jordan Rock brings down the house. Having starred on FX’s “Totally Biased” and “Gotham Comedy Live”, NBC’s “Last Comic Standing”,...

Tragedy and Hope: Monroe Writer Shares Personal Tale with New Play About Alzheimer’s

Jeff McGinnis

“I’m much more involved, I suppose, because it’s been a long process from the beginning to the end—and, of course, we’re not to the end yet. "

Route 23 Arts & Music Festival in Milan, MI

TCP Staff

Head north on US-23 to Milan, MI for the Route 23 Arts & Music Festival, three days of live music, street performers, plays, literature,...

FilmToledo’s Untitled Improv Show

TCP Staff

Get a good laugh in with stand-up performances by Darin Casler, Ian Davis, Silas Green, Elliott Kreim, Charles Wetzel Jr. and host, Michael DeSanto...

Barnum: The Musical

TCP Staff

Audiences love the spectacle of the circus, but sometimes the most sensational story happens outside of the tent. Find yourself mesmerized by P.T. Barnum,...

Glass City Improv Classes—”Line, Please…”

TCP Staff

Humor is best tested at a moment’s notice. Want to master the art of off the cuff jokes? Nick Morgan, Erin Kanary and Diana...

“It Don’t Stop Until The Casket Drop”—An Eye on Toledo Playwright JaJuan Turner

Samuel Adams

Playwright JaJuan Turner knows the struggle. A courier by day for Mercy Medical Center, Turner goes home and writes four hours daily in a...

NOVA’s Michigan Playwrites Festival Showcases Writers

Athena Cocoves

Head north for Theatre NOVA’s Michigan Playwrights Festival to hear new works from Michigan writers. The five-day summer festival will feature five new plays,...

Shakespeare (Abridged): Billy S’s 37 plays, in two hours

Jeff McGinnis

This show simultaneously pays homage to and pokes fun at William Shakespeare, theater’s most sacred cow. In the space of a few hours, three actors take to the stage to summarize all 37 of the Bard’s legendary plays— including the sonnets— in a blizzard of wit and energetic performance.

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