Theatre

The Actor’s Collaborative Toledo presents “Lilian”

Athena Cocoves

The late Lillian Hellman is remembered for many things— her impressive dramatic talents, writing the 1939 dramatic play The Little Foxes, the far-left sympathies...

Alanna Baker’s Beautiful Black Spider: Inspecting the insects of Cirque du Soleil’s OVO

Athena Cocoves

Eight-year-olds rarely dream of growing up to become a spider— but then again, Alanna Baker was no typical eight-year-old. From a small village outside...

The 10th annual Festival of 10-Minute Plays at the Tree City Playhouse

Athena Cocoves

Could you tell a story in ten minutes? Don’t worry, you don’t have to, but the actors at Tree City Playhouse will. During their...

The Village Players Theatre introduces the musical Putting it Together

Nichole Green

What happens when a planned evening goes haywire? The Village Players Theatre introduces the musical Putting it Together. The story of a married couple’s...

The oldest theater in Michigan’s new look

Athena Cocoves

After a yearlong renovation, The Croswell Opera House in downtown Adrian is reopening its doors. Jere Righter, artistic director, said the renovations were aimed...

Glacity Theatre Collective to perform provocative play Marjorie Prime

Jeff McGinnis

It’s the future. Technology has advanced to the point where artificial intelligence and holographic technology can summon a lifelike recreation of someone who has...

The Ohio Theatre to show A League Of Their Own

Nichole Green

The Ohio Theatre is featuring the 1992 hit motion picture A League Of Their Own. During World War II, two sisters decide to join...

Bringing social justice through performance: Issue Box Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim’s “Company”

Emily Remaklus

The hardworking volunteers that dedicate their time and attention to Issue Box Theatre strive to educate, inspire, and positively change Toledo with social justice...

Toledo Ballet weaves contemporary parables with Tales of Grimm

Jeff Klima

Ballet suffers from the same image problem that a lot of classic arts do in the modern age— people think they don’t move fast...

The Waterville Playshop presents the Fiddler on the Roof

Nichole Green

Home is where the heart is, as the Waterville Playshop introduces their rendition of Fiddler on the Roof, the heartwarming tale of Tevye, a...

The Black Swamp Players present The Dixie Swim Club

Athena Cocoves

Getting old typically means gaining weight, and we’re not just talking about your body. As you age, concerns get heavier, and those adolescent weekends...

Toledo-native’s improv comedy troupe makes a stop in Toledo

Athena Cocoves

Some performances require less preparation than others. For energetic comedians who prefer to go paperless, improv is a go-to for going off script. Join...

Uncanny Valley presented by the Actors Collaborative Toledo

Athena Cocoves

What makes us human: our consciousness or our body? Actors Collaborative Toledo will ask audiences this question during their next production, “Uncanny Valley” by...

Chicago comes to the Stranahan Theater

Nichole Green

Celebrating 20 years and six Tony Awards, including 1997’s Best Musical Revival and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Cast Recording, Broadway’s hit musical...

Valentine Theatre presents The Phantom’s Leading Ladies

Jeff Klima

Teri Bibb, Karen Culliver and Mary D’Arcy have all played Christine Daaé, the object of the Phantom of the Opera’s desire, at some point...

Owens Community College presents Death Defying Acts

Nichole Green

What do a sleazy lawyer, an overwhelmed crisis counselor and a have-it-all psychiatrist have in common? One night. Death Defying Acts features Owens Community College...

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