Information about Cleveland Playhouse
The Cleveland Play House is a regional theater company and also the name of a theater complex in the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. As of 2005, the artistic director of the theater company is Michael Bloom, the eighth since its inception. At 300,000 square feet, the Philip Johnson-designed Cleveland Play House complex houses five performance spaces, making it the largest regional theater complex in the United States.[1]
Founded in 1915, it is the oldest regional theater in America. An expansion designed by architect Philip Johnson was added in 1983. The complex consists of the 548-seat Bolton Theatre, the 505-seat Drury Theatre, the 138-seat Brooks Theatre (all three proscenium), the 312-seat Baxter stage (black box) that makes use of the Bolton's main stage, and a 120 seat black box theater named Studio One.
In addition to producing new and classic works, the Play House rents its spaces to various Cleveland companies, including Lyric Opera Cleveland, Dobama Theater, Ensemble Theater, and Cleveland Signstage Theater.
The Cleveland Play House's mainstage season for 2007-2008 includes the following productions: Man of La Mancha -- September 14-October 7, 2007 Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure -- October 12-November 4, 2007 The Chosen -- November 2-25, 2007 A Christmas Story -- November 29-December 23, 2007 Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone -- January 15-February 3, 2008 Gee's Bend -- February 1-24, 2008 Doubt -- February 29-March 23, 2008 Pride and Prejudice -- March 21-April 13, 2008 Humana Festival/Cleveland Play House Premiere -- April 18-May 11, 2008
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Founded in 1915, it is the oldest regional theater in America. An expansion designed by architect Philip Johnson was added in 1983. The complex consists of the 548-seat Bolton Theatre, the 505-seat Drury Theatre, the 138-seat Brooks Theatre (all three proscenium), the 312-seat Baxter stage (black box) that makes use of the Bolton's main stage, and a 120 seat black box theater named Studio One.
In addition to producing new and classic works, the Play House rents its spaces to various Cleveland companies, including Lyric Opera Cleveland, Dobama Theater, Ensemble Theater, and Cleveland Signstage Theater.
The Cleveland Play House's mainstage season for 2007-2008 includes the following productions: Man of La Mancha -- September 14-October 7, 2007 Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure -- October 12-November 4, 2007 The Chosen -- November 2-25, 2007 A Christmas Story -- November 29-December 23, 2007 Hershey Felder as George Gershwin Alone -- January 15-February 3, 2008 Gee's Bend -- February 1-24, 2008 Doubt -- February 29-March 23, 2008 Pride and Prejudice -- March 21-April 13, 2008 Humana Festival/Cleveland Play House Premiere -- April 18-May 11, 2008
The Playwrights' Unit
The director of new play development is Seth Gordon. Members of the Playwrights' unit are:- Eric Coble
- Nina Domingue
- Linda Eisenstein
- Margaret Lynch
- Sarah Morton
- Sandra Perlman
- Eric Schmiedl
- Michael Sepesy
- Faye Sholiton
References
- Cleveland Playhouse Web site, http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
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Cleveland, Ohio
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Nickname: The Forest City
Motto: Progress & Prosperity
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Regional theaters (also called resident theaters) in the United States are professional theater companies that produce their own seasons. The term regional theatre is most often used to refer to members of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT).
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An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a building's construction. The word "architect" (Latin: architectus) derives from the Greek arkhitekton (arkhi (chief) + tekton (builder))")[1]
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See Phillip Johnson for others with a similar name
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect...... Click the link for more information.
Proscenium theater is a theater space whose primary feature is a large archway (the proscenium arch) at or near the front of the stage, through which the audience views the play.
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For the theater in Oslo, Norway, see Black Box Teater.
The black box theater is a relatively recent innovation, consisting of a simple, somewhat unadorned performance space, usually a large square room with black walls and a flat floor...... Click the link for more information.
Cleveland Opera was Cleveland, Ohio's leading professional opera company from 1976 to 2006. It is now known as Opera Cleveland following a 2006 merger with Lyric Opera Cleveland. The newly-named company gave its first staged production in April 2007.
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Dobama Theatre is a Cleveland Heights, Ohio theater founded in 1959 by Donald (Do) and Marilyn Bianchi, Barry (ba) and Janet Silverman and Mark Silverberg (ma). The first play performed by Dobama was Rope Dancers.
The artistic director is Joyce Casey.
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The artistic director is Joyce Casey.
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Eric Coble is a playwright and screenwriter. He is a member of the Playwrights' Unit of the Cleveland Play House.
Eric Coble was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and bred on the Navajo and Ute reservations in New Mexico and Colorado.
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Eric Coble was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and bred on the Navajo and Ute reservations in New Mexico and Colorado.
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Linda Eisenstein is a playwright and composer. She is a member of the Playwrights Unit of the Cleveland Play House.
Linda Eisenstein is a prolific author, composer, journalist and activist for the rights of women playwrights.
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Linda Eisenstein is a prolific author, composer, journalist and activist for the rights of women playwrights.
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Sarah Morton is a playwright, actor, educator and activist and a native of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Selected Works
- (2006) "Night Bloomers" premiered at the Cleveland Play House, produced by Dobama Theater
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