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2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award recipient

Website: www.clevelandplayhouse.com
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Ticket Office: (216) 241-6000
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Mission: To inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences in Northeast Ohio by producing plays and theatre education programs of the highest professional standards. Vision: To be a top-tier theatre company that is contemporary in style and substance.

10/06/2026

Dinner with the Cast of Pocatello - Pt. 2: Are things ever the same when you leave home?
You’re invited to dinner.

In this next dinner conversation, the cast gathers around the table to explore a central question at the heart of Pocatello: Can you ever truly go home again?

Hear from the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Class of 2028, alongside professional actors, as they reflect on leaving home, returning, and how those experiences shape their connection to the play’s themes of family and place.

This episode begins a series of dinner conversations where you’ll get to know the ensemble and their personal perspectives on the world of Pocatello.

Performances run October 7-17, 2026 at the Helen Theatre.
More information: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/pocatello

10/02/2026

Private Lives is underway! We had our first rehearsal and Meet & Greet this week and we are so excited to see the incredible work this team is doing! Tickets now on sale at www.clevelandplayhouse.com or link in bio!

10/02/2026

You’re invited to dinner.
Pull up a chair and join the Case Western Reserve University / Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Class of 2028, alongside professional actors, as they gather around the table to talk about Pocatello — Samuel D. Hunter’s moving exploration of family, community, and the ties that hold us together even as the world changes around us.

This first episode kicks off a series of dinner conversations where you’ll get to know the cast, hear their insights, and discover how the themes of Pocatello resonate both onstage and off.

Performances run October 7-17, 2026 at the Helen Theatre at Cleveland Play House.
Learn more and get tickets: https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/pocatello

10/01/2026

DON'T FORGET! The Big Read kick-off event happens Monday! Read all about it below and join Cleveland Play House for this important and fun event!

Join Cleveland Play House Monday, October 5 from Noon - 2:00 pm at
Cleveland Public Library MLK Branch • 1601 Euclid Avenue for this FREE Harriet Tubman event to kick off the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read initiative!

A free community celebration for all ages. An afternoon of shared experience of history, storytelling, and the arts. The event will feature a 30-minute performance, free lunch, book distribution, keynote speakers,
and activities.

The NEA Big Read brings communities together
through the power of a shared book. Join us to read,
connect, share stories, and explore history from
different perspectives through conversations, art,
and community events.

In HARRIET TUBMAN: THE ROAD TO FREEDOM,
historian Catherine Clinton brings Harriet Tubman’s
extraordinary life into focus, from her escape from
slavery to her courageous work helping others find
freedom. Tubman was a freedom fighter, abolitionist,
spy, nurse, and the first African American woman to
serve in the U.S. military. Her story invites us to think
about courage, freedom, sacrifice, and what it means
to stand up for what is right.

10/01/2026

Get a sneak peek at all the action of the DaVinci Code currently happening at Indiana Repertory Theatre and soon you'll be able to unravel the mystery here at Cleveland Play House!
https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/2026/the-da-vinci-code

10/01/2026

Announcing the cast of Private Lives at Cleveland Play House.
October 24 – November 22, 2026 • Outcalt Theatre

This season’s opener features a dynamic ensemble bringing Noël Coward’s razor‑sharp comedy to life:

Jordan Barbour* as Elyot Chase

Kate A. Mulligan* as Amanda Prynne

Mikhail Roberts* as Victor Prynne

Jamie Ann Romero* as Sibyl Chase

Madalyn Baker as Louise

Coward’s masterpiece follows mismatched exes who collide on adjacent honeymoon balconies, igniting a sophisticated battle of wit, passion, and chaos. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and the results are unforgettable.

Tickets are now on sale at www.clevelandplayhouse.com.
*Member, Actors' Equity Association

10/01/2026

Join Cleveland Play House Monday, October 5 from Noon - 2:00 pm at
Cleveland Public Library MLK Branch • 1601 Euclid Avenue for this FREE Harriet Tubman event to kick off the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read initiative!

A free community celebration for all ages. An afternoon of shared experience of history, storytelling, and the arts. The event will feature a 30-minute performance, free lunch, book distribution, keynote speakers,
and activities.

The NEA Big Read brings communities together
through the power of a shared book. Join us to read,
connect, share stories, and explore history from
different perspectives through conversations, art,
and community events.

In HARRIET TUBMAN: THE ROAD TO FREEDOM,
historian Catherine Clinton brings Harriet Tubman’s
extraordinary life into focus, from her escape from
slavery to her courageous work helping others find
freedom. Tubman was a freedom fighter, abolitionist,
spy, nurse, and the first African American woman to
serve in the U.S. military. Her story invites us to think
about courage, freedom, sacrifice, and what it means
to stand up for what is right.

Photos from Indiana Repertory Theatre's post 09/25/2026

No mystery here! It’s opening night of The DaVinci Code at Indiana Repertory Theatre ! Break legs everyone and we can’t wait to bring the magic of this show here to Cleveland!

Photos from Cleveland Play House's post 09/23/2026

A hotel terrace. The South of France. A glamorous woman in white. That was the image that sparked Private Lives.

Coward recalled that the idea arrived during a sleepless night on an Asian trip: his longtime friend and collaborator Gertrude Lawrence appeared in his imagination on a terrace, and by morning, the play had essentially taken shape. He later wrote Private Lives as a vehicle for the two of them to perform together.
Hartford Stage

In the play, divorced lovers Amanda and Elyot arrive on honeymoon with their new spouses - only to discover they have adjoining balconies. Awkward? Certainly. Irresistible? Absolutely.

Experience the romantic collision at Cleveland Play House, October 24-November 22. Tickets at www.clevelandplayhouse.com

If you spotted an ex on the next balcony, would you run, hide, or say hello?

09/21/2026

What can happen in four days? For Noel Coward, the answer was an enduring theatrical classic.

While recovering from the flu during a trip through Asia, Coward completed the handwritten draft of Private Lives in just four days. Nearly a century later, its rapid-fire wit, romantic chaos, and deliciously complicated exes still feel startlingly fresh.
BBC

See the sparks fly at Cleveland Play House, October 24-November 22, 2026, in the Outcalt Theatre.
Cleveland Play House. Tickets at www.clevelandplayhouse.com

Could you create anything unforgettable in four days?

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