Community theater in Ohio

Towns with the most theaters

• Columbus18 theaters
• Cincinnati15 theaters
• Cleveland14 theaters
• Akron9 theaters
• Toledo9 theaters
• Dayton8 theaters
• Dublin4 theaters
• Lorain3 theaters
• Medina3 theaters
• Mount Vernon3 theaters
• Springfield3 theaters
• Amherst2 theaters
• Beachwood2 theaters
• Bowling Green2 theaters
• Chardon2 theaters
• Delaware2 theaters
• Findlay2 theaters
• Greenville2 theaters
• Mason2 theaters
• New Albany2 theaters
• Newark2 theaters
• Sandusky2 theaters
• Sharonville2 theaters
• Sidney2 theaters
• Sylvania2 theaters
• Urbana2 theaters
• Waterville2 theaters
• Westlake2 theaters
• Wilmington2 theaters
• Zanesville2 theaters

Every theater we list in Ohio

Akron

• BOOM! Theater

  A Christmas Carol opens Dec 4
• Makeshift Theater

  A Trio of Spooky Tales (Makeshift Radio) opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up
• Ohio Shakespeare Festival

  semi-professional

  Now playing: The Rocky Horror Show through Nov 1 · 4 more shows coming up
• Phoenix Performing Arts

  youth

  Into the Woods (Performance Workshop, ages 12-18) opens Jan 15
• Rubber City Theatre Education

  youth

  Anything Goes Youth Edition opens Nov 20
• Starcatcher Theater

  Poe Is Dead: A New Musical opens Oct 23
• The Millennial Theatre Project

  Now playing: Evil Dead: The Musical through Nov 1 · 2 more shows coming up
• Weathervane Playhouse

  Now playing: Deathtrap through Nov 1 · 5 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Wild Thread Theatre

  Shelter opens Nov 5 · 1 more show coming up

Amherst

• Sandstone Summer Theatre

  youth

  How to Train Your Dragon The Musical JR. opens Feb 5
• Workshop Players

  The Roommate opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up

Anderson Township

• Beechmont Players

  Nothing announced right now

Aurora

• Aurora Community Theatre

  The Drowsy Chaperone opens Nov 6 · 1 more show coming up

Baltimore

• Victoria Players Children's Theater

  youth

  Annie opens Dec 11

Barberton

• Magical Theatre Company

  semi-professional

  Elf the Musical TYA opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up

Beachwood

• Beachwood Community Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Mandel JCC Playmakers Youth Theatre

  youth

  The Sound of Music: Youth Edition opens Jan 28 · 2 more shows coming up

Beavercreek

• Beavercreek Community Theatre

  Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors opens Oct 23 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Bellefontaine

• Windmill Productions

  Nothing announced right now

Bellevue

• Bellevue Society for the Arts

  Into the Woods opens Nov 13 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Blue Ash

• East Side Players

  Nothing announced right now

Bowling Green

• Black Swamp Players

  The Minutes opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 open audition
• Horizon Youth Theatre

  youth

  Thumbelina: A Little Musical opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Brecksville

• The Brecksville Theatre

  A Christmas Carol: The Musical opens Dec 4 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Broadview Heights

• Broadview Heights Spotlights Community Theater

  Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really. opens Oct 23

Brookville

• Brookville Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Bucyrus

• Bucyrus Little Theatre

  It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play opens Dec 11 · 2 more shows coming up

Centerville

• Town Hall Theatre

  youth

  The Elves and the Shoemaker opens Oct 23 · 4 more shows coming up

Chagrin Falls

• Chagrin Valley Little Theatre

  The Lion in Winter opens Oct 30 · 4 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 3 camps and classes

Chardon

• Curtain 440

  Now playing: Little Shop of Horrors through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up
• Geauga Center for the Arts

  Nothing announced right now

Cheviot

• The Drama Workshop

  The Game's Afoot opens Dec 4

Chillicothe

• Chillicothe Civic Theatre

  White Christmas opens Dec 3

Cincinnati

• American Legacy Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• CenterStage Players (of Ohio)

  Nothing announced right now
• Cincinnati Black Theatre Company

  Black Nativity opens Dec 11 · 1 open audition
• Cincinnati Music Theatre

  The SpongeBob Musical opens Nov 13 · 1 more show coming up
• Cincinnati Young People's Theatre

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Clifton Performance Theatre / The Clifton Players

  semi-professional

  1 camp or class
• Covedale Center for the Performing Arts (Cincinnati Landmark Productions)

  Now playing: Once Upon a Mattress through Nov 1 · 3 more shows coming up
• Know Theatre of Cincinnati

  semi-professional

  Nothing announced right now
• Merit Theatre Company & Orchestra

  Nothing announced right now
• New Legacy Ensemble Theatre

  Homegirl Holiday opens Nov 29
• Queen City Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• Sunset Players

  Nothing announced right now
• The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins JR. through Oct 25 · 4 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• The Ghostlight Stage Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Warsaw Federal Incline Theater (Cincinnati Landmark Productions)

  Little Shop of Horrors opens Apr 14 · 1 more show coming up

Circleville

• Roundtown Players Theatre

  The Velveteen Rabbit opens Nov 13 · 3 more shows coming up

Cleveland

• Babel Box Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Blank Canvas Theatre

  Now playing: Carrie: The Musical through Oct 31 · 1 more show coming up
• Cleveland Play House Education

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Cleveland Public Theatre

  The End of Black Excellence opens Nov 19
• Cleveland Shakespeare Festival

  Nothing announced right now
• Great Lakes Theater Education

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• LatinUs Theater Company

  A Puertas Abiertas opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up
• Near West Theatre

  Annie opens Nov 20 · 4 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class · 1 crew call
• Radio on the Lake Theatre

  Shadow of a Doubt: A Live Radio Play opens Nov 8 · 4 more shows coming up
• Soft Belly Theatre Company

  Autobiography of the Human Species opens Nov 5
• Talespinner Children's Theatre

  semi-professional

  Hansel and Gretel opens Dec 11 · 2 more shows coming up
• The Dinner Detective Cleveland

  Now playing: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show through Dec 19
• UpStage Players

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• convergence-continuum

  Now playing: Sleeping Giant through Oct 24 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Cleveland Heights

• Powerful Long Ladder

  Nothing announced right now

Columbus

• Actors' Theatre of Columbus

  2 camps and classes
• Available Light Theatre

  bobrauschenbergamerica opens Oct 29
• Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital

  My Fair Lady opens Apr 2
• Columbus Children's Theatre

  Now playing: Abuela (SandBox Series) through Oct 25 · 8 more shows coming up · 3 camps and classes
• Columbus Recreation and Parks Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Endeavor Theatre

  Hamlet opens Oct 30
• Gallery Players

  Now playing: Little Shop of Horrors through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 open audition
• Imagine Productions of Columbus

  La Cage aux Folles opens Nov 13
• King Avenue Players

  Once Upon a Mattress opens Oct 22
• MadLab

  semi-professional

  Now playing: REWRITE through Oct 31 · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class
• Mine 4 God Productions

  Columbus Black Theatre Festival opens Jun 25
• Ohio Musical Theatre Institute

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Retrospection Radio Theatre

  Frankenstein: A Live Radio Play opens Oct 24 · 1 more show coming up
• Shadowbox Live

  semi-professional

  Now playing: Speak of the Devil: A Haunting Rock Experience through Nov 15 · 4 more shows coming up
• The Dinner Detective Columbus

  Now playing: The Dinner Detective: Game Over through Dec 19
• The Room Upstairs Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Theatre Reset

  Nothing announced right now
• eMBer Women's Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Dayton

• Dayton Playhouse

  The Crucible opens Nov 13 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 open audition
• Dayton Theatre Guild

  Now playing: The Thin Place through Oct 25 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 1 crew call
• Magnolia Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Muse Machine

  youth

  Disney's The Lion King Jr. opens Jan 14
• The Dinner Detective Dayton

  Now playing: The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show through Dec 19
• The Human Race Theatre Company Education

  youth

  4 camps and classes
• TheatreLab Dayton

  semi-professional

  Peter and the Starcatcher opens Jan 21 · 1 crew call
• Yellow Brick Theater

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Delaware

• Arena Fair Theatre

  Little Women (the play) opens Dec 4
• Emily Lefevre Talent Company

  youth

  Aristocats Kids (Kids Workshop show) opens Dec 3 · 1 more show coming up

Dublin

• Abbey Theater of Dublin

  Disney's Finding Nemo Jr. and Finding Nemo Kids opens Nov 19
• Original Productions Theatre

  The Hobgoblin of Little Minds opens Nov 5
• Spotlight Columbus

  Nothing announced right now
• Stage Right Theatrics

  Nothing announced right now

Eaton

• Preble Players

  Nothing announced right now

Elyria

• Spark Theatre Company

  youth

  3 camps and classes

Euclid

• Silhouette Productions

  Now playing: Cinderella through Oct 25

Fairborn

• Actor's Theatre Fairborn

  Four Old Broads: Christmas Extravaganza opens Nov 6

Fairfield

• Fairfield Footlighters

  Nothing announced right now

Fairview Park

• Fairview Park Fine Arts and Theatre Association

  Nothing announced right now

Findlay

• Fort Findlay Playhouse

  Blithe Spirit opens Oct 22 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions
• Marathon Center Youtheatre

  youth

  1 camp or class

Fostoria

• Fostoria Community Arts Council

  Nothing announced right now

Fremont

• Fremont Community Theatre

  Leading Ladies opens Nov 13 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Galena

• Curtain Players

  The Birds opens Oct 23 · 4 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Galion

• Galion Community Theatre

  Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors opens Oct 23

Garrettsville

• Garrettsville Curtains Up Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Gates Mills

• Gates Mills Players

  Dracula opens Oct 30

Genoa

• Genoa Civic Theatre

  Now playing: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 1 crew call

Greenville

• Darke County Civic Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Final Bow Center for Children's Performing Arts

  youth

  The Addams Family, School Edition opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up

Grove City

• Little Theatre Off Broadway

  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens Nov 6 · 2 more shows coming up

Hamilton

• Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Harrison

• Harrison Center for the Arts

  Nothing announced right now

Heath

• Christina's Hullabaloo Performing Arts Theatre

  youth

  Hilarious & Rowdy Musical Comedies (December production) opens Dec 11 · 1 open audition · 1 camp or class

Hilliard

• Hilliard Arts Council

  La Cage aux Folles opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 open audition

Huber Heights

• Shakespeare in the Heights

  Nothing announced right now

Hudson

• The Hudson Players

  Come From Away opens Oct 30 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions

Independence

• Independence Community Theater

  Finding Neverland opens Nov 5 · 1 more show coming up

Kenton

• Hardin County Players

  Nothing announced right now

Kettering

• Kettering Children's Theatre

  youth

  Spook House opens Nov 6

Lakewood

• Beck Center Youth Theater

  youth

  Dr. Experimentor and the League of Evil opens Oct 22 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 camp or class

Lancaster

• The Lancaster Playhouse

  The Sound of Music opens Dec 2

Lebanon

• Lebanon Theatre Company

  The Game's Afoot, or Holmes for the Holidays opens Dec 11 · 1 crew call

Lithopolis

• Wagnalls Community Theater

  Come From Away opens Nov 6

Lockland

• The St. John Passion Play

  1 open audition

London

• Madison County Arts Council

  Nothing announced right now

Lorain

• Beacon Theatre Company

  Nothing announced right now
• Lorain Community Music Theater

  Nothing announced right now
• Outside Circle Theater Project

  Nothing announced right now

Loveland

• Loveland Stage Company

  Now playing: Into the Woods through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 camp or class

Madeira

• The Lamplight Theater Company

  Nothing announced right now

Madison

• Rabbit Run Theater

  The Play That Goes Wrong opens May 28 · 1 more show coming up

Mariemont

• Mariemont Players

  A Tuna Christmas opens Nov 5

Marion

• Marion Palace Theatre

  Christmas at the Palace opens Dec 4 · 3 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Marysville

• Silver Scene Players

  Nothing announced right now

Mason

• Mason Community Players

  Nothing announced right now
• Royal Theatre Company

  youth

  1 camp or class

Medina

• Buckeye Community Theatre

  youth

  The Sound of Music: Youth Edition opens Oct 22
• Cellar Stage

  Now playing: Night of the Living Dead through Oct 31 · 1 more show coming up
• Medina County Show Biz Company

  Miracle on 34th Street: The Play opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up

Miamisburg

• Children's Performing Arts of Miamisburg

  youth

  Elf Jr. opens Dec 11

Miamiville

• Milford Youth Theater

  youth

  Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr. opens Nov 13 · 1 camp or class

Middletown

• Middletown Lyric Theatre

  A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play with Music opens Dec 18

Milford

• Milford Theatre Guilde

  Nothing announced right now

Millersport

• Millersport Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Mount Gilead

• Morrow Little Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Mount Vernon

• MTVarts

  Nothing announced right now
• MadCap Living History

  Nothing announced right now
• Mount Vernon Players

  Nothing announced right now

Napoleon

• Maumee Valley Civic Theater

  Nothing announced right now

New Albany

• New Albany Youth Theatre

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• New Vision Performing Arts

  youth

  Elf Jr. opens Dec 11 · 1 open audition

Newark

• Licking County Players

  Miracle on 34th Street opens Dec 4 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Weathervane Theatre Academy

  youth

  Elflandia The Musical and Star Bucks The Musical (Weathervane Theatre Academy double feature) opens Dec 18

North Ridgeville

• Olde Towne Hall Theatre

  Les Miserables (School Edition) opens Nov 13 · 4 more shows coming up

North Royalton

• 82nd Street Theatre

  youth

  The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical opens Dec 3

Norton

• Wolf Creek Players

  The Red Velvet Cake War opens Nov 19

Norwalk

• Norwalk Arts Center

  Honk Jr. opens Nov 13

Novelty

• Fairmount Center for the Arts

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Oberlin

• The MAD* Factory Theatre Co

  The Piteous Life and Tragical Death of Steve the Intern opens Oct 23 · 2 more shows coming up

Olmsted Falls

• Academy for Dramatic Arts

  youth

  Matilda the Musical opens Dec 9

Oregon

• Oregon Community Theatre

  Now playing: Come From Away through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Oxford

• Oxford Area Community Theater (OxACT)

  1 crew call

Parma Heights

• Cassidy Theatre

  Now playing: The Wizard of Oz through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up · 1 crew call

Pepper Pike

• Stagecrafters Youth Theatre

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Perrysburg

• Perrysburg Musical Theatre

  Les Misérables (School Edition) opens Nov 19 · 1 more show coming up

Pickerington

• Pickerington Community Theatre

  Murder on the Orient Express opens Dec 4

Piqua

• Edison Stagelight Players

  Now playing: The Brothers Grimm: A Collection of Fairy Tales through Oct 25

Plain City

• Plain City Music, Arts & Theatre Society

  Nothing announced right now

Port Clinton

• Playmakers Civic Theatre

  Oliver! opens Dec 4 · 2 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 1 crew call

Richfield

• Western Reserve Playhouse

  The War on Poverty (The Kentucky Cycle reading) opens Oct 25 · 3 more shows coming up

Ridgeville Corners

• Archbold Community Theatre

  Godspell opens Nov 19

Sandusky

• Caryl Crane Youth Theatre

  youth

  Now playing: Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure through Oct 24
• Harlequins Coach House Theatre

  A Taste of Things to Come opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up · 2 open auditions · 1 crew call

Shaker Heights

• Happy Ending Lyric Players

  Nothing announced right now

Sharonville

• Performing Arts Inc (PAI)

  youth

  Aladdin KIDS opens Nov 7 · 2 more shows coming up
• Tri-County Players

  Nothing announced right now

Sidney

• Sock & Buskin Players

  Nothing announced right now
• The Historic Sidney Theatre

  The Rocky Horror Picture Show (shadow cast) opens Oct 24 · 4 more shows coming up · 2 crew calls

Springboro

• Springboro Community Theatre

  Sweeney Todd opens Nov 6 · 5 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions

Springfield

• Springfield Arts Council

  Peter and the Starcatcher opens Oct 30
• Springfield Civic Theatre

  The Laramie Project opens Nov 12 · 2 more shows coming up
• Star Crossed Productions

  semi-professional

  Julius Caesar opens Feb 26 · 1 open audition

Steubenville

• Sycamore Youth Center Theater

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Stow

• Stow Players

  Mid-Life Crisis: A Comedy Improv Troupe (fall show) opens Nov 14 · 6 more shows coming up · 3 open auditions · 4 camps and classes

Strongsville

• Strongsville Community Theatre

  Tribute to America (SCT Annual Scholarship Benefit) opens Nov 14 · 1 more show coming up

Sunbury

• Sunbury Performing Arts

  youth

  Newsies Jr. opens Dec 10 · 1 open audition

Sylvania

• Frogtown Players

  Nothing announced right now
• Sylvania Arts Youth Theater

  youth

  Finding Nemo Jr. opens Oct 23

Tallmadge

• Dynamics Community Theater of Tallmadge

  Miracle on 34th Street opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up

Tiffin

• The Ritz Players

  Now playing: Come From Away through Oct 25 · 2 more shows coming up · 1 open audition

Toledo

• Actors Collaborative Toledo

  Nothing announced right now
• Children's Theatre Workshop

  youth

  Welcome to Candy Kingdom opens Nov 6 · 6 more shows coming up · 2 camps and classes
• Epiphany Players

  Aladdin Jr. opens Nov 12
• Issue Box Theatre

  Nothing announced right now
• Prismatic Theatre Company

  The Winter Showcase opens Dec 13
• Stone Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• The Dinner Detective (Toledo)

  The Dinner Detective: Game Over (Halloween costume show) opens Oct 30 · 1 more show coming up
• The Village Players

  Macbeth opens Oct 30 · 6 more shows coming up · 1 open audition · 2 crew calls
• Toledo Repertoire Theatre

  Dial M for Murder opens Nov 6 · 5 more shows coming up · 1 crew call

Troy

• Troy Civic Theatre

  Away in a Basement: A Church Basement Ladies Christmas opens Dec 4 · 1 more show coming up · 1 open audition

Twinsburg

• Twin Masks Performing Arts Center

  A Doll's House, Part 2 opens Nov 6

University Heights

• Heights Youth Theatre

  youth

  Now playing: All Shook Up through Oct 25 · 1 more show coming up

Upper Sandusky

• Star Players

  Nothing announced right now

Urbana

• Champaign County Arts Council

  It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play opens Dec 11
• Summer Theater Camp for Youth

  youth

  Nothing announced right now

Vandalia

• Vandalia Youth Theatre

  youth

  Big Fish opens Nov 20 · 1 more show coming up

Versailles

• Towne & Country Players

  The Wizard of Oz, Youth Edition opens Dec 4

Wadsworth

• Wadsworth Footlighters

  Nothing announced right now

Waterville

• 3B Productions

  Nothing announced right now
• Waterville Playshop

  Baby opens Feb 12 · 2 more shows coming up

Westerville

• Westerville Parks and Recreation Civic Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Westlake

• Clague Playhouse

  On the Farce Day of Christmas opens Nov 13 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 crew call
• Theatre Agape

  Nothing announced right now

Willoughby

• Fine Arts Association

  Irving Berlin's White Christmas opens Nov 27 · 2 more shows coming up

Wilmington

• Clinton County Kids and Company

  youth

  Nothing announced right now
• Wilmington College Community Summer Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Worthington

• Worthington Community Theatre

  Nothing announced right now

Xenia

• Xenia Area Community Theater

  Nothing announced right now

Yellow Springs

• Yellow Springs Theater Company

  Nothing announced right now

Zanesville

• Zane Trace Players

  The Monster of Phantom Lake: the Musical opens Oct 23 · 3 more shows coming up
• Zanesville Community Theatre

  The Woman in Black opens Nov 6 · 3 more shows coming up · 1 open audition