Nicholas Chokan

What does Steven Dietz, the author of 'Bloomsday,' which is now on stage at none-too-fragile, have in common with Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee? Yes, they are all American playwrights, but, believe it or not, they are all tied for number eight on the list of the Top Ten Most Produced Playwrights in America.

Local theater-goers are familiar with the outstanding performance work of Dorothy Silver, often called 'the first lady of Cleveland theater.' Many are also aware of the creative writings of Jordan Harrison from his script development of the television hit, 'Orange is The New Black.' The two merge in Dobama Theater's masterful 'Marjorie Prime.'

Ensemble Theatre continues 2016-17 TheatreCLE Season 'THE CLEVELAND TICKET' with Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH, directed by Joanna May Hunkins and running tonight, February 9, through February 19th, 2017.

SHINING CITY, Conor McPherson's script now on stage at Beck Center, is a play about people who are in a search for 'self.' Each of the four characters has an unclear image of who they are, and are in a quest for clarity, love, and the need to emotionally and physically touch someone.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Shining City April 1 through May 1, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code GHOST to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by March 31, 2016.

Beck Center for the Arts presents the regional premiere of Shining City April 1 through May 1, 2016 in the intimate Studio Theater. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Buy early and save with promo code GHOST to receive $5 off each adult/senior ticket purchased by March 31, 2016.

'A man's home is his castle, unless it's a zoo' is the banner used to describe author John Guare's THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, which is now confounding audiences at Beck Center for the Arts.