PlayhouseSquare Announces Performances And Collaborations For 2010-11 Season
By: Gabrielle Sierra Aug. 23, 2010
As PlayhouseSquare readies for its 2010-2011 season, East 14th Street is poised to welcome new life and activity to the downtown neighborhood. Long considered a vital entryway into PlayhouseSquare, East 14th Street is the home to two theaters (Hanna Theatre and the 14th Street Theatre), restaurants and businesses. A greater number of guests are expected this year on E. 14th Street due to an increased number of planned performances and a new pedestrian-friendly streetscape.
In recent months, the street has undergone a complete streetscape redesign in order to extend the pedestrian-friendly aesthetics of Euclid Avenue onto East 14th. Spurred on by PlayhouseSquare and jointly sponsored through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the project includes ornamental street lighting, expanded decorative brick sidewalks with L.E.D. lighting, trees & tree pits, public art, granite curbs, outdoor seating, and convenient pull-off & drop-off parking, all with the goal of encouraging leisurely patronage within the neighborhood.PlayhouseSquare has increased its own programming in the theater spaces for the new season, scheduling 179 performances, up from 42 last season. A portion of this programming increase is the result of reaching out to local groups such as the Beck Center, Cleveland Public Theatre and Last Call Cleveland to produce their work at PlayhouseSquare for the first time. "Cleveland has such a wealth of great performing arts talent," said Gina Vernaci, PlayhouseSquare's Vice President of Theatricals. "As the community's performing arts center, it makes sense for us to offer on our stages an entertaining mix of the best of Cleveland's locally produced work alongside intimate touring shows."September 24-25, 2010, January 14-15 & 28-29, 2011, April 1-2, 2011; 14th Street Theatre
As the self-professed "sketch comedy troupe with a terrible name from America's Most Miserable City (Forbes Magazine)," these internet sensations bring their unique mix of live and taped sketches, songs and audience interaction to PlayhouseSquare.
Sept. 29 - Oct. 31, 2010; 14th Street Theatre
Back by popular demand, Dixie Longate returns to throw good ol'fashioned Tupperware Parties filled with outrageous tales, FREE giveaways, audience participation and the most fabulous assortment of Tupperware ever sold on a theater stage.CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov. 4-21, 2010; 14th Street Theatre
The hilarious hit show that features a first rate comedic ensemble acting out the actual memoirs of a wide range of celebrities. And what's remarkable and unforgettably hilarious---it's all in their own words.
GREAT LAKES THEATER FESTIVAL
September, 2010 - April, 2011; Hanna Theatre
The region's premier classic theater company presents over 73 performances. Learn more about their exciting season at www.greatlakestheater.org. THE SANTALAND DIARIES
November 26 - December 19, 2010; 14th Street Theatre
Produced by Cleveland Public Theatre, presented by PlayhouseSquare, David Sedaris' The Santaland Diaries is the story of a 33-year-old slacker who takes a job as a Macy's Christmas elf and uses his display to teach parents and children the realities of holiday cheer. MY MOTHER'S ITALIAN, MY FATHER'S JEWISH, AND I'M HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
December 9-11, 2010; Hanna Theatre
Steve Solomon is back with his brand new show for the holiday season. When the family arrives home to celebrate the holidays, Steve is thrown together with all of his dysfunctional relatives in a riotous celebration of the holiday season.ALTAR BOYZ
January 13-30, 2011; Hanna Theatre
Produced by the Beck Center, presented by PlayhouseSquare, this musical is a sharp, pop-music parody with irreverent humor that tells the holy inspiring story of five small-town boys trying to save the world one screaming fan at a time.AN EVENING WITH Lucille Ball: "THANK YOU FOR ASKING"
April 6-17, 2011; 14th Street Theatre
A celebration of the first lady of television, this show is a touching, funny and uplifting one-woman play in the spirit of the amusing lectures Lucy enjoyed giving throughout her career. The evening recreates the comic genius and the magic behind the "Queen of Comedy." Lucie Arnaz directs the piece with her award winning knowledge of the theatre and of her mother! Jake Ehrenreich's A JEW GROWS IN BROOKLYN
April 27 - May 1, 2011; Hanna Theatre
From the entertainment of the Catskills, to his family's survival of the holocaust and his own search for identity, the incomparable Jake Ehrenreich (and friends) takes you on a unique multi-media journey in this "Showstopping!" (NY Daily News) musical comedy.PASSING STRANGE
April 29 - May 1, 2011; 14th Street Theatre
The latest collaboration between the highly-respected Baldwin-Wallace College Musical Theatre program and PlayhouseSquare, students will perform the regional premiere of the Tony Award-nominated Passing Strange - a heartfelt and hilarious musical about a young bohemian who charts a course for "the real" through sex, drugs and rock and roll.GIRLS NIGHT: The Musical
May 11 - June 26, 2011; 14th Street Theatre
A touching and hilarious 'tell-it-like-it-is' look at the lives of a group of female friends as they re-live their past, celebrate their present and look to the future on a wild and hilarious karaoke night out! Girls Night is bursting with energy and is packed with hits Lady Marmalade, It's Raining Men, Man, I Feel Like a Woman, I Will Survive, We are family and many more! Tickets can be purchased starting at PlayhouseSquare's Season On Sale, September 10th at 11:00 a.m. at www.playhousesquare.org, by calling 216-241-6000 or at The PlayhouseSquare Ticket Office. For discounts of groups of 15 or more, call 216-664-6050. Some restrictions may apply.
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