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Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-2924

Mac Beth
Mac Beth
12/11 - 12/14/2025


The Academy for the Performing Arts Presents: MAC BETH A Fierce, Modern Reimagining of Shakespeare’s Tragedy — December 11th-13th @ 7pm and December 14th @ ...



PPAC Reveals 2025-2026 Teen Ambassadors


by Stephi Wild - November 11, 2025

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced the selection of thirty high school students for its 2025/2026 Teen Ambassador program. Learn more here!...

Interview: Devin Cortez of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - October 14, 2025

Huntington Beach native Devin Cortez talks about his full-circle journey home with the national tour of Some Like It Hot, playing at Segerstrom Center through October 19....

Interview: Devin Cortez of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - October 14, 2025

Huntington Beach native Devin Cortez talks about his full-circle journey home with the national tour of Some Like It Hot, playing at Segerstrom Center through October 19....

Finalists Revealed For The DPAC Rising Star Awards


by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2025

DPAC has announced the finalists for The DPAC Rising Star Awards, central North Carolina's High School Musical Theatre Awards, that will take place this month....

Paper Mill Playhouse Announces Nominations For The 2025 Rising Star Awards


by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2025

Paper Mill Playhouse has announced nominations for the 30th annual Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. Since their inception in 1996, the Rising Star Awards have ignited the careers of many notable performers, all of whom attended high school in New Jersey. ...

Interview: Sarah Lynn Marion of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - January 21, 2025

Orange County native Sarah Lynn Marion talks with BroadwayWorld about her Broadway debut—and what it’s like to be an understudy for two roles in the show. ...

Interview: Sarah Lynn Marion of KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Segerstrom Center For The Arts


by Melissa Heckscher - January 21, 2025

Orange County native Sarah Lynn Marion talks with BroadwayWorld about her Broadway debut—and what it’s like to be an understudy for two roles in the show. ...

The Providence Performing Arts Center Announces New Teen Ambassador Program


by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2024

The Providence Performing Arts Center has announced that 29 high school students in grades 10 – 12 will have the opportunity to learn about different non-performance careers....

Past Shows

HAIRSPRAY
HAIRSPRAY
10/23 - 10/26/2025


The Academy for the Performing Arts proudly opens its 2025–2026 season with the high-energy Broadway hit  Hairspray , performing at the Chagrin Falls Performing Arts ...

Junior Play Festival 2024
Junior Play Festival 2024
3/19 - 3/21/2024


The Academy for the Performing Arts Presents: 2024 Junior Play Festival The Academy for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its 2024 Junior Play ...

CHILDREN OF EDEN
CHILDREN OF EDEN
3/12 - 3/13/2024


Academy for the Performing Arts Presents CHILDREN OF EDEN Chagrin Falls, OH – The Academy for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its upcoming ...

TARTUFFE
TARTUFFE
2/22 - 2/25/2024


Chagrin Falls, OH – The Academy for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of Molière's timeless satire, TARTUFFE,  a madcap farce ...

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN
12/7 - 12/10/2023


At a rural high school in Georgia, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love, sex ed, and a few ...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
2/7 - 2/9/2020


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isnt allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Silent Sky
Silent Sky
2/7 - 2/9/2020


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isnt allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Into The Woods
Into The Woods
10/25 - 10/27/2019


The Broadway Musical INTO THE WOODS by Stephen Sondheim. A fractured fairytale that deftly exposes the dangers of enchantment with the warning: "Be careful what ...

Into the Woods
Into the Woods
10/25 - 10/27/2019


Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Young professional theatre students make up the cast of this remarkable Broadway Musical. All cast members ...

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown


This play tells the story of the Peanuts gang. Lucy is infatuated with Schroeder. Linus loves his blanket. Snoopy lives in his imagination. Charlie Brown ...

You're A Good Man Charlie Brown


Charlie Brown, Schroeder, Linus, Lucy and Patty lead us through a day in the life of Charlie Brown. All the dialogue comes from the classic ...

9th Annual Senior Improv Show
9th Annual Senior Improv Show
12/16 - 12/18/2016


Every year, our seniors enter into an intensive class in Improvisation and show their work just before Christmas Break. Taught and directed by Mitchell Fields, ...

9th Annual Senior Improv Show
9th Annual Senior Improv Show
12/16 - 12/18/2016


Every year, our seniors enter into an intensive class in Improvisation and show their work just before Christmas Break. Taught and directed by Mitchell Fields, ...

The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes
12/9 - 12/11/2016


The Little Foxes is a 1939 play by Lillian Hellman, considered a classic of 20th century drama. Its title comes from Chapter 2, Verse 15 ...

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