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ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

400 East Washington Street
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022-2924



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Past Shows

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 @ ...

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 ...

Videos


Spring Awakening in Cleveland Spring Awakening
Beck Center for the Arts (2/13 - 3/1)
O.A.R. in Cleveland O.A.R.
Blossom Music Center (9/11 - 9/11)
Phil Dirt and The Dozers in Cleveland Phil Dirt and The Dozers
The Murphy Theatre (1/17 - 1/17)
August Wilson's Two Trains Running in Cleveland August Wilson's Two Trains Running
Studio Theater (2/27 - 3/29)
Elijah: Prophet of Fire in Cleveland Elijah: Prophet of Fire
Ohio Star Theater (5/15 - 11/5)
The Book of Will in Cleveland The Book of Will
Wright-Curtis Theatre (4/17 - 4/26)
Seussical in Cleveland Seussical
Near West Theatre (2/6 - 2/22)
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