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Dobama Theatre

2340 Lee Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Upcoming Shows

DAPHNE'S DIVE

DAPHNE'S DIVE

Sep 24 – Oct 18, 2026

A moving comedy about creating community and finding family. From the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright of In the Heights comes a touching comedy set in a local bar where everyone knows your name - and your business. The regulars at Daphne’s Dive are a band of outsiders; among...

A SHERLOCK CAROL

A SHERLOCK CAROL

Dec 3 – Jan 3, 2027

A holiday adventure full of comedy, carols, and capers. This wildly inventive holiday mashup of Dickens and Doyle blends mystery, music, humor, and heart in a witty and wondrous theatrical event. When a grown-up Tiny Tim calls on Sherlock Holmes to investigate the mysterious...

WALDEN

WALDEN

Jan 28 – Feb 21, 2027

Twin sisters confront family and the fate of the world. In the near future, Stella has created a new life with her fiancé Bryan in a remote cabin in the woods. When her sister Cassie comes to visit after a year-long Moon mission, the reunited siblings must find a way to heal old...

MARY JANE

MARY JANE

Mar 11 – Apr 4, 2027

A mother’s love knows no bounds. Captivating, affecting and compassionate, this is the story of a single mother in an impossible situation. Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism, a sense of humor, and the wisdom of the women around her...

NETTA & RU

NETTA & RU

Apr 22 – May 16, 2027

An American Gothic about sisters, secrets, murder, and magic. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby is a sensual hoodoo practitioner who has lost her magic. Netta is her devout, newly engaged play-sister with aspirations of climbing the social ladder. As the historic bus boycott...

SUMMER, 1976

SUMMER, 1976

Jul 8 – Jul 25, 2027

Small moments can change the course of our lives. Over one fateful summer in Ohio, an unlikely friendship develops between Diana, a fiercely iconoclastic artist and single mom, and Alice, a free-spirited yet naive young housewife. As the Bicentennial is celebrated across the...

Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

Review: BRIGADOON at Porthouse/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · August 11, 2026

In order to create authentic dances for Pothouse’s BRIGADOON, if social media pictures can be trusted, during rehearsals Martin Céspedes, the shows choreographer, wore a kilt.  The results are the captivating visual movements that light up the stage.…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

Review: MEAN GIRLS at BECK CENTER

by Roy Berko · July 28, 2026

Tina Fay’s MEAN GIRLS, with the right level of farce can be a delightful experience.   Beck’s staging, inspite of a talented cast, was pleasant.  It could have been great with the right concept.  Go?, Of course! Most audience members, as displayed by the standing ovation at the end of the…

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

Review: SIDE SHOW IN CONCERT at Porthouse Theatre

by Roy Berko · July 17, 2026

Another exposure as Cleveland Heights’s Cain Park outstanding production directed by Victoria Bussert the present Director of Oberlin College’s Musical Theater program, which featured Gregg Violand, who will be featured, later this season, in Porthouse’s BRIGADOON.…

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University

by Roy Berko · June 24, 2026

GREASE, Porthouse-style, is a nostalgic reminder of the era of mid-1900’s and left those of a certain-age satisfied and maybe those of the Information Age/Digital Age asking “what was the attitude, grease and angst” all about.  …

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Akron Civic Theater

by Patti Kullman · June 19, 2026

Young performers overcame weather and sound issues to bring the vibrant, musical retelling of the 2004 film Mean Girls to the vintage, nostalgic Akron Civic Theater.…

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

Review: A BEAUTIFUL NOISE NATIONAL TOUR at Stranahan Theatre

by Julie Zatko · June 17, 2026

The national tour of A Beautiful Noise rocks into town this week, bringing enough sequins to light up all of Toledo. As the final engagement of Broadway in Toledo’s 2025–2026 season, this musical offers a closer look at the life of Neil Diamond while delivering a thoroughly entertaining evening …

Review: THE WIZ at Stranahan Theatre

Review: THE WIZ at Stranahan Theatre

by Julie Zatko · May 27, 2026

Dorthy Gale arrives at Stranahan Theater by tornado (and tour bus!) as Broadway in Toledo brings the National Tour of The Wiz to town this week. I had a delightful night easing on down the road with familiar characters reimagined in a creative and moving way. The production is top-quality, featuring…

Past Shows

46 total · showing 41–46

Grounded

Grounded

Jan 17 – Feb 11, 2018

An ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day and returns home to her family each night. As the pressure to track a...

Grounded

Grounded

Jan 19 – Feb 11, 2018

An ace fighter pilot’s career in the sky is ended early due to an unexpected pregnancy. Reassigned to operate military drones from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts terrorists by day and returns home to her family each night. As the pressure to track a...

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS

Dec 1 – Dec 30, 2017

It’s December on the streets of London, Sherlock Holmes is missing, and a young girl’s grandfather has been abducted. Who will save the day? The Baker Street Irregulars— a group of orphans, pickpockets, inventors, and artists hired by Sherlock himself to help solve cases. Can a...

Marjorie Prime

Marjorie Prime

Oct 13 – Nov 12, 2017

In the not-too-distant future it’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie has a handsome new companion programmed to recount the distant, fading memories of her life. This incredible new play and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores what it means to be human in...

brownsville song (b-side for tray)

brownsville song (b-side for tray)

Sep 1 – Sep 24, 2017

In the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, a life with infinite potential is tragically cut short. That is where the story both begins and ends. As time shifts gracefully between past and present we meet Tray, his 9-year-old sister Devine, the grandmother who’s raising them...

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