Anne McEvoy News

Since 2012, Seat of the Pants, self-referred to as a 'band of storytellers,' has been traversing the countryside in various locations around Northeast Ohio, focusing their actions on 'sharing compelling narratives in unique spaces and developing an aesthetic rooted in imaginative staging and human connection.'

This season, Blank Canvas will welcome four female directors to its staff! Blank Canvas theater is committed to fostering a diverse and equitable theater community.

Clague Playhouse begins 2019 with a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Other Desert Cities.  Brook Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six-year absence and announces that she is about to publish a memoir, dredging up a family tragedy from the past. The family, shaken by the news, tries to appeal to Brook, but the writer has drawn a line in the sand.  Note: Contains adult language.

The anti-sexual assault and women's empowerment movements #MeToo and Time's Up have brought new relevance to the public conversation about women's issues surrounding the obstacles women encounter in their personal and professional lives.

A gentle children's book with an apparent hidden message - a black rabbit marries a white rabbit! - stirs the passions of a segregationist State Senator and the no-nonsense State Librarian in 1959 Montgomery, Alabama, just as the civil rights movement is flowering. Another story of childhood friends - an African-American man and a white woman, reunited in adulthood in Montgomery that same year - provides private counterpoint to the public events of the play.

Clague Playhouse is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 season.  Our 91st season will open with the comedy/mystery, 'The Murder Room' by Jack Sharkey and directed by Ron Newell.  The play runs September 14 - October 7, 2018.  Our Holiday show will be 'Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)' by John K. Alvarez, Michael Carleton and James FitzGerald and directed by Rob Gibb from November 9 - December 9, 2018.  

London, 1879. The prestigious Explorers Club is in crisis: their acting president wants to admit a woman and their bartender is terrible. True, this female candidate is brilliant, beautiful, and has discovered a legendary lost city, but the decision to let in a woman could shake the very foundation of the British Empire, and how do you make such a decision without a decent drink?

Auditions for 'The Explorers Club' by Nell Benjamin and directed by Anne McEvoy will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 and Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Clague Playhouse, 1371 Clague Road, Westlake, Ohio. No appointment is required.

Set in present day Cow Creek, PA this new Holiday tale is sure to become a classic. A warm-hearted, humorous reminder of the many things, including our collective imperfections, that should be recognized, embraced & most of all, celebrated. Rejoice with us over the unique little bits that make family, friends & community our strength as well as our comfort & joy.

Tickets are now on sale for the National Theatre's Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon's best-selling book, and directed by Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott (WAR HORSE, CURIOUS INCIDENT).

War is hell and, as highlighted in Last of the Boys, its aftermath is often worse. Kudos to Sean Derry and his cast for creating a compelling evening of theater. This is must see theater for anyone interested in fine acting and a more real than life picture of the outcomes of combative and emotional wars on human beings.

Mamai Theatre Company has released a statement on the planned protests of its production of THE TESTAMENT OF MARY. 

Clague Playhouse is presently looking to fill the following PAID positions to round out its exciting upcoming 90th season!

Mamai's 2017 Season at Playhouse Square continues with the Regional Premiere of Colm Toibin's THE TESTAMENT OF MARY!

Tickets are now on sale for the National Theatre's Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon's best-selling book, and directed by Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott (WAR HORSE, CURIOUS INCIDENT).

Following a sell-out run in 2013, Birmingham Hippodrome has just announced the return of The National Theatre's Olivier and Tony Award-winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from 3-8 July 2017.

Mamai's 2017 Season at Playhouse Square continues with the Regional Premiere of Colm Toibin's THE TESTAMENT OF MARY!

Clague Playhouse presents its 4th production of the 89th season, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley. Opening St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, and running through April 9th, 2017, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is an Irish tale about how it's never too late to take a chance on love.

Clague Playhouse presents its 4th production of the 89th season, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR by John Patrick Shanley. Opening on St. Patrick's Day, Friday, March 17th, and running through April 9th, 2017, OUTSIDE MULLINGAR is an Irish tale about how it's never too late to take a chance on love.