The new Hanna Theatre design was developed as part of the Festival’s recently announced Re-Imagine a Classic campaign. The total scope of the campaign’s need is $19.2M. The Re-Imagine a Classic campaign, a culmination of Great Lakes Theater Festival’s 25-year commitment to downtown Cleveland and Playhouse Square, is the first capital campaign in GLTF’s 46-year history.

When complete, GLTF’s Re-Imagine a Classic campaign will:

• Transform the Theater District’s historic Hanna Theatre into permanent home for GLTF – an innovative new theater experience featuring a thrust stage and flexible 550-seat house ($14.7M)
• Establish an endowment and provide additional programmatic support for the Festival to ensure that the classics continue to thrive in Cleveland for future generations ($4.5M)*

GLTF has currently secured over 75% of the project’s funding through the support of friends of the Festival, state and federal government, foundations and corporations.

To learn more about how you can help transform the Hanna Theatre into a new home for Great Lakes Theater Festival, please contact GLTF’s Director of Development, Heather Sherwin, at 216-453-1068 or via email at hsherwin@greatlakestheater.org.

* National Arts Strategies recommends an endowment that is at a minimum two times our annual operating budget.  It is our goal to establish an appropriate endowment ($3.5 to $6.4 million) to sustain our commitment to accessible educational programs and excellence in our artistic productions.