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Cleveland's Classic Company Commences 60th Anniversary Season

THE TEMPEST kicks off Great Lakes Theater’s return to live, in-person productions at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square.

CLEVELAND, OH (September 20) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) opens its 60th anniversary season with a celebratory return to in-person productions with the Bard’s final glorious gift to the theater, The Tempest. This spectacular production will be performed in the company’s intimate and audience-friendly home at the Hanna Theatre, Playhouse Square, from October 15–November 7, 2021. Great Lakes Theater’s Associate Artistic Director, Sara Bruner, directs the production.

The residents of Cuyahoga County, through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, provide generous support for Great Lakes Theater’s 2021-22 season. State tax dollars allocated by the Ohio Legislature to the Ohio Arts Council (OAC) make Great Lakes Theater’s 2021-22 season possible. The OAC is a state agency that funds and supports quality arts experiences to strengthen Ohio communities culturally, educationally, and economically. The media sponsor for GLT’s 60th season is Ideastream Public Media.

Tempted by spirits, teased by sprites, and tormented by a monster, a shipwrecked queen and her party face the wrath of the betrayed conjurer, Prospero - a man they marooned on the enchanted island years ago. But revenge yields redemption in William Shakespeare’s final glorious gift to the world. Along the magically tempestuous journey, passions are unleashed, villainy is thwarted, and a family is reunited in a comic and cathartic tale of romance and renewal.

Great Lakes Theater considers the health and safety of its patrons, visitors, artists, and staff its highest priority. As a resident company of Playhouse Square, GLT will follow the health and safety policies established by Playhouse Square’s Healthy Together guidelines. These guidelines include, but are not limited to, vaccination against COVID-19 and mask requirements for all audience members. Find detailed information online at the Visitor Health & Safety page (www.greatlakestheater.org/visitorsafety) of the Great Lakes Theater site. These guidelines are subject to change.

Enjoy exhilarating productions in an intimate theater setting. Great Lakes Theater’s award-winning home at the Hanna Theatre features a visionary “Great Room” inspired design that integrates the artist and audience experience into a single unified environment. Hanna patrons select from a variety of seating opportunities, including traditional theater seats, club chairs, lounge/bar seats, banquette couches, and private box seating. Arranged in an intimate 550-seat thrust configuration where the audience surrounds the stage, no seat is further than 13 rows from the performance.

Great Lakes Theater continues to afford patrons extraordinary access to its artists and production process at every Hanna Theatre performance. The doors of the Hanna always open sixty minutes before each performance, granting patrons an opportunity to observe the complete pre-show preparation process of GLT’s actors and technical staff. GLT conducts elements traditionally hidden from audiences such as stage combat rehearsals, dance calls, prop/scenic pre-sets, technical cue rehearsals, and actor warm-ups in full view of patrons, offering GLT audiences an unprecedented glimpse into the theatrical process.

Great Lakes Theater will also renew its New Deal pricing initiative this season - designed to increase accessibility for audiences. As part of the program, adult tickets begin at $15, and patrons 25 and under sit in any seat at any performance for $15 - making GLT one of the most affordable entertainment options in the region.

The Opening Night (also Press Night) performance of The Tempest is on Saturday, October 16. A preview performance is on Friday, October 15. Curtain times for all evening performances are 7:30 p.m., with a 1:30 p.m. curtain time for Saturday matinees, and a 3:00 p.m. curtain time for Sunday matinees. GLT will offer a sign-interpreted and audio-described performance of The Tempest on October 31 at 3:00 p.m.

Single performance tickets range in price from $15-$80 with tickets for patrons 25 and under $15. Tickets are available by calling (216) 241-6000, by ordering online, or by visiting the Playhouse Square Ticket Office. Groups of ten or more save up to 45% by calling (216) 241-5490 x305.

Great Lakes Theater, the first resident company of Playhouse Square, has brought the pleasure, power, and relevance of classic theater to the widest possible audience since 1962. GLT programming impacts over 100,000 adults and students annually.

Posted on: September 20, 2021

Category: Press Releases

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