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A Free World Premiere Touring Production of Seven Ages Will Travel to Twenty-Two Venues Across NE Ohio

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Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will launch the world premiere of SEVEN AGES, a free touring production scheduled to visit twenty-two neighborhood venues throughout northeast Ohio, to kick off the company’s 2014 series of Surround outreach programming. The one-act play is comprised of seven tales written...

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Great Lakes Theater Premieres Ohio's First Autism-Friendly Performance of "A Christmas Carol"

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THE SPECIAL MATINEE FOR CHILDREN/ADULTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM AND THEIR FAMILIES IS THE FIRST OFFERING OF ITS KIND IN OHIO. CLEVELAND, OH – Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland’s Classic Company, will present a “sensory-friendly” matinee performance of its 25th anniversary production of A Christmas...

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"Richard III" & "Sweeney Todd" Begin a Bloody Good 2013-14 Season for Great Lakes Theater

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Cleveland's Classic Company commences 52nd season with Shakespeare's royal epic and Sondheim's Tony-winning musical thriller at the Hanna. CLEVELAND, OH (August 28, 2012) - Great Lakes Theater (GLT) will commence its 2013-14 season at the Hanna Theatre, PlayhouseSquare, with a Fall Repertory that features William Shakespeare’s...

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Great Lakes Theater Names New Director of Education

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KELLY SCHAFFER FLORIAN and LISA ORTENZI will jointly lead the company’s expansive education programming.CLEVELAND, OH – Great Lakes Theater (GLT), Cleveland’s professional classic theater, announced the joint appointments of longtime, GLT education department staff members Kelly Schaffer Florian and Lisa Ortenzi as the company’s new...

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CMSD Students Present AIDA as 14th Annual All-City Musical

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Producing partners include Great Lakes Theater,The Human Fund, The Musical Theater Project and PlayhouseSquare.CLEVELAND, OH – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will present its fourteenth annual All-City Musical, AIDA to crown the District’s 2012-13 series of All-City Arts Programming. The production features the...

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Backstage Bash: The Witches' Ball

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Join us for a spellbound soirée of mystery and delight! Arrive in your most bewitching attire and take in a dazzling performance by Great Lakes Theater artists, then venture backstage for live music, spirited dancing an

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