History
In March, 2013 Dane CT Leasure started a new Shakespeare and classical company based in Akron, Ohio. He named it the Rubber City Shakespeare Company. The staff at Rubber City Shakes worked very hard to bring together their first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that summer.
In 2014, Rubber City Shakespeare joined the Akron Area Arts Alliance and moved to their new home in the Summit Artspace in downtown Akron. In early 2015, Rubber City became an official 501 (c) 3 national charity.
From 2014-2016, Rubber City continued to grow as a company, pushing beyond the classic repertory to add musicals and contemporary plays. In 2016, Rubber City moved to The Well CDC and presented one season at that location.
At the end of the 2016-2017 Rubber City re-branded and became Rubber City Theatre, a name which better encompassed our work.
In 2017 Rubber City moved to Romig Rd where we built a temporary theatre space.
In 2019 Rubber City moved back to downtown to the northside district with a brand new theatre. This agreement will have RCT in a home for at least five years, our first long term home.
In 2020, Rubber City Theatre secured an agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the national labor union for actors and stage managers) and IASTE local 48.
For specific information about past shows, please use the contact us form on our website.
In 2014, Rubber City Shakespeare joined the Akron Area Arts Alliance and moved to their new home in the Summit Artspace in downtown Akron. In early 2015, Rubber City became an official 501 (c) 3 national charity.
From 2014-2016, Rubber City continued to grow as a company, pushing beyond the classic repertory to add musicals and contemporary plays. In 2016, Rubber City moved to The Well CDC and presented one season at that location.
At the end of the 2016-2017 Rubber City re-branded and became Rubber City Theatre, a name which better encompassed our work.
In 2017 Rubber City moved to Romig Rd where we built a temporary theatre space.
In 2019 Rubber City moved back to downtown to the northside district with a brand new theatre. This agreement will have RCT in a home for at least five years, our first long term home.
In 2020, Rubber City Theatre secured an agreement with Actors' Equity Association (the national labor union for actors and stage managers) and IASTE local 48.
For specific information about past shows, please use the contact us form on our website.
PAST PRODUCTIONS
2021 Season
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On the Line: In Concert (World Premier) - 2021
Into The Woods (Youth Production) - 2021 |
Heartbreakers in Hell (World Premier) - 2021
Love In Reserve (World Premier) - 2021 |
2020 Season
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The Winter's Tale - 2020 [Zoom Reading]
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A Christmas Carol - 2020 [At home edition]
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2019-2020 Season
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Suessical TYA (Youth Production) - 2019
The Revolutionists - 2019 Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure - 2019 |
A Christmas Carol - 2019
On the Line (Workshop) - 2020 Love's Labour's Lost - 2020 |
2018-2019 Season
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ANNIE (Youth Production) - 2018
The Anxiety Project (Workshop) - 2018 A Streetcar Named Desire - 2018 A Christmas Carol - 2018 |
Guys and Dolls - 2019
Romeo and Juliet - 2019 Tame (World Premier) - 2019 |
2017-2018 Season
Pippin - 2017Hamlet - 2017Godspell - 2017 (Youth Production)A Christmas Carol - 2017 |
Twelfth Night - 2018Equivocation - 2018The Crucible - 2018 |
2016-2017 Season
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2016The Tempest - 2016A Christmas Carol - 2016 (Premier Adaptation) |
Cymbeline - 2017Julius Caesar - 2017Lear - 2017 |
2015/2016 Season
Richard III - 2015As You Like It - 2015Macbeth - 2015The Twelve Dates of Christmas - 2015 |
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Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA - 2016The Comedy of Errors- 2016Women Beware Women - 2016 |
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2014/2015 Season
The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014Taming of the Shrew - 2014Much Ado About Nothing - 2014 |
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All's Well That Ends Well - 2015'Tis Pity She's A Whore - 2014Romeo and Juliet - 2014 |
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2013 Season
Twelfth Night - 2013 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2013 |
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Previous New Work Development
2020 - On The Line - The Shakesqueer Project: Musical (workshop); Music, Lyrics, Book By Amy Burgess and Rachel Dean
2019 - Masked - The Shakesqueer Project: Musical (reading); Music, Lyrics, Book By Amy Burgess and Rachel Dean
2019 - Tame - The Shakesqueer Project: Play (Mainstage production); By Josy Jones
2018 - Tame - The Shakesqueer Project: Play (Reading); By Josy Jones
2018 - The Anxiety Project (Workshop Production); Lyrics and Book by David Brush, Music by Rachel Dean
2016 - A Christmas Carol (Mainstage production); Adapted by Dane CT Leasure and Casey Robinson
2019 - Masked - The Shakesqueer Project: Musical (reading); Music, Lyrics, Book By Amy Burgess and Rachel Dean
2019 - Tame - The Shakesqueer Project: Play (Mainstage production); By Josy Jones
2018 - Tame - The Shakesqueer Project: Play (Reading); By Josy Jones
2018 - The Anxiety Project (Workshop Production); Lyrics and Book by David Brush, Music by Rachel Dean
2016 - A Christmas Carol (Mainstage production); Adapted by Dane CT Leasure and Casey Robinson
