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
2022 Season
Moved to The University of Akron as Professional Theatre in Residence
Willy Wonka Kids (Youth Production) - 2022
Enemy of the People (World Premier) - 2022
The Lighting Thief Musical (Youth Production) - 2022
Sweeney Todd - 2022
Willy Wonka Kids (Youth Production) - 2022
Enemy of the People (World Premier) - 2022
The Lighting Thief Musical (Youth Production) - 2022
Sweeney Todd - 2022
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 |
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2020 Season
The Winter's Tale - 2020 [Zoom Reading]
A Christmas Carol - 2020 [At home edition]
A Christmas Carol - 2020 [At home edition]
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 |
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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 Moved to Furnace Street Theatre Tame (World Premier) - 2019 |
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2017-2018 Season
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Pippin - 2017
Moved to Romig Rd Hamlet - 2017 Godspell (Youth Production) - 2017 A Christmas Carol - 2017 Twelfth Night - 2018 Equivocation - 2018 The Crucible - 2018 |
2016-2017 Season
Moved to the Well CDC
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2016
The Tempest - 2016
A Christmas Carol (Premier Adaptation) - 2016
Cymbeline - 2017
Julius Caesar - 2017
Lear - 2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2016
The Tempest - 2016
A Christmas Carol (Premier Adaptation) - 2016
Cymbeline - 2017
Julius Caesar - 2017
Lear - 2017
2015/2016 Season
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Summer Rep
Richard III - 2015 As You Like It - 2015 Macbeth - 2015 The Twelve Dates of Christmas - 2015 Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA - 2016 The Comedy of Errors - 2016 Women Beware Women - 2016 |
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2014/2015 Season
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Summer Rep
Much Ado About Nothing - 2014 Romeo and Juliet - 2014 Moved to Summit Artspace Fall Rep Taming of the Shrew - 2014 'Tis Pity She's a Whore - 2014 The Importance of Being Earnest - 2014 All's Well that Ends Well - 2015 |
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2013 Season
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First Season - Started at University of Akron
A Midsummer Night's Dream- 2013 Twelfth Night - 2013 |
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Previous New Work Development
2021 - Love in Reserve (Premier Production); By Eric Mansfield
2021 - Heartbreakers in Hell - Musical Incubator Developmental Production;
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2021 - On The Line - The Shakesqueer Project: Musical (Concert); Music, Lyrics, Book By Amy Burgess and Rachel Dean
2020 - Love in Reserve (reading); By Eric Mansfield
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
2021 - Heartbreakers in Hell - Musical Incubator Developmental Production;
2021 -
2021 -
2021 - On The Line - The Shakesqueer Project: Musical (Concert); Music, Lyrics, Book By Amy Burgess and Rachel Dean
2020 - Love in Reserve (reading); By Eric Mansfield
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
