RCT's professional theatre season showcases the talent of professional actors, designers, and creatives from Northeast Ohio and Beyond. RCT holds agreements with labor unions and pays artists over 18 for their work.
Spring Repertory 2026
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a whimsical Shakespearean comedy that explores love, magic, and the complexity of human emotions. Set in an enchanted forest, the play weaves together the lives of four Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, all caught in the mischievous schemes of fairies. As magic and mistaken identities transform relationships, the characters navigate confusion, enchantment, and self-discovery. With its dreamlike atmosphere, playful humor, and commentary on love's irrational nature, A Midsummer Night's Dream remains a timeless exploration of both the fantastical and the deeply human.
February 21- March 21, 2026
Sandefur Theatre
February 21- March 21, 2026
Sandefur Theatre
A daring and ahead-of-its-time work, The Verge (1921) explores the boundaries of art, science, and a woman’s search for freedom in a world that seeks to confine her. Through the story of Claire Archer—a botanist obsessed with creating new forms of life—Glaspell crafts a thrilling, poetic examination of creativity, madness, and rebellion. Blending expressionism and feminist insight, The Verge remains one of Glaspell’s most powerful plays, challenging audiences to question the limits placed on women’s ambition and imagination.
March 6-19, 2026
Sandefur Theatre
March 6-19, 2026
Sandefur Theatre
Summer 2026
From the minds of Nicholas and Stephen Kaminski, Big Famous is the true story of larger-than-life Polka entertainer, Jan Lewan, a Polish immigrant who built a Polka music empire in the 1990s. While Jan dreams of bringing Polka music to the masses, his songwriter, Pally, has dreams of Broadway and worries that being known as a “Polka guy” will hurt his chances of a career as a “serious” musician. The empire comes crashing down when it’s discovered that Jan has been funding his endeavors with a Ponzi scheme that has been defrauding the elderly out of their life savings.
Summer 2026
Summer 2026
Actors' Equity Association (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
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Scenic and Costume Shop employees and Backstage Employees are members of IATSE Local 48.
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