Beck Center for the Arts

by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=99c99235e0cddbf1&amp;hl=en&amp;sxsrf=AHTn8zq_Hu1VH5gjnG-jvHXrV9QW6VxTJA:1744820131275&amp;q=inauthor:%22Stephen+Karam%22&amp;udm=36" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="61f2d71dd5e80f29aec02722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Karam</a>. Directed by Don Carrier. Studio Theater, May 29 through June 28, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Dramatist Play Service&nbsp;
Three misfit high school students in Salem, Oregon form a unique debate club, complete with a musical version of The Crucible, an unusual podcast, and a plot to take down their corrupt drama teacher. With his signature wit, playwright Karam follows the trio's attempts to fend off the menace of encroaching adulthood with edgy humor and subversive antics. 



"Stephen Karam's savvy comedy is bristling with vitality, wicked humor, terrific dialogue, and adirect pipeline into the zeitgeist of contemporary youth" -- David Rooney, Variety

“Hilarious...Speech &amp; Debate’s real accomplishment is its picture of the borderland between late adolescence and adulthood, where grown-up ideas and ambition coexist with childish will and bravado...We never feel we’re being educated, just immensely entertained.” – Caryn James, New York Times
Season Tickets and Flex Passes for the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season range in price from $136 to $384 and are available for purchase now for renewing subscribers at 216-521-2540. Season tickets and flex passes go on sale to new subscribers on June 2, 2025. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale to the public on July 1, 2025, at 216-521-2540 and <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="61f2d71dd5e80f29aec02722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beckcenter.org</a>. 

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performances are 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general admission seating for just $15. Smart Seats are available for each performance at just $15 per person. For more information on the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season please visit <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="61f2d71dd5e80f29aec02722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beckcenter.org.</a>

Local Event: Speech and Debate

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Lakewood

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Speech and Debate

by Stephen Karam. Directed by Don Carrier. Studio Theater, May 29 through June 28, 2026. Presented in arrangement with...

Book by Tina Fey, lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Adapted from Fey's hit 2004 film, Mean Girls.
Directed by Scott Spence, Musical direction by Larry Goodpaster, and choreography by Lauren Marousek. Senney Theater. July 10 to August 9, 2026 with Thursdays July 23, 30, and August 6, 2026. Presented in arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 

Mean Girls was nominated for a staggering 12 Tony Awards. We have all experienced some “Plastics” in our lives. Cady Heron grew up on an African savanna, but nothing could prepare her for the wild and malicious ways of her strange adventure in suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to popularity? By taking on frenemies led by the charming but cutting Regina George. Cady learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung.

"...Mean Girls is a marvel." - Entertainment Weekly
Season Tickets and Flex Passes for the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season range in price from $136 to $384 and are available for purchase now for renewing subscribers at 216-521-2540. Season tickets and flex passes go on sale to new subscribers on June 2, 2025. Tickets to individual shows will go on sale to the public on July 1, 2025, at 216-521-2540 and <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="61f2d71dd5e80f29aec02722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beckcenter.org</a>.

Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Preview performances are 7:30 p.m. the Thursday before opening night, with general admission seating for just $15. Smart Seats are available for each performance at just $15 per person. For more information on the 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season please visit <a href="https://www.beckcenter.org/professional-theater" data-feathr-click-track="true" data-feathr-link-aids="61f2d71dd5e80f29aec02722" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">beckcenter.org.</a>

Local Event: Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Book by Tina Fey, lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). Adapted from...

Julie

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The Darl Center for the Arts

A very cordial invitation to our show "Kassandra," which premieres on May 8th in Slavic Village, Cleveland, at the fabulous Darl Center for the Arts.

“Kassandra is a woman who is, simultaneously, the Cassandra of ancient Greek tragedy and a transgender immigrant sex worker living in our own time. While waiting for a client in a seedy waterfront bar, she recounts what really happened during the Trojan War.” 
Presented in a 'cinematic live-performance style'—a fusion of film and theater—"Kassandra" is a one-woman show backed by a "cast of thousands" in all their historical and mythical glory. For mature audiences. All seats $25. No discounts. No complicated pricing. Just great theater in a 100-seat space.&nbsp; Come join us for a wonderful evening! Tickets and more information at babelboxtheater.com.
Video previews: <a href="https://youtu.be/T9jceR7B-oU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtu.be/T9jceR7B-oU, </a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/oiB1cvdzKII" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtu.be/oiB1cvdzKII,&nbsp; &nbsp;</a><a href="https://youtu.be/-PdFFD6rGXI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtu.be/-PdFFD6rGXI</a>

Local Event: Kassandra

Kassandra


A very cordial invitation to our show "Kassandra," which premieres on May 8th in Slavic Village, Cleveland, at the fabulous...

Greater Cleveland Aquarium

Whether you’re tracking turtles, comparing wingspans with stingrays or catching the flash of a sandtiger shark’s toothy grin in your seatube selfie, a Greater Cleveland Aquarium visit is an experience generations can share. Add a splash of wonder to Mother's Day Weekend—Saturday &amp; Sunday, May 9 &amp; 10—with extended hours (9am – 5pm), animal parenting trivia and a commemorative pin and half-off admission at our ticket counter for visiting moms, stepmoms, foster mothers and grandmas.
Plus, save 10% on any Annual Pass purchased May 2 – 10 online or in-person using code 26MOM10 at checkout. Family- and Grandparent-level memberships cover 2 adults and up to 6 children for an entire year and include daily return admission for the family, membership perks include free parking while visiting, exclusive programming and discounted events, as well as gift shop and birthday party savings.
For details on the discounts and the celebration of caregivers who show up for you every day, visit greaterclevelandaquarium.com/event/mothers-day-weekend.

Local Event: Mother’s Day Weekend @CLEAquarium

Mother’s Day Weekend @CLEAquarium

Whether you’re tracking turtles, comparing wingspans with stingrays or catching the flash of a sandtiger shark’s toothy grin in...

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