Community theatre groups

Community theatre groups thrive in large cities and small towns in Ohio.

If you’re looking for a great way to spend an evening and support the local community at the same time, find a local community theatre group. Community theatre thrives in large cities and small towns throughout Ohio. You might even find yourself interested in volunteering or auditioning for a role.

The Ohio Community Theatre Organization supports community theatre groups, providing resources and educational opportunities. There are more than 80 member community theatre groups in OCTA in nine regions of the state. Click on the links below for show schedules and events and to find out more about each theatre group.

Central Region

Curtain Players (Westerville)

Licking County Players  (Newark)

Little Theatre Off Broadway (Grove City)

Mount Vernon Players

Out of the Box (West Columbus)

The Lancaster Playhouse

Worthington Community Theatre

East Region

Cambridge Performing Arts Centre

Carnation City Players  (Alliance)

Footlight Players (Coshocton)

Little Theatre of Tuscarawas County

Potter Players Community Theatre (East Liverpool)

Wayne County Performing Arts Council (Wooster)

Zane Trace Players (Zanesville)

Zanesville Community Theatre

North Region

Bellevue Society For The Arts

Bucyrus Little Theatre

Fremont Community Theatre

Mansfield Playhouse

Olde Town Hall Theatre Inc  (North Ridgeville)

Playmakers Civic Theatre  (Port Clinton)

The Harlequins, Inc.  (Sandusky)

The Ritz Theatre  (Tiffin)

Northeast Region

Aurora Community Theatre

Broadview Heights Spotlights

Dynamics Community Theatre  (Tallmadge)

Hudson Players Guild, Inc.

Medina County Show Biz Company

Stow Players 

The Dover Players

Theatre 8:15  (Green)

Trumbull New Theatre

Twin Masks Performing Arts Center  (Twinsburg)

Wolf Creek Players  (Norton)

Northwest

3B Productions  (Waterville)

Actors Collaborative Toledo

Archbold Community Theatre

Black Swamp Players  (Bowling Green)

Fort Defiance Players

Fort Findlay Playhouse

Maumee Valley Civic Theatre  (Napoleon)

Oregon Community Theatre

TBD Productions  (Waterville)

The Village Players  (Toledo)

Toledo Repertoire Theatre

Van Wert Civic Theatre

Waterville Playshop

Williams County Community Theatre

Southeast

Actors Guild of Parkersburg

Apple City Players (Jackson)

Chillicothe Civic Theatre

Mid Ohio Valley Players

Ohio Valley Summer Theater

River City Players  (Marietta)

Roundtown Players (Circleville)

Southwest

Acting Up  (Mason)

Beechmont Players, Inc

Cincinnati Music Theatre

Fairfield Footlighters

Footlighters, Inc

Greater Hamilton Civic Theatre

Innovatheatre

Loveland Stage Company

Mariemont Players, Inc

Mason Community Players, Inc

Merit Theatre Company

Sunset Players, Inc

The Centerstage Players, Inc.

West

Amil Tellers Of Dramatics, Inc.  (Lima)

Beavercreek Community Theatre

Dayton Theatre Guild

Sock & Buskin Players

Preble Players

Springfield Civic Theatre

Towne & Country Players, Inc.

Troy Civic Theatre

Wapakoneta Theatre Guild

Windmill Productions

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