The 2023 Theatre season features a mixture of French Creek Theatre shows and guest company productions ranging from indoor musicals to outdoor plays and from ballets to improv comedy shows! Don't miss your chance to engage with the local art scene throughout our beautiful park district this year! The entire season is listed below in chronological order.


Princesses in Concert

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April 15, 2023

Shows at 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, & 4 pm

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Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

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$15 per person

Sing along to your favorite princess songs! Northeast Ohio Creatives brings eight of your favorite characters singing together and telling a story of courage and adventure! Each 30-minute show (starting at 10 am, noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm) is followed by a meet and greet/photo opportunity with the princesses.


Beauty and the Beast - Ballet

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May 12, 2023

7:00 pm

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Lakeview Park
1800 West Erie Ave., Lorain

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FREE Show!

North Pointe Ballet will premiere Janet Dziak’s new ballet interpretation of the story of Belle, the book-loving daughter of a merchant. NPB’s signature live narration will guide audience members through the tale where enchanted objects come to life, drama unfolds through exceptional artistry, and loveable characters show that you can’t judge a book by its cover.


The Frank and Dean and More Show

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June 3, 2023

Shows at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm

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Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

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$15 per person

Celebrate the fun, the jokes, and the music of The Rat Pack for an evening.


Something Dada

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June 9, 2023

7:30 pm

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Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

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$15 per person

Live Improvised Comedy Show - based entirely on the audience’s suggestions!


Carnival of the Animals - Ballet

July 16, 2023

5:00 pm

Lakeview Park
1800 West Erie Ave., Lorain

FREE Show!

Ballet Legato, Lorain County's professional ballet company, is excited to perform premier dance works on Sunday, July 16th, at 5 pm at Lakeview Park. Come see premier contemporary works such as the fun-loving and whimsical, "In Flight,” which focuses on the whirling, ever-changing, rapid movement of our feathered friends, the body-percussion piece, "Bring Me Little Water Sylvie," by folk singer Lead Belly, sung by the Nightingale Women's acapella group. and other dance works for children and adults alike.  Tutu-much fun!  We hope to see you there for a day of dance!


Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.

July 21, 22, 23*, 28, 29, & 30*, 2023

All performances at 7:30 p.m., except July 23 & 30 matinee shows beginning at 2 p.m.

Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

$10 per person

Join Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the hip hip Hippo and, of course, those hilarious, plotting penguins as they bound onto your stage in the musical adventure of a lifetime.  Based on the smash DreamWorks animated motion picture, Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. follows all of your favorite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s Madagascar.

This show is a production put on by the participants of our Theatre Camp which runs every weekday from June 26 to July 21. Campers will get a chance to work on their acting, dancing, singing, and set design at the French Creek Nature Center. Campers can channel their creativity and will work as a team. At the end of the camp, they will showcase their newly learned skills by putting on a production of ‘Madagascar Jr.’ Sign up for camp below.

Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture
Book by Kevin Del Aguila
Original Music and Lyrics by George Noriega & Joel Someillan

Madagascar – A Musical Adventure JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, New York, NY | (212) 541-4684 | mtishows.com

*NOTE: July 23 & 30 performances are matinee shows beginning at 2:00 p.m.


A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Aug. 25, 26, & 27, 2023

Fri. and Sat. performances at 6:30 p.m., Sun. matinee show at 2 p.m.

Bacon Woods Amphitheater, Vermilion River Reservation,
51211 North Ridge Rd., Vermilion

FREE Show!

Shakespeare in the Park

Four feverish lovers, six inept performers, and two warring Fae courts meet in the forest for a night of entanglement, mischief, and unlikely romance. One of Shakespeare's most enduring and beloved comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream invites us to fall in love, out of love, and back in love again.


Misery

Sept. 15, 16, 17*, 22, 23, & 24*, 2023

All performances at 7:30 p.m., except Sept. 17 & 24 matinee shows beginning at 2 p.m.

Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

$15 per person

Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home. While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain. Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere. The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.

By William Goldman
Based on the novel by Stephen King


All Shook Up

Dec. 8, 9, 10*, 15, 16, & 17*, 2023

All performances at 7:30 p.m., except Dec. 10 & 17 matinee shows beginning at 2 p.m.

Ewing Hall, French Creek Theatre
4530 Colorado Ave., Sheffield Village

$15 per person

It’s 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as “Heartbreak Hotel,” “Hound Dog,” “Jailhouse Rock,” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”

ALL SHOOK UP
Inspired by and featuring the songs of ELVIS PRESLEY®
Book by JOE DIPIETRO