Archives for "performance art"

Garden Theater Opens Second Stage With The Green Room

Garden Theater Opens Second Stage With The Green Room

3 Walker / November 29, 2011 12:20 pm

The ongoing redevelopment of The Short North’s Garden Theater continues with the opening of “The Green Room”, a second performance venue located adjacent to the building’s main lobby. The Short North Stage theatre group will be producing Songs of the… [Read More]

Getting to Know The Garden Theater Building

Getting to Know The Garden Theater Building

9 Walker / August 30, 2011 8:00 pm

The Short North Stage is the local group of theatrical professionals who are taking on the task of converting the historic Garden Theater building back into a functional performance space. The group held their first “Garden Party” this evening for… [Read More]

CAPA Announces 2011-2012 Season Lineup

CAPA Announces 2011-2012 Season Lineup

3 Walker / August 22, 2011 10:30 am

The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) announced this morning the lineup for their 2011-2012 event season. The lineup includes An Evening with David Sedaris, Over The Rhine, The Second City and more. Tickets for most shows go on… [Read More]

Shadowbox Live Breaks in Their New Space With Classics From the Past

Shadowbox Live Breaks in Their New Space With Classics From the Past

3 Walker / August 20, 2011 10:15 am

Last night, The Brewery District was reanimated with the sights and sounds of nightlife and entertainment, as Shadowbox Live hosted the grand opening of their new home at 503 South Front Street. The new venue is still a work in… [Read More]

Shadowbox Live is Bringing The Rocky Horror Show to Downtown

Shadowbox Live is Bringing The Rocky Horror Show to Downtown

5 Walker / August 10, 2011 3:00 pm

Shadowbox Live’s return to Downtown is nearly upon us, and the troupe will be opening up their musical lineup next month with The Rocky Horror Show. The live performance of this cult-classic will run September 11th through November 13th at… [Read More]

Short North Stage to Reopen Garden Theatre as Arts Venue in 2012

Short North Stage to Reopen Garden Theatre as Arts Venue in 2012

11 Walker / July 19, 2011 2:15 pm

The performance stage inside the Garden Theatre building went dark decades ago, but a new nonprofit is dedicated to bringing it back to life. Short North Stage began organizing over a year ago with the mission to create a new… [Read More]

MadLab’s 2011 Theatre Roulette: QUEEN OF HEARTS

MadLab’s 2011 Theatre Roulette: QUEEN OF HEARTS

0 Submitted News / May 7, 2011 5:00 pm

On Thursday night, I went to see the QUEEN OF HEARTS night of plays at MadLab’s 2011 Theatre Roulette. I usually expect a night of laughs from MadLab’s roulette, but was in for a somber surprise. “Seldom Heard,” written by… [Read More]

Back to the Garden Comes to Columbus Commons

Back to the Garden Comes to Columbus Commons

3 Walker / April 22, 2011 2:30 pm

It’s been a very good week for announcements about Columbus Commons. First, the Columbus Symphony announced that they’d be relocating Picnic with the Pops in 2012, and today Shadowbox Live announced that they’ll be relocating their Woodstock-based musical: Back to… [Read More]

Available Light Theatre’s Newest Production : Hum

Available Light Theatre’s Newest Production : Hum

0 Jeremy Taylor / February 9, 2011 9:15 am

“This is Nothing. This is what Nothing feels like. Empty and black and impossible.” The Available Light Theatre (AVLT) is a one of a kind theatre company. At just 5 years old, AVLT has built a great reputation for engaging… [Read More]

Ohio-Native Elec Simon of STOMP is a True Warrior

Ohio-Native Elec Simon of STOMP is a True Warrior

0 Jeremy Taylor / January 7, 2011 3:00 pm

STOMP is a performance unlike any other. STOMP combines explosive performing with unusual musical instruments, to create an unique experience for everyone. Columbus, is lucky enough to be able to witness this performance when it comes to town January 14-16,… [Read More]

Speak Easy at Wild Goose Creative

Speak Easy at Wild Goose Creative

4 Submitted News / October 18, 2010 2:25 pm

Once upon a time there was a company called Wild Goose Creative who collaborated with the Storytellers of Central Ohio to host a special evening of storytelling. The company and the storytellers decided to call this event Speak Easy, and… [Read More]

Behind the Scenes at Shadowbox’s Schiller Show

Behind the Scenes at Shadowbox’s Schiller Show

10 Walker / July 31, 2010 3:30 pm

Shadowbox has won quite a bit of acclaim with their Woodstock-based “Back to the Garden” musical, so they’ve decided to take their show on the road. You won’t have to go far to see them though (it might actually be… [Read More]

Davis Performing Arts Center: A Best Kept Secret

Davis Performing Arts Center: A Best Kept Secret

9 Walker / April 25, 2010 11:15 am

Tucked away on a quiet strip of Franklin Avenue, the Davis Performing Arts Center may be one of the most well hidden arts venues in the City of Columbus. This quiet tree-lined street sits behind the Topiary Park and offers… [Read More]

Local Artist Spotlight: Cassandra Troyan

Local Artist Spotlight: Cassandra Troyan

3 Walker / March 11, 2010 2:00 pm

Last month, Cassandra Troyan held a food fight at the ROYGBIV gallery in the Short North. A few weeks later she was spotted shouting into a bullhorn from the rooftop of a building Downtown. While these are not your typical… [Read More]

Art Exhibitionist Finishes Her 30 Days on Display

Art Exhibitionist Finishes Her 30 Days on Display

5 Walker / December 24, 2009 10:30 am

A stroll along High Street through Downtown will normally reveal a depressing number of vacant retail storefronts, but if you’ve walked past the old Experience Columbus space at 90 North High during the past month, then a glimmer of something… [Read More]