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MadCap Living History Night
Actors from MadCap Living History portray historical characters in original, self-researched presentations.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereThe Woodward Opera House, 107 South Main St., Mount Vernon (Knox County)
CostFree; donations accepted
Kenyon College: Shakespeare's The Tempest
Directed by Professor Jonathan Tazewell.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sat Oct 17, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 8:00 PM; Fri Oct 16 8:00 PM; Sat Oct 17 8:00 PM
WhereBolton Theater, Kenyon College, 205 College Park St., Gambier (Knox County)
CostFree; seating first come, first served
Almost, Maine (The Lancaster Playhouse)
Directed by Gary Brose, Mary Murphy, Jane O'Brien and John Pekar.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 7:30 PM; Fri Oct 16 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 17 2:00 PM; Sun Oct 18 2:00 PM
WhereEvent Space at Maria's Mexican Restaurant, 129 E Main St, Lancaster (Fairfield County)
Cost$20 adults / $10 students (reserved seats, no fees)
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books at Studio Two Theatre, Riffe Center in Columbus.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 7:00 PM; Fri Oct 16 7:00 PM; Sat Oct 17 2:00 PM / 7:00 PM; Sun Oct 18 2:00 PM
WhereStudio Two Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S High St, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Sweeney Todd
Sondheim's demon barber returns to CAPA's Garden Theater for a multi-week Short North run.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 7:00 PM; Fri Oct 16 7:00 PM; Sat Oct 17 2:00 PM (ASL interpretation) / 7:00 PM; Sun Oct 18 2:00 PM
WhereGarden Theater, 1187 North High Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Little Shop of Horrors
Music by Alan Menken; lyrics and book by Howard Ashman; directed by Alan Tyson.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 25, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 7:00 PM (understudy performance); Sat Oct 17 7:00 PM; Sun Oct 18 2:00 PM; Thu Oct 22 7:00 PM; Sat Oct 24 7:00 PM; Sun Oct 25 2:00 PM
WhereRoth/Resler Theater, JCC of Greater Columbus, 1125 College Ave. (Franklin County)
Cost$35
Rewrite
MadLab presents the world premiere of Greg Vovos' Rewrite, Oct 15-31.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sat Oct 31, 2026 · Thu Oct 15 8 PM; Fri Oct 16 8 PM; Sat Oct 17 8 PM; Fri Oct 23 8 PM; Sat Oct 24 8 PM; Fri Oct 30 8 PM; Sat Oct 31 8 PM
WhereMadLab Theatre, 227 N 3rd St, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Dracula: A Horror Story
Dracula: A Horror Story at Theatre 166 in Mansfield.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 16 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Fri Oct 16 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 17 7:30 PM / 10:30 PM; Sun Oct 18 2:30 PM
WhereTheatre 166, 166 Park Avenue West, Mansfield (Richland County)
CostGeneral admission $30+
A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
Touring Irish music and dance production from Off-Broadway and the West End.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 7:30 PM
WherePalace Theatre, 34 W. Broad Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
BIGGER, PLEASE!
BIGGER, PLEASE! at Marion Palace Theatre in Marion.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17, 2026 · 7:30 PM (Preferred GA doors 6:00 PM)
WhereMarion Palace Theatre, 276 West Center Street (Marion County)
Cost$30 general admission; $50 preferred general admission (plus $3 restoration fee per ticket)
sweat variant: adaku, part 2 (World Premiere)
World premiere of part two of the adaku trilogy: movement, song, sound, text and spatial design.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Oct 20 – Thu Oct 22, 2026 · Tue Oct 20 7:00 PM; Wed Oct 21 7:00 PM; Thu Oct 22 7:00 PM
WhereWexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
Cost$35 members, $45 general public, $42 adults 55+, $12 students
Photo: none printed via wexarts.org
The Rocky Horror Show
Nick Hardin returns as Dr. Frank-N-Furter for Short North Stage’s ninth Rocky Horror, a two-hour rated-R run across two weekends.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 22 – Sat Oct 31, 2026 · Thu Oct 22 7:00 PM; Fri Oct 23 7:00 PM / 11:00 PM; Sat Oct 24 5:00 PM / 9:00 PM; Sun Oct 25 2:00 PM; Wed Oct 28 7:00 PM; Thu Oct 29 7:00 PM; Fri Oct 30 7:00 PM / 11:00 PM; Sat Oct 31 5:00 PM / 9:00 PM
WhereShort North Stage, 1187 N High Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
An Evening with Carmelita Tropicana
An Evening with Carmelita Tropicana at Multipurpose Theatre Lab, Ohio State Dept. of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts in Columbus.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 23, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereMultipurpose Theatre Lab, Ohio State Dept. of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, 1932 College Rd., Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Ohio State Theatre: Dead Man's Cell Phone
Sarah Ruhl's magical-realism comedy, directed by Beth Kattelman.
WHO Everyone
WhenWed Oct 28 – Fri Nov 6, 2026 · Wed Oct 28 7:30 PM; Thu Oct 29 7:30 PM; Fri Oct 30 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 31 7:30 PM; Wed Nov 4 7:30 PM; Thu Nov 5 7:30 PM; Fri Nov 6 7:30 PM
WhereBlackbox Theatre, Ohio State Dept. of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts, 1932 College Rd., Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Ohio Wesleyan Fall Theatre: "oh to be pure again"
Kira Rockwell's play is set at a 2010 Charismatic Christian summer camp in rural Texas.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 29 – Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Thu Oct 29 7:30 PM; Fri Oct 30 7:30 PM; Sat Oct 31 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 1 2:00 PM
WhereChappelear Drama Center Main Stage, Ohio Wesleyan University, 45 Rowland Ave., Delaware (Delaware County)
Cost$10 general admission; $5 seniors; free for OWU students and employees
bobrauschenbergamerica
bobrauschenbergamerica at Studio One Theatre, Riffe Center in Columbus.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 29 – Thu Nov 12, 2026 · Thu Oct 29 8:00 PM; Fri Oct 30 8:00 PM; Sat Oct 31 8:00 PM; Fri Nov 6 8:00 PM; Sat Nov 7 8:00 PM; Sun Nov 8 2:00 PM; Thu Nov 12 8:00 PM
WhereStudio One Theatre, Riffe Center, 77 S High St, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. (New Albany Middle School Theatre)
New Albany Middle School Theatre stages a family-friendly Little Mermaid JR. at the McCoy Center.
WHO Family
WhenFri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereMcCoy Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
The Little Mermaid Jr.
The Little Mermaid Jr. at McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 1, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereMcCoy Center for the Arts, 100 E Dublin Granville Rd, New Albany (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play
Three Alfred Hitchcock stories of intrigue and horror performed as early live radio.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM
WhereMcConnell Arts Center, 777 Evening St, Worthington (Franklin County)
Cost$25 (fees not included)
Maybe Happy Ending
Winner of 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical; PNC Broadway in Columbus season.
WHO Everyone
WhenTue Nov 3 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Tue Nov 3 7:30 PM; Wed Nov 4 7:30 PM; Thu Nov 5 7:30 PM; Fri Nov 6 7:30 PM; Sat Nov 7 2:00 PM (ASL & audio description) / 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 8 1:00 PM / 6:30 PM
WhereOhio Theatre, 39 E. State Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Eureka Day
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio (formerly CATCO) presents Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day, Nov 5–22, 2026, in Studio Two at the Riffe Center Theatres.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 5, 2026 · Nov 5–22, 2026 · Thu 7:30 PM, Fri–Sat 8:00 PM, Sun 2:00 PM
WhereStudio Two, Riffe Center Theatres, 77 S High St, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Nina West plays Ruth in CAPA and Opera Columbus’s New Orleans take on Gilbert and Sullivan, part of the Palace’s 100th.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Fri Nov 6 7:30 PM; Sun Nov 8 2:00 PM
WherePalace Theatre, 34 W. Broad Street, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Andrea Gibson’s Love Letter from the Afterlife: a tribute with Megan Falley & the Goosebump Orchestra
A tribute evening for the late poet Andrea Gibson, led by Megan Falley with the Goosebump Orchestra and guests.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7, 2026 · Doors 6:30 PM
WhereKEMBA Live!, 405 Neil Avenue, Columbus (Franklin County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Hairspray
Tracy Turnblad chases the Corny Collins Show in Short North Stage’s Hairspray, rated PG, with “Good Morning Baltimore,” for audiences of all ages.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 19 – Sun Dec 27, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereShort North Stage, 1187 N High Street, Columbus
CostSee organizer website for details
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Disney's Frozen the Broadway musical holds Renaissance Main Stage across late November evenings and matinees.
WHO Family
WhenSat Nov 21–Sun Nov 29, 2026 · select evenings 7:30 PM; matinees 2:30 PM (Nov 21, 22, 27, 28, 29)
WhereRenaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West, Mansfield
CostFrom $20+ (see pricing tiers on organizer)