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On Golden Pond (Playmakers Civic Theatre)
Playmakers opens its 80th season with Ernest Thompson's On Golden Pond, directed by Brenda MacDonald.
WHO Everyone
WhenSun Oct 11 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Fri–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
WherePlaymakers Civic Theatre, 604 W 6th St, Port Clinton (Ottawa County)
Cost$0–$15 (Regular; Senior 65+/Student/Military; season holder $0)
Birthday Candles by Noah Haidle
BGSU Theatre stages Noah Haidle's play that follows one woman's ordinary life across nine decades.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sat Oct 24, 2026 · Thu–Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
WhereWolfe Center for the Arts, Eva Marie Saint Theatre, 1300 Ridge Street, Bowling Green (Wood County)
Cost$15 general admission/adult, $10 senior, $5 student
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Disney's Frozen — Waterville Playshop
Waterville Playshop brings Disney's Frozen to the Maumee Indoor Theater stage.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Thu–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM
WhereMaumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant St (Lucas County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Peter Pan, A Musical Adventure (Caryl Crane Youth Theatre)
Caryl Crane Youth Theatre stages the Stiles and Drewe Peter Pan musical with two alternating youth casts.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sat Oct 24, 2026 · Thu–Fri 7 PM, Sat 11 AM
WhereRegional Center for Arts and Academic Studies, 125 East Adams Street, Sandusky (Erie County)
Cost$15 adults, $10 students (through college)
The Bodyguard — The Musical
The Bodyguard musical lands at the Stranahan for a Broadway in Toledo weekend — Whitney Houston hits and high-stakes romance.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 15 – Sun Oct 18, 2026 · Thu–Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM, Sun 1 PM & 6:30 PM
WhereStranahan Theater, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo (Lucas County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Come From Away (Ritz Players)
The Ritz Players stage Come From Away, the musical about 7,000 travelers stranded in Gander after 9/11.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Oct 17 – Sun Oct 25, 2026 · Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
WhereThe Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington Street, Tiffin (Seneca County)
CostAdults $20, Students $15
Radium Girls
ONU Theatre stages D.W. Gregory's Radium Girls, the story of Grace Fryer and the dial painters.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Oct 22 – Sun Oct 25, 2026 · Thu–Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 PM & 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
WhereFreed Center for the Performing Arts, Stambaugh Studio Theatre, 525 South Main Street, Ada (Hardin County)
Cost$20 adult; $15 ONU employee; $10 senior, non-ONU student/child; $5 ONU student (box office only)
Macbeth — The Village Players Theatre
The Village Players open Macbeth on their mainstage.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Oct 30 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Thu–Sat 7 PM, Sun 2 PM
WhereThe Village Players Theatre, 2740 Upton Avenue, Toledo (Lucas County)
CostSee organizer website for details
Dial M for Murder — Toledo Repertoire Theatre
Toledo Rep stages Frederick Knott's Dial M for Murder in Jeffrey Hatcher's adaptation.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Fri–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM
WhereToledo Repertoire Theatre (10th Street Stage), 16 Tenth Street (Lucas County)
CostSee organizer website for details
The Minutes — Black Swamp Players
The Black Swamp Players stage The Minutes, directed by Joe Capucini.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6 – Sun Nov 8, 2026 · Fri–Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 1:30 PM
WhereBlack Swamp Players, 115 E. Oak Street, Bowling Green (Wood County)
CostSee organizer website for details
STOMP
STOMP’s percussion theatrical show hits MCPA’s Mainstage at Donnell Theater.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 21. 7:30 PM (doors 1 hour prior) · 2026
WhereMarathon Center for the Performing Arts — Donnell Theater, 200 West Main Cross Street, Findlay (Hancock County)
Cost$49–$139