Blank Canvas Theatre — Attraction in Cleveland

Provocative theatre in an intimate setting

I found out late in the run that a favorite musical was showing at this theatre. I purchased tickets online. I was contacted almost immediately by theatre staff that there was an error with my order, and we were able to quickly resolve it, so in fact, there were no issues moving forward.

The theatre is a little hard to find, but there are adequate signs throughout the building to lead you to this little treasure.

The seating is a little rickety, and in strips of seats connected to other patrons, so if someone in the row were to move a lot, it could be fairly distracting. Thankfully that wasn't the case for me this first visit. The seats were plenty comfortable to sit through the entire intermission-less show.

The cast members of the show I experienced were top notch, and the intimacy of the space provided an excellent opportunity to see and feel the emotion of the characters as the story evolved. I wish I'd seen it earlier in the run, as I would have come back many times to see the production.

Overall, I had a terrific experience at Blank...

This theater company does amazing work on what had to be a very limited budget. I’ve seen two shows here, Evil Dead the Musical, a few years ago, and Little Shop of Horrors this past October. Every October seems to be the time for a musical with a horror theme, and the splatter zone definitely had the best seats, though with such a small space, there is truly not a bad seat in the house. And, having memorized the soundtrack to Little Shop almost forty years ago, I can say with confidence that the quality of the performance was so good it could have been a recording, yet we were so close to the stage we could hear the music coming from each of the performers. Absolutely one.

My son just got back from the production of Altar Boys and he was raving about how much he loved it. And the value received for the prize of admission, this is truly a hidden gem.

I am truly looking forward to seeing what next season brings, and many...

There is a whole lot I like about the Blank Canvas Theatre. It is a small black box type theater with seating on three sides and probably not more than 75 seats in all. It is tucked away in a corner of the 78th Street Studios, and I feel like “an insider” just knowing how to find it. With the stage up close and personal it sometimes feels like the audience is part of the cast. The season provides a wide range of genres and there is something for everyone. We get to about one performance a year and last night we saw Rocky the Musical. These are not flawless productions, but they are earnest and for me the love of acting and the theatre...