Looking for how to spend your next night out in Ohio, or trying to make a list of cultural centers during your next trip there? This by-no-means exhaustive list showcases some of our favorites across the state, including several in the great city of Cleveland. Don’t be afraid to check out a new theater (or any theater, if you’ve never attended one before). It’s always important to make room for a little culture. List from Wikipedia:

• Playhouse Square Center Cleveland, 2^nd-largest in the United States, constructed early 1920s
  • Allen Theater
  • Hanna Theater
  • Ohio Theater
  • Palace Theater
  • State Theater
  • Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts CenterDayton, built 2003
  • Victoria TheatreDayton, built 1866
  • Cleveland Play HouseCleveland, oldest regional theater in America
  • Cleveland Public TheatreCleveland, founded 1984
  • Convergence-ContinuumExperimental Cleveland theatre company
  • Dobama TheaterCleveland Heights theater founded 1959; name comes from the first two letters of the founder’s names (DOnald Bianchi, BArry Silverman, MArk Silverberg)
  • Geuga Lyric TheaterChardon theater opened in 1939 as a cinema
  • Great Lakes Theater Festivalprofessional theatre company of Cleveland, founded 1962
  • Ohio Lyric Theatrefounded 1962 as Springfield Civic Opera Company; operations suspended 2010
  • Raconteur Theatre CompanyColumbus theater formed in 2007 from the merger of Miscreant Productions and Bison Theatre
  • Murphy TheaterWilmington theater opened in 1918 and financed by former Chicago Cubs owner Charles Murphy