MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Partners in Education Team, comprised of the Renaissance Performing Arts Association, Mansfield Art Center, and Mansfield City Schools, will host a professional development workshop on arts integration for educators and administrators. “Engaging the Child the Whole Way Through” will take place on Wednesday, April 22 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at […]
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Shrek, the Musical, Jr. set for March 27-29 at The Renaissance Theatre
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Youth Theatre (“MY Theatre”) will present Shrek, the Musical, Jr. on the stage of the Renaissance Theatre March 27, 28, and 29 as a part of the Mechanics Bank Education Series. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Dauphne Maloney directs the show […]
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Auditions set for Jan. 25-25 for Shrek, the Musical, Jr. at The Ren
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre will host auditions for the Mansfield Youth Theatre (“MY Theatre”) production of Shrek, the Musical, Jr. on Sunday, Jan. 25, from 2:30 to 5 p.m., and on Monday, Jan. 26, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Renaissance’s Theatre 166 venue, located at 166 Park Avenue West in downtown Mansfield. […]
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One Night, One Man Christmas Carol set for Dec. 12 at Ghostlight Lounge
MANSFIELD – The Renaissance Performing Arts Association is delighted to present One Night, One Man Christmas Carol, a one-of-a-kind holiday event featuring Renaissance Artistic Director Michael Thomas. The performance will take place on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ghostlight Lounge, the Renaissance’s speakeasy located in the former historic lobby. About the Show A Christmas […]
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Kaleidoscope series welcomes investigative journalist Mya Frazier on November 6
MANSFIELD – The Kaleidoscope Speaker Series continues this fall with a thought-provoking evening featuring acclaimed investigative journalist Mya Frazier, on Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Theatre. Based in the Midwest, Frazier’s work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Yorker, and Harper’s. Her reporting explores […]
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Nosferatu (1922) with mighty Wurlitzer set for Oct. 24 at The Ren
MANSFIELD – The Renaissance Theatre invites audiences to an unforgettable night of chilling cinema and live music with a special screening of Nosferatu (1922) on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Widely regarded as the film that launched the horror genre, F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu will come to life in a rare hybrid performance featuring live […]
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Mansfield Symphony to host Carnegie Hall’s link up: The Orchestra Swings
MANSFIELD — The Renaissance Theatre proudly announces the return of Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program with this year’s theme, The Orchestra Swings, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, with performances at 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. on the Renaissance Theatre’s main stage, located at 138 Park Avenue West in Mansfield, Ohio. Part of the Mechanics Bank […]
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Dracula swoops in on The Ren Oct. 3-5 & 10-12
MANSFIELD – The Renaissance Theatre will bring Bram Stoker’s legendary tale to chilling new life this October with Dracula, an original stage adaptation written and directed by Ryan Shealy. Performances will be held in the Renaissance’s intimate black box venue, Theatre 166, on the following dates: This stripped-down new play, told through Mina’s haunting perspective, […]
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Kaleidoscope series presents Dr. Lerone Martin on Oct. 2
MANSFIELD – The Kaleidoscope Speaker Series returns this fall with an evening of powerful conversation featuring Dr. Lerone Martin, nationally respected scholar and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 2, at 5:30 p.m. at the Renaissance Theatre. A dynamic […]
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Renaissance announces 2025 Summer Broadway camps
MANSFIELD — Registration has opened for the Renaissance’s annual “Broadway Camp!” summer theatre program for students ages 8 to 13. The popular summer theatre camp sessions will be held as in-person classes, during the weeks of June 16 to 20; and June 23 to 27. Broadway Camp! options include the traditional three-hour morning camp (June […]