The Ohio Theatre was founded in 1980 by William Hahn and Charles Magistro. Since then, the theatre has become a pillar of the downtown theatre scene.
Companies who regularly perform at the Ohio Theatre include: Adobe Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Drama Dept., The Foundry Theatre (Melanie Joseph), New Georges, Ping Chong & Co., Target Margin, The Talking Band, Doug Varone & Dancers.
Individuals artist who’ve called Ohio Theatre home include: Ann Bogart, Karin Coonrod, Eve Ensler, David Esbjornson, James Houghton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tony Kushner, Kristin Marting, Robert Woodruff, and thousands more.