Kalliope Stage, the little black-box theatre that could, has closed. Facing the same monetary struggles as many regional theatres – that is, they’re way broke — the cozy space in Cleveland Heights finally closed its doors earlier this month, right before a production of Fanny Hill was supposed to begin. A donation drive earlier in the year, organized by owners Paul Gurgol and Rex Snider, failed to keep afloat the small theatre, which has recently run such shows as Opal, Cabaret, 110 Degrees in the Shade, and Wild Party. …
This article appears in Mar 5-11, 2008.
Vince — I’d love to hear if and (fingers crossed) when Kalliope Stage resurfaces. I was working on an online article about them for a column at MusicalWriters.com when I found out they’d gone under. Too bad. It was a pretty good article!