Brecksville

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Current Name of Theater: Brecksville Theater on the Square
Current Use: Theater
Historic Names of Theater: Brecksville Little Theater
Seats: Maximum Seating of 126, 100 seats main floor, 26  balcony
Website: http://www.brecksvillelittletheatre.org/index.html
Address: 49 Public Square, Brecksville, OH 44141
Year Built: On the 29th April, 1872, the legislature empowered the trustees of Brecksville to borrow money to build a town hall, and to issue the bonds of the township for the payment of the same. Under this act money was procured to build a very fine hall on the north side of the public square, at Brecksville Center. It is constructed of brick, with a shapely belfry, and was completed in 1874
 
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Original Cost: $4,522
 
Listed on National Register: no

Interior Photo (1954)

History of Theater:
Less than ten Brecksville residents, with a common love of theatre and their community, laid the foundation in 1941 for today’s organization. Since then we have made our home, through the generosity of the Brecksville City governance, in the Old Town Hall, a historic building on the town square. The building has been completely renovated as a theatrical facility with state-of-the art lighting and sound.
As we approach our 64th year of entertaining and serving the community, we have presented almost 200 plays and musicals, countless revues and skits and participated in numerous com-munity events. After an absence of several decades, we have reinstituted our Youth Theatre Program, free to any child who wishes to gain the experience of live theatre. We are a not-for-profit organization that depends upon our dedicated volunteers who give limitless hours of their time, effort and above all, heart. We are fortunate to count among our members people from all walks of life, all striving to present the best in community theatre. People have always been the key to our success.
 
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Renovation Story
1998 -2016 – Complete Restoration of Old Town Hall’s Front Facade, Stairs, Entrances and Cupola