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Playhouse Campus Expansion Capital Drive

The Huntington Playhouse was established in 1958 and sits on the site of John Huntington’s carriage house. It started as a small summer theater and grew into a place with a 240-seat auditorium. The Playhouse had its last season in 2015. In the summer of 2017 BAYarts began working to clean out the venue. The goal of BAYarts is to renovate the former Playhouse, so it can be used on the Arts campus for classrooms and events.

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What We Do

Art Education

Classes for all ages. 6,600 students per year in 350 classes, including outreach

Arist Income & Support

Three galleries, art festival, consignment, seasonal market employment, studio space

Community Engagement

Festivals, live music and performance, art, market, public gardens and social space, 80,000 visitors per year at 200 events.

BAYarts classes sell out quicker than you can say “Hamilton tickets.” That’s why we’re adding more CLASSROOMS, MAKERS space, MUSIC rooms, a STAGE and SCREEN for YEAR-ROUND entertainment highlighting northeast Ohio’s diverse cultural offerings. YOU can PLAY A PART! 
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Naming Rights & Donating

To achieve the vision of transforming the former Huntington Playhouse into the new Center for Arts & Culture, we are asking our closest friends to support this project, especially those who were pivotal in the 2005 renovation of BAYarts. Nearly 70 years since its inception, we have the opportunity now to complete the transformation of the BAYarts campus, bringing its fullest potential to the community. 

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Naming Rights Opportunities

Naming Rights* Amount Amount Donated Named Space
Building $500,000
Stage $100,000 $100,000 John Carney Family
Flex/Event Space $75,000
Hearth Room $75,000
Large Classroom $50,000
Hallway Gallery $37,500
Outdoor Patio $25,000 $25,000 VLX Travel Garden
Music Rooms $20,000 $20,000 Carleen Herring Bonds Music Rooms
Director's Circle
Diamond $20,000 $50,000 N/A
Platinum $10,000 N/A
Gold $5,000 N/A

*Subject to time limits and conditions of written agreement to be approved. Additional opportunities may be available.

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Updates

Dec 17th, 2019
Warm-up at BAYarts this Winter – Westlake/Bay Village Observer

March 5th, 2019
Devon Gess and Father fund Music Rooms at BAYarts – Westlake/Bay Village Observer

Jan 8th, 2019
The first class in the Playhouse Hearth Room is Spirit Dolls with Janet Wade. Classroom now open and used for ongoing classes.

Dec 19th, 2018
BAYarts’ Future: Why it will take a village – Westlake/Bay Village Observer

Dec 1st, 2018
Phase One is near completion in one month. – Facebook update

Nov 2018
Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle) has been named the Playhouse Campaign Honorary Chair

Aug 21st, 2018
Noted Cleveland architect to design BAYarts expansion in Bay Village  – Sun News

Aug 13t, 2018h
Naming rights will help transform BAYarts’ expansion of the old Huntington Playhouse – Sun News

July 28th, 2018
Phase I begins.

May 2018
BAYarts updates community on former Playhouse – Westlake-Bay Village Observer

May 2018
BAYarts hosts a Playhouse progress meeting, open to the community.

April 2018
Encore! event fundraiser 

March 2018
BAYarts granted $100k for Playhouse from state budget – Westlake-Bay Village Observer

February 2018
Patricia Heaton and David Hunt donate $50,000 as seed money. Read about that here. 

January 2018
Bay Men’s Club helps the final clean-up of materials, taken to Savers.

November 2017
Donations made to City Mission.

August 2017
Playhouse Liquidation Sale

August 2017
Press: BAYarts Takes on the Playhouse – Westlake-Bay Village Observer

July 17, 2017
Clean-up begins on interior prop pieces.

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