PROGRAMS

THE CARAVAN PROGRAM

Seat of the Pants is always traveling around Northeast Ohio, and we'd like you to be able to join us, too! But we know that driving longer distances or through inclement weather or at night isn't for everyone — and that's why we created The Caravan Program!

Here's how it works: if you want to see a show, but need some help getting to it, send us an e-mail at submissions@seatofthepants.org, letting us know 2–3 dates you would be able to attend, where you're coming from, and we'll try to pair you with a ride.

And — if you're willing to bring someone along — you can e-mail us at submissions@seatofthepants.org, letting us know when you plan to come see the show and where you're coming from.

We'll give each pair of Caravan buddies $10 for coffee, gas, or dessert, plus some conversation starters to fill your time together before and after the show!

THE SALON SERIES

Four times over the course of the year, we’ll focus on brand-new work, hearing plays read aloud for the first time. Each reading will be followed by a talkback with the playwright, where audience members will be asked curated questions that will guide next steps in edits and rewrites. And there will also be an opportunity for our patrons to ask questions about the playwright's experience in crafting the piece up to this point. This is another way that we're trying to celebrate process and development as the hallmark of great theatre-making.

Assorted Locations in Canton, Akron, and Cleveland.
Tickets are $10. Join us!

HELLFIRE, by Julia Christine Fisher
Saturday, January 17, 2026

1:30 p.m. in Cleveland
The Darl Center for the Arts, 5437 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44127
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7:30 p.m. in Canton
Yoga Central, 4626 Cleveland Avenue Northwest, Canton, OH 44709
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You’ve received an invitation to Hellfire, a Christian haunted house experience hosted by your local evangelical church.
You arrive, and a charismatic stage manager/demon ushers you from scene to frightening scene to bear witness to various sins and the ways they wreak havoc on lives.
But the night takes an unexpected turn as actors run offstage in tears, the stage manager receives emergency phone calls, and you stumble into rooms you’re definitely not supposed to be in.
As you eavesdrop on backstage conversations and whispered hallway interactions between the actors and crew, you begin to see the people behind the hell house - and their stories might just complicate everything you’re supposed to be learning.
A convergence of Sleep No More meets Heroes of the Fourth Turning meets But I’m a Cheerleader, Hellfire asks what - and who - we’re afraid of, and if we can really save each other from hell.

Directed by Lana Sugarman and produced by Benjamin Gregg, the reading stars Connor Defevers, Madeline Golya, Bridgett Martinez, Michael Montanus, Joe Pine, and Jasmine Renee, with stage directions read by Katherine Nash.

Content Notice
discussion of: abortion, sex
depiction of: alcohol, blood, death, drugs, homophobia, religious trauma, sexual harassment


THE CULTURE WE DESERVE, by Jonathon Morgan
(Saturday, April 18, 2026)

FORGET ABOUT ME (THE BREAKFAST CLUB PLAY), by David Hansen
(Saturday, June 13, 2026)

ACTOR WORKSHOPS

Love acting technique and developing your craft?  Come play with us! Four workshops conducted throughout the year allow adult artists to add new skills to their performer’s toolbox. Workshops are led by various instructors who will guide you through exploring techniques like Lebon and Chekov, or share tips on scene study and text analysis. And our workshops are not just for actors, but for anybody looking to express themselves. We are proud to offer these workshops on a free, donation-based basis throughout Northeast Ohio, thanks in part to a generous grant from ArtsinStark!

Workshop 3: In-Depth Script Analysis and Harnessing the Rhythmic Wave
Taught by Craig Joseph, Artistic Director of SotP and director of The Children and Elephant's Graveyard, and Chris Bohan, professor at CWRU, teacher at GLMCC, and director of The Book Club Play.

Stark County: Saturday, March 7, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, Massillon, OH 44646

Cleveland: Monday, March 9, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
The Darl Center for the Arts, 5437 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, OH 44127 / A parking lot is located adjacent to the building, and additional street parking is also available.

To reserve your spot at either session, please email mike.glavan@gmail.com with your selection of which session you'd like to attend. We also ask that you hold your spot by making a $5 deposit to SotP through Venmo: @SeatofthePants, CashApp: $SeatofthePants or Zelle: 847-456-2030. Upon your attendance at the workshop, the deposit is fully refunded. This deposit helps us ensure that the participants are serious about reserving a spot, so we can ensure attendance size and an appropriate space to accommodate.

Workshop 4: TBD
Workshop taught by Zyrece Crump, SotP Ensemble Member

Stark County: Saturday, June 6, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
Player's Guild at KSU Stark, 6000 Frank Avenue NW, North Canton, Ohio 44720

Cleveland: Monday, June 8, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm
(Location TBD)

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