The Columbus Performing Arts Center is a 21,000-square-foot space dedicated to the arts. It is home to two performance spaces, the 170 seat Van Fleet Theatre and the 60 seat Shedd Stage. Here the CPAC players create three community theatre productions each year. Auditions are open to everyone! This building is also the home for several performing arts companies. You too can rent this building for your next music, dance, stand up, film or theatre performance.
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(Pricing information updated March 1, 2025)
Van Fleet
Theatre
(With Van Fleet green room)
Capacity: 175
Performance
Technical Rehearsal*
Shedd
Stage
Capacity: 60
Performance
Technical Rehearsal*
Rehearsal Rooms
700 sq. ft.
weekly rentals
Daily rental
(Minimum 3 hrs)
*Technical Rehearsals include the use of stage lights, sound system and/or set build with no audience. Call for info on basic blocking rehearsal options.
NEW: there is a $15/day fee for storing sets, lights and/or costumes when no rehearsal or performance is occurring.
Staff
A city building attendant is required for all rentals
Per Hour
Pianos
Upright Piano or Keyboard
Per day for weekly rentals
For single day rentals
Standard Projector
Per day for weekly rentals
For single day rentals
Ultra Short Throw Installation Projector
*New
Single day weekly rentals
Single day rentals
Columbus Performing Arts Center also has a variety of flats and platforms that groups may rent for on-site performances. Call for details.
The Columbus Performing Arts Center’s history dates back to 1923. However, it was not until 1957 that the two adjoined buildings merged to form the Van Fleet Theatre. Van Fleet Theater was renamed the Players Theatre, which was once the city’s oldest non-profit arts institution in continuous operation. In 1989, after Players Theatre moved out of the space, the city agreed to occupy the facility. The facility housed the Davis Performing Arts Programs for Youth, which had existed since 1970 as the Park Playhouse Teen Community Theatre, which started at Whetstone Recreation Center in Clintonville. In recent years, CATCO (Contemporary American Theatre Company) managed the Columbus Performing Arts Center and provided programming geared toward young theatergoers. In 2021, Columbus Recreation and Parks resumed management of the center.
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