Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
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It’s never too early to plan a celebration, and this campaign is already setting the stage for our 2025-2026 season and beyond!
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Let’s plan for 40 more years!
Nestled in the heart of historic Over-the-Rhine, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati embodies the tenacious qualities that characterize the Greater Cincinnati region: resilience, artistic passion, and pushing the creative envelope. While our neighborhood has blossomed in recent decades and ranks among the top destinations for residents and visitors alike, we are grateful that nearly 40 years ago our pioneering founders foresaw what a meaningful investment in the arts could have on local communities. In that same spirit, our 40th Anniversary Campaign will set the stage for our 2025–2026 Season and beyond. Gifts to this milestone campaign are not only lasting investments in the future of theatre but are also bold reaffirmations to the vibrancy of our region.
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Ways to Give
Curious how you can play a starring role in ETC’s future?
Email our Development team or call us at (513) 421-3555!
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One-Time Gifts
One-time gifts make an immediate and continued impact on ETC’s productions and award-winning education programs.
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Multiyear Pledges
Multiyear pledges fuel future planning, groundbreaking productions, and long-term projects.
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Legacy Gifts
From naming us in your will to creating a plan that is financially advantageous to you right now, legacy gifts allow your contributions to continue having an impact on your community by ensuring the growth and sustainability of ETC.
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Endowment Gifts
Gifts to our endowment provide a source of ongoing annual support to ETC as an anchor in our region.
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Support
Our family of donors plays an essential role in our ability to present socially-relevant theatre and award-winning education and engagement programs.
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About
Ensemble Theatre produces world-class professional theatre and engaging education and outreach programs.
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Our Story
Founded in 1986, Ensemble Theatre drew back its curtains to support local professionals while inspiring audiences.
Photo credit | Elexis Selmon, Erin McCamley, and Darnell Pierre Benjamin in Fiona: The Musical (Ryan Kurtz); Support, Bruce Cromer in An Iliad (Ryan Kurtz); About, set of The Whipping Man (Brian Ambs).