With the purpose of producing American classics, Ensemble Theatre was founded in 1979 by Artistic Director, Lucia Colombi. Ensemble created the series Panorama of African-American Theatre, which was filmed by PBS, syndicated nationally, and chosen for their “First View Award,” selecting it as one of the top 25 educational programs in the country.

Ensemble Theatre has won Northern Ohio Live’s Achievement Award for its productions of A Trip to Bountiful, Kentucky Cycle and Having Our Say. Cleveland Magazine’s Reader Poll chose the Theatre’s production of The Gin Game as “Best Production.”

Ensemble Theatre was selected by The Cleveland Foundation as one of 17 Cleveland arts organizations to be included in its five-year BASICs arts stabilization program.

Ensemble Theatre has produced more than 150 plays and offers extensive educational and senior citizen touring programming serving culturally diverse and underserved populations throughout Ohio.