Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture

220 S. Balch St, Akron, OH 44310

The mission of CATAC is to embolden innovative performances and artist-centered events that nurture social change and foster community. CATAC seeks to provide a home base for the research and performances of the Chameleon Village Theatre Collective, Gum-Dip Theatre, QuTheatr and others, and nurture emerging local artists and those of international reputation creating new work and experimenting with new forms of expression.

CATAC’s aims are:

1) To establish a multi-use, multi-programmatic community cultural center that will serve the greater Akron community;

2) To create performances, exchange and training opportunities for students, artists, theatre practitioners, scholars, and others;

3) To offer educational outreach to the surrounding community through ongoing classes designed for diverse populations;

4) To expand the knowledge and practice of performance and to investigate the theatre’s possibilities to affect cultural change;

5) To maintain and enhance the international reputation of Akron as a center of performance innovation and research;

6) To improve understanding of human diversity and the creative act and to promote public comprehension of a wide spectrum of performance forms and techniques.