Renaissance Theatre (Mansfield, Ohio)

Ohio Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the theater after the expansion and makeover in March 2012.
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Location	138 Park Ave., W., Mansfield, Ohio
Coordinates	40°45′33″N 82°31′14″W / 40.7591°N 82.5206°W / 40.7591; -82.5206
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
Architectural style	Neo-Classical
MPS	Park Avenue West MRA
NRHP reference No.	83002040[1]
Added to NRHP	May 31, 1983

The Renaissance Theatre, previously known as the Ohio Theatre, is a restored movie palace-type theater located at 138 Park Ave. W in Mansfield, Ohio. The 1,402-seat theater opened on January 18, 1928, as the Ohio Theatre and serves today as the largest performing arts center in North-Central Ohio. The Renaissance Performing Arts Association operates the facility and annually produces and presents approximately 40 productions consisting of Broadway-style musical theater shows, classical music concerts, comedy shows, educational performances and outreach programs, popular music concerts, special events, and family shows. The Renaissance is also home to the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and the Miss Ohio Scholarship Pageant, the state competition for the Miss America Pageant.