Akron Civic Theater

Long recognized among the community’s cultural landmarks, the Akron Civic Theatre has a rich and spectacular history.

It has provided the community with a venue for quality entertainment and live performances for over seventy years.

During that time, hundreds of thousands of people have been thrilled by various theatrical presentations, both on stage and on screen.

The theater was built in 1929 by Marcus Loew and designed by famed theater architect, John Eberson. The interior structure was fashioned after a Moorish castle featuring Mediterranean decor, including medieval carvings, authentic European antiques and Italian alabaster sculptures.

Among facilities of its size, the Civic is one of only five remaining atmospheric theaters in the country where patrons experience a twinkling star-lit sky and intermittent clouds moving across the horizon, all while sitting inside the auditorium.

Paranormal Claims

• Balcony spirit appears during performances or in empty theater
• Apparition of a well dressed man seen sitting in the balcony
• Ghost of janitor named Fred seen throughout the theater
• Fred becomes aggressive when bathrooms are disrespected
• Spirit of a young woman seen near the canal behind the theater
• Crying sounds reported near canal and beneath the building
• Figure of the woman disappears into tunnel under the theater
• Shadow figures seen backstage and in seating areas
• Unexplained footsteps heard in empty sections of the building
• Cold spots and feelings of being watched reported by visitors

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