CAPA

Owner and operator of downtown Columbus’ historic Ohio, Palace, and Southern Theatres, and manager of the Riffe Center Theatre Complex, Lincoln Theatre, Shubert Theater (New Haven, CT), and Valentine Theatre (Toledo, OH), CAPA is a non-profit, award-winning presenter of national and international performing arts and entertainment.

CAPA was formed in 1969 to save the historic Ohio Theatre (Columbus) from the wrecking ball. After an extensive CAPA-led renovation, the magnificent 1928 movie house is now celebrated as a vanguard achievement in the field of theatre rehabilitation and downtown redevelopment. In addition to the Ohio Theatre, a National Historic Landmark and the “Official Theatre for the State of Ohio,” CAPA also owns and operates Columbus’ Palace Theatre (1926) and Southern Theatre (1896). The 925-seat Southern Theatre was CAPA’s second major theatre rehabilitation project and reopened in 1998 following a dramatic $10 million renovation.