Cleveland State University EngagedScholarship@CSU Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Urban Publications Affairs 6-2017 Staging Cleveland: A Theater Industry Study Iryna Lendel Cleveland State University, [email protected] Candi Clouse Cleveland State University, [email protected] Merissa Piazza Cleveland State University, [email protected] Ellen Cyran Cleveland State University, [email protected] Simon Husted See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub Part of the Urban Studies and Planning Commons How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! Repository Citation Lendel, Iryna; Clouse, Candi; Piazza, Merissa; Cyran, Ellen; Husted, Simon; Laird, Nichole; Seaberg, Luke; and Yun, Jinhee, "Staging Cleveland: A Theater Industry Study" (2017). Urban Publications. 0 1 2 3 1476. https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1476 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at EngagedScholarship@CSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Urban Publications by an authorized administrator of EngagedScholarship@CSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Iryna Lendel, Candi Clouse, Merissa Piazza, Ellen Cyran, Simon Husted, Nichole Laird, Luke Seaberg, and Jinhee Yun This report is available at EngagedScholarship@CSU: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/urban_facpub/1476 STAGING Prepared for: CLEVELAND: A THEATER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FOR ARTS AND CULTURE INDUSTRY STUDY Prepared by: Research Team Led by Dr. Iryna V. Lendel CENTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT May 2011 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 http://urban.csuohio.edu/economicdevelopment August 2010 STAGING CLEVELAND ABOUT the STUDY TEAM Iryna V. Lendel Iryna Lendel is the Interim Director of the Center for Economic Development and a Research Associate Professor at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Dr. Lendel was the principal investigator for this project and developed the overall framework and methodologies for research components of the project. Dr. Lendel is an economist with vast experience conducting applied economic research and analyzing regional and urban economic development. Her research portfolio includes projects on industry analyses; state and regional science and innovation policies; university products; and high-tech, emerging, and creative industries and their role in economic development. Dr. Lendel has also conducted multiple economic impact analyses. Lendel is an associate editor of Economic Development Quarterly and was named a Fulbright New Century Scholar for 2009- 2010. Candi Clouse Candi Clouse was the primary researcher on the economic impact analysis. She also participated in creating the typology of the theater sector, analyzing the trends in the sector, and conducting some of the initial interviews. Ms. Clouse is a Program Manager in the Center for Economic Development at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Her areas of expertise are regional and urban economic development, economic impact analysis, industry analysis, and place image. Ms. Clouse is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Studies and Public Affairs with a concentration in economic development. Merissa C. Piazza Merissa C. Piazza was involved with all elements of this report. She was the primary researcher on the design, measurement, collection, and analysis of the Survey of the Theater Sector; as well as the trend analysis, occupational analysis, and workforce sections. Ms. Piazza is a Program Manager in the Center for Economic Development at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. She specializes in economic development, regional economic analysis, industry and occupational analysis, and survey design, methodology, and analysis. In addition to working full time for the Center, she is a Ph.D. candidate in Urban Studies and Public Affairs. Ellen Cyran Ms. Ellen Cyran is the Center’s senior programmer and analyst; she has extensive experience in analysis of demographic and economic data and strong programming skills. Ms. Cyran manages the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages database, which played a significant role in completing the project. Ms. Cyran participated in quantitative analysis of trends in the theater sector as well as occupational analysis of the employment and wages. Simon Husted Simon was a research assistant with the Center for Economic Development throughout the duration of this project. He created the directories for this study and contributed to organizing and conducting the interviews and surveys. He worked on providing background material for all components of this report, as well as maps and information for the Landscape of Theaters. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) degree from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Nichole Laird Nichole was a research assistant with the Center for Economic Development throughout the duration of this project. She contributed to writing of the Landscapes of Theaters of this report. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters of Education at Cleveland State University. Nichole holds a Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) degree from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Luke Seaberg Luke was a research assistant with the Center for Economic Development throughout the duration of this project. He contributed to writing the survey analysis and discussion section of this report. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD) degree from the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Jinhee Yun Jinhee Yun participated in the industry analysis, occupational analysis, and preparation of data for the economic impact study. Yun was a research assistant in the CSU team throughout the duration of this project. She is a Ph.D. student in Urban Studies at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................ i Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... i Trend Analysis ............................................................................................................................................ i Occupational Analysis .............................................................................................................................. iv Landscape................................................................................................................................................ vii Workforce ............................................................................................................................................... xii Economic Impact .....................................................................................................................................xiii Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... xv Chapter 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1 Typology and Trend Analysis of the Cleveland Theater Sector .............................................................1 Theater Typology ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Trend Analysis ........................................................................................................................................... 3 Employment .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Payroll ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Average Wages ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Number of Establishments ...................................................................................................................... 10 Theater Sector Vs. All Industries ............................................................................................................. 12 Chapter 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Occupational Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 15 Occupational Analysis ............................................................................................................................. 15 Cleveland MSA vs. Comparable MSAs .................................................................................................... 21 Chapter 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 25