1319 Shanabrook Drive
Akron, OH 44313-5708
Phone: 330-836-7353
Fax: 330-836-2910 (Call First)
Website: www.theillusionfactory.org
Personnel
Barbara Ballance, Artistic/Administrative Director
Maura Bozzelli, Board President
Description
In 1991, in Akron, Ohio, Barbara Ballance, with eighteen years’ experience in children’s theater (beginning in 1973 with creation of the Akron Children’s Theatre), and guided by her vision of quality theater for children, created The Illusion Factory. Formed specifically as a touring company, designed to bring the best of theater directly into the area’s schools, The Illusion Factory continues to successfully meet its stated mission. Its performances, residency days, and theater school classes reach over 50,000 children each year. Because the Illusion Factory is in our Ohio schools, the company takes pride in the way it is able to reach all of the state’s large and diverse student population – rural and urban schools, public and private institutions, minority and disabled students. Besides its Director, Administrative Assistant, and Company Manager, the company hires actor/teachers, musical directors, choreographers, and designers each season as needed.
