AKRON — A local theater company is opening the doors of its new home tonight. Makeshift Theater Company is now the permanent resident of the historic Carriage House on Akron's west side.

Known to many as "The Coach House," the intimate theater sat vacant since 2023.

Over the summer, extensive renovations transformed the space, which is now ready to host actors and audiences. The show will go on

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News 5 went behind the curtain in May 2025 before the work began. Now, it's all cleaned, updated, and ready to go.

"A new sound system, stage lights, painting almost everything, new seats all installed," said Jane Bond, Makeshift Theater President.

The actors rehearsing and working on the stage

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