03/20/2026
From setbacks to the stage 🎭
We’re proud to see our Y-Haven Theatre Project featured in FreshWater Cleveland. This powerful collaboration with Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) brings the real-life stories of Y-Haven residents to life through an original production, “The Origin of a Villain.”
Created under the guidance of CPT staff and performed by residents in recovery, the play explores how life’s pressures can shape our choices, but also reminds us that hope, redemption and transformation are always possible.
This is what the YMCA is all about: helping individuals strengthen their spirit, mind and body—and find belonging, even in life’s most challenging moments.
📖 Read the story: https://bit.ly/479OaMd
🎟️ Join us March 26–29 and experience it for yourself. Benefit performance tickets: https://bit.ly/3NDVs4h
Created and performed with participants of Y-Haven: YMCA of Greater Cleveland's addiction treatment center and transitional housing provider that serves all of Greater Cleveland. The play is based on true stories of empowerment and survival co-written by members of this year’s Y-Haven Theatre Proj...