It began several decades ago. A group of Italian immigrants came to the city of Steubenville, making it their home away from home. These particular individuals were filled with passion …. passion for preserving their cultural identity within America, within Ohio, within Steubenville. And they chose to do so through the theater. A group of these men and women started a club that became known as the Steubenville Dramatic Club. The year was 1925.

The members of the Steubenville Dramatic Club would begin captivating audiences. They performed Italian plays and operas, such as “Otello,” and “La Locandiera.” They performed in the cities of Steubenville, Wheeling and Columbus, loving what they did while raising money for churches, Red Cross societies and other causes — in America and in Italy.