The Victoria Theatre Association, located in the heart of downtown Dayton, is one of the city’s premier not-for-profit arts organizations.

More than 400,000 guests visit Dayton Live to experience approximately 300 diverse performing arts and entertainment events each year, including touring Broadway shows, local and global music, comedians, unique lectures and presentations, and a variety of educational and family-centered offerings for the young and young-at-heart. The Dayton Live Creative Academy offers classes and camps for young performers; the Community Spotlight Program supports local groups, musicians, poets, and performing arts companies; and the Miami Valley High School Theatre Awards (MVHSTAs) celebrate, support, and advocate for high school theatre education.

Dayton Live was incorporated as Victoria Theatre Association, a non-profit, in 1976 as part of a community effort to save the Victoria Theatre (built in 1866) from demolition and ensure performing arts experiences remain accessible for future generations. Today, Dayton Live’s facilities – Schuster Center, Victoria Theatre, Metropolitan Arts Center (home of The Loft Theatre), PNC Arts Annex, The Arts Garage – and several resident organizations make up the Dayton City Center’s Performing Arts District.

As the largest employer of performing arts professionals in the Miami Valley, Dayton Live’s productions, presentations, and programs generate $35M in economic activity and support more than 500 performing arts jobs in the region.