“Things are about as bad as they’ve ever been for the arts in Cleveland. Three of the region’s most important theatres (Ensemble, Dobama and Cleveland Public Theatre) cancelled the tail end of their 02/03 seasons earlier this year, mainly in an effort to stop the red ink. The Cleveland Film Society laid off half its staff after trying to compete with a made-for-TV “reality” series set in Iraq. Meanwhile, the majors are nervously raising and spending millions for huge capital projects…”