High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Renaissance Theatre, previously known as the Ohio Theatre, is a restored movie palace-type theater located at 136 Park Ave. W in Mansfield, Ohio. The 1,600 seat theater opened on January 19, 1928 as the Ohio Theatre and serves today as the largest performing arts center in North-Central Ohio. The Renaissance is home to the Miss Ohio Scholarship Pageant, the state competition for the Miss America Pageant.