There's just something about that stage, and the theater, and having it open air, especially in the warm summer months...it makes you believe that something special is going to happen.
I ended up participating in three different productions there, including my first principal role ever in The Robber Bridegroom in 1995. I loved every single minute of it. Every evening when I'd arrive to do the show, and walking through the park to the dressing rooms...I'd feel like an actor in one of Shakespeare's original productions back in the day.
Not to mention, heading to UDF for ice cream afterward. Or Tommy's for lunch on an all-day tech rehearsal.
By far and away, the best theater I've ever come across. This place is a true gem of Cleveland, and hopefully always will be kept in that regard.