Thanks From Playwrights Local


As of September 2023, Playwrights Local has suspended its operations.

We’re proud to have served the dramatic writers of Greater Cleveland.

Thank you for being part of our story.

Est. 2015

Cleveland, Ohio

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Company History

Playwrights Local was founded to support the dramatists of Northeast Ohio. We strived to foster diverse talents and present locally written work. Our overarching goal was to raise the profile of area playwrights both within our region and beyond.

We were the first and only company ever with this mission.

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127

Works Presented

101

Playwrights Directly Supported

30

Productions & Radio Plays

7

Festivals

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Popular Projects

Super New Play Special!

Seven Ten-Minute Plays by Writers from Northeast Ohio

The King of Cage Street

A New Play by Michael Oatman

Love and Ecstasy

A Radio Play by Gail Nyoka

Live Bodies for Sale

A New Play by Christopher Johnston

The 5th Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival

Workshops, Craft Talks, Staged Readings, and Radio Plays with Local Playwrights and Partners

Objectively/Reasonable

A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14
by Playwrights Local

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Online Content

Limbo

A Radio Play
Written by Agnes Herrmann
Directed by Brian Zoldessy


Things as They Are

Written by David Todd
Original score composed by Ben Chasny
Directed by Anjanette Hall


Objectively/Reasonable

A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14
by Playwrights Local
Conceived and edited by David Todd
Directed by Terrence Spivey

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