The 2nd Annual Cleveland Playwrights Festival

THE 2ND ANNUAL
CLEVELAND PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

November 4 – 6, 2016

Free | Tickets or Reservations Not Required | Recommended for Adults & Teens


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4

7:30 pm

The Way I Danced With You by David Hansen

A staged reading directed by Melissa T. Crum


10:00 pm

Marry, Fuck, Kill by Eric Coble, Dan Riordan, and Katie Wallace

A staged reading directed by Peter J Roth

Presented with The Manhattan Project – Cleveland Lab

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5

11:00 am

Podcasting: New Opportunities in Dramatic Storytelling with Justin Glanville & Angie Hayes

Presented with The Dramatists Guild


1:30 pm

Crafting the Screenplay: Three-act Structure with Simone Barros

Presented with The Dramatists Guild


3:45 pm

New Plays in Northeast Ohio 2016-2017

A panel discussion featuring playwrights with productions at Cleveland-area theaters this season. Learn about these new locally written works and get the playwrights’ insights on how to navigate from the draft stage to submission to development to production. Scheduled speakers include Robert Hawkes, Stuart Hoffman, Christopher Johnston, T. Paul Lowry, & Amy Schwabauer. Hosted by Arwen Mitchell.


6:30 pm

Have a Heart by Lisa Beth Allen

A staged reading directed by Dale Heinen


9:00 pm

Radio People Live!

Season 1: Episodes 1 – 5 Condensed in One 40-Minute Performance

Presented with Radio People Podcast: A Comedy Series


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6

1:00 pm

Make House by Eric James Dahl

A staged reading directed by Craig Joseph


3:00 pm

Sad Martha by Luke Brett

A staged reading directed by Jessica Swank