[NEohioPAL] THE CANVAS by Justin Lazor - Zoom Reading March 24

[Playwrights Local]

Playwrights Local Presents
A Free Reading of a New Play

*THE CANVAS*

*Written by Justin LazorDirected by Melissa Crum*

Wednesday, March 24 at 7:00 pm

Presented Online via Zoom

INFO & ZOOM ACCESS
http://www.playwrightslocal.org/winter-roundtable-series-2021/

SYNOPSIS
*The Canvas *is an examination of what we mean by “art” and a journey
toward and across the thin line that separates art from violence.  A
scholarship student at an elite art school, Deborah finds it hard to fit in
amongst her pretentious classmates, Gabriel and Michelle, who ostracize her
for both her socioeconomic difference as well as her ideas about what
constitutes art.  When their flamboyant teacher, Professor Poisson, unveils
his latest masterpiece, a completely blank canvas, Michelle and Gabriel
fawn over his genius, but Deborah feels compelled to call “bullshit” and
point out the fact that the emperor has no clothes. This sets into motion a
heated battle of wits between teacher and student, which ultimately
culminates in Deborah creating a shocking work of art that none of the
others will ever forget.

FEATURING
Peter E. Toomey
Ariana Starkman
Hannah Storch
Eric Golovan

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Justin Lazor is a lifelong resident of the Cleveland area, as well as a
lifelong student at Cleveland State University. In addition to currently
being a 2nd year playwriting candidate in the NEOMFA program, he’s also
earned both a BA and an MA at CSU. The first staged production of his work,
a short play entitled First to Die Wins, debuted last February at
Convergence Continuum during the annual NEOMFA Playwrights Festival.

ABOUT THE COMPANY
Playwrights Local is a theater company in Cleveland. As a playwrights’
center, our goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast
Ohio. We offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide
networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach
projects. Learn more about programs such as our
<http://www.playwrightslocal.org/young-playwrights-collective-ypc/>Winter
Roundtable Series and our annual Open Call for Submissions at
http://playwrightslocal.org/. Make your tax-deductible contributions to our
501(c)(3) group at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/donate/.

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