<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-1798825692346396498m_400057080804455234gmail-m_6380549325576472112gmail-m_-1048638961720904275gmail-m_5565070253142007552gmail-docs-internal-guid-30f6aaf2-7fff-82ca-8df5-f59b7fcb17e5" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Playwrights Local Presents</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4"><b>THE 4TH ANNUAL</b></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4"><b>CLEVELAND PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL</b></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="color:rgb(255,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/4th-annual-cleveland-playwrights-festival/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Schedule & Info</a></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday, September 29</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11:00 am - 10:30 pm</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Creative Space at Waterloo Arts</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">397 East 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Free | Tickets or Reservations Not Required</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.44;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Recommended for Adults & Teens</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=========================</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FEATURING THIS YEAR’S GUEST PRESENTERS:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.cleveshakes.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2024725861111724/about/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Dramatists Guild - Ohio Region</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://www.litcleveland.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Literary Cleveland</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2017/10/karamu_alumnus_terrence_spivey.html" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Powerful Long Ladder Ensemble</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://www.upstairsws.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Upstairs</span><span style="color:rgb(74,134,232);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Web-Series</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:2.04176;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AND NEW PLAYS BY:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">John Busser</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cornell Hubert Calhoun III</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JC Cifranic</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Erin E. Dolan</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Agnes Herrmann</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gail Nyoka</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reys Phillips</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Amy Schwabauer</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Plus free workshops and craft talks, a webseries screening, a “tabletop play,” and more!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=========================</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FULL LINEUP & INFO</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/4th-annual-cleveland-playwrights-festival/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.playwrightslocal.or<wbr>g/4th-annual-cleveland-playwri<wbr>ghts-festival/</span></a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(32,32,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=========================</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://playwrightslocal.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://playwrightslocal.org/</span></a></p><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL" style="font-weight:normal"><br></div></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div>