<div dir="ltr"><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:600px"><div><div id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:po" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:pn" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Playwrights Local Presents</span><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>A World Premiere</b></span><br><font size="4"><br><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><strong>LIVE BODIES FOR SALE</strong></span></font><br><br><b>Written by Christopher Johnston<br>Directed by Terrence Spivey</b></font></div></div><div><font color="#a52a2a"><br></font></div><div><font color="#a52a2a">WHAT THE CRITICS SAY</font></div><div><br></div>“An unabashed emotional roller coaster...warrants the attention of those beyond the theater community.” -- <a href="https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/live-bodies-for-sale-brims-with-heartfelt-performances/Content?oid=31815799" target="_blank">Scene</a><br><br>“Compassionate, moving, and startling….an absolutely must-see experience.” -- <a href="https://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/BWW-Review-Impressive-Startling-Educational-LIVE-BODIES-FOR-SALE-at-Playwrights-Local-20191124" target="_blank">Broadway World</a> / <a href="https://coolcleveland.com/2019/11/theater-review-live-bodies-for-sale-playwrights-local-by-roy-berko/" target="_blank">Cool Cleveland</a><br><br>“Make the trek to Waterloo Arts District to see the world-premiere Playwrights Local production.” -- <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/11/live-bodies-for-sale-talented-cast-conveys-stark-stories-of-human-trafficking-in-a-playwrights-local-world-premiere.html" target="_blank">The Plain Dealer</a><br><br>“A captivating expose...Have the courage to see this.” -- <a href="https://misterh215.wixsite.com/mysite/single-post/2019/12/02/Playwrights-Local%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Live-Bodies-For-Sale%E2%80%99-is-a-jarring-look-at-societies%E2%80%99-dark-side" target="_blank">Mark Horning</a><br><br>“A stark, sensitive, shocking exposé.” -- <a href="http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2019/11/cleve-review-christopher-johnstons.html" target="_blank">Land of Cleve</a><div><br></div><div>==========================</div><div><br></div><div><em>Live Bodies for Sale</em> is a new play about the human trafficking crisis occurring in Ohio in the immediate present. In immersive fashion, this documentary work explores the lives of several women from Cleveland who are recent survivors of this ongoing injustice. “Live Bodies for Sale” addresses how these women were forced to work as prostitutes, detailing their escapes as well as their attempts to maintain healthy lives. Based on interviews with real people, the play presents the insights of professionals who help free such victims, including Renee Jones, an urban Mother Theresa figure in Cleveland. Testimonies from Cuyahoga County task force members­­--law enforcement agents, prosecutors, and judges--­­also detail what’s being done to free victims and hunt down their traffickers.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42)">SHOWDATES</span><br>November 22 - December 15, 2019<br>Friday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday at 2:30 p.m.<font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><br></b><br></font><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42)">WEBPAGE</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br><a href="http://www.playwrightslocal.org/livebodiesforsale/" target="_blank">http://www.playwrightslocal.org/livebodiesforsale/</a><br><br></font>==========================</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42)">VENUE</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><font color="#a52a2a"><br></font>Creative Space at Waterloo Arts<br>397 East 156th Street<br>Cleveland, OH 44110<br><br><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42)">TICKETS</span><br><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">General Admission with Accommodations Upon Request<br>$18 Adults | $15 Seniors & Groups | $12 Students<br><a href="mailto:info@playwrightslocal.org" target="_blank">info@playwrightslocal.org</a> | (216) 302-8856<br><br>========================================</font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42);font-family:arial,sans-serif">CAST</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Lauren Byrd……….Rocky Encalada</font></div><div dir="ltr">Tammy Hendricks……….Arien Hodges<br>Detective John Morgan……….Stephen Hood<br></div><div dir="ltr">Nicole Griffin……….Hayley Johnson</div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Shanice Day……….Rochelle Jones<br>Prosecutor Rick Bell……….Joseph Milan<br>Martina Frantino……….Juliette Regnier<br>Emily Mahoney……….Emily Taylor<br><br><span style="color:rgb(165,42,42)">CREATIVE TEAM</span><br>Costume Designer……….Inda Blatch-Geib<br>Stage Manager………. Kristen Boehnlein<br>Lighting Designer……….Marcus Dana<br>Carpenter……….Tom Hayes<br>Sound Designer……….Beau Reinker<br>Prop Designer ……….Lisa L. Wiley</font><br><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"># # #</font></div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px;padding:0px;width:auto;background:rgb(242,242,242);margin:0px"></div></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="font-size:0.875rem;padding:0px;width:auto;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top:none;margin:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div style="border-top:0px;padding:0px"><div style="clear:both;margin:0px;padding:16px 0px;border-top:none"><div id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:pp"><table style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px 16px;vertical-align:top;width:44px"><img id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:6n_0" name="m_641459357839444940_:6n" src="https://www.google.com/s2/u/2/photos/public/AIbEiAIAAABDCM_B3vCT9e-CGiILdmNhcmRfcGhvdG8qKGU4YWJlMTY0YjU2ZDJhOWU5YjQxZTcwODJiMjczODlhYTY5Y2MzYTIwAZ1clOsSNz7WF39Im781GsmWMMt5?sz=40" style="display:block;width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%"></td><td style="padding:0px;width:600px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:1px;padding:0px;border:none;margin:0px"><div style="color:inherit;height:auto;padding:0px;display:flex;line-height:20px"><span id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:pi" style="border:none;display:inline-flex;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.25px;background:none;border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(95,99,104);height:36px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;min-width:104px;margin-right:12px">Reply</span><span id="m_641459357839444940gmail-:pk" style="border:none;display:inline-flex;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0.875rem;letter-spacing:0.25px;background:none;border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(95,99,104);height:36px;outline:none;padding:0px 16px 0px 12px;min-width:104px;margin-right:12px">Forward</span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>