<html><body style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM
PRESENTS</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#FF0000;">THE 2020 NEOMFA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#FF0000;"></span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">FEBRUARY 13
- 22</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"></span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">For the ninth year,
convergence-continuum continues its successful collaboration with the
Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts (NEOMFA) in Creative Writing Program.
The Festival runs two weekends, Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm, with different
plays each weekend.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Week 1 (Feb 13-15) features the
full-length play <b><i>A Shape to This Ache</i></b> by MFA candidate
Morgan Elswick, directed by Jonah Roth, featuring actors Joan Janknowski,
Joseph Milan, Claire Scott, and Kim Woodworth. </span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Week 2 (Feb 20-22) features the one-act
play <i>T<b>he Purple Queen</b></i><b> </b>by Ralph Myers,
directed by Tyson<b> </b>Douglas Rand, and two ten-minute plays:
<b><i>First to Die Wins</i></b> by Justin Lazor, directed
by Eva Nel Brettrager and <b><i>Autopoiesis</i></b> by Oana
Leuce, directed by David Munnell. The
Week 2 plays feature the following cast members in various roles: J.C.
Cifranic, Samantha Cocco, Jamal Davidson, Mike Frye, Robert Lucchesi, Casey
McCann, Grace Mitri, J.P. Peralta, Hanna Storch, Tim Tavcar and Monica Zach.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><i><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">The 2020 NEOMFA Playwrights
Festival </span></i><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">opens
Thursday, Feb. 13 and runs at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays through
Feb. 22 at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd.,
Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood.</span></p><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Tickets are $10 general admission and $5
for students. Tickets and information are available at
<a href="http://convergence-continuum.org">convergence-continuum.org</a> or 216-687-0074.</span></p><p></p>
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