Playwrights Local Presents
A Free Reading of a New Play

MEN DON’T CRY

Written by Stephen D. Hood & Susan E. Hughes

Directed by Luther Pete Robinson

Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 pm

Presented Online via Zoom

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

CAST
Anthony Lanier
Bobbie Dancy
Stephen D. Hood
Prophet Seay
Andrew Aaron Valdez

SYNOPSIS
Men Don’t Cry is a choreopoem based on the lives of five men of color. As each man takes the journey from childhood to adulthood through trials, surviving life’s drama, successes and identity failures, they discover manhood and the wisdom that follows. As they explore topics such as death, religion, spirituality and growth, these men share their deepest secrets of discovery of who and what they are, and what the future holds for them.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Stephen D. Hood: As an actor, Stephen has been in Cleveland most of his career, and toured with a national  company production of Raisin: The Musical. He has appeared on every Cleveland  stage from Playhouse Square to Karamu House. His movie credits included Life’s Poison (Cleveland International Film Festival), directed by Malcolm Lee, also he appeared in Cleveland’s own The Land: FAU, a detective series by Dominique Paramore. Men Don’t Cry is Stephen’s first play, and has gained a following of its own. MAAFA by Terrence Spivey and Playwrights Local’s production of Live Bodies for Sale were Stephen’s last on-stage performances before COVID. 

Susan E. Hughes has performed on stages in the Cleveland area for many years. She was one of the founding members of Karamu House’s T.O.P.S. program and has taught for the Young Audiences’ Summer Literacy program. She has studied and worked under such notables as Margaret Ford-Taylor, Scott Spence, Fran Charnas, Fran Soeder, and Christine Buster. Currently, she is working on other literary pieces.