Playwrights Local Presents A World Premiere *LIVE BODIES FOR SALE* *Written by Christopher JohnstonDirected by Terrence Spivey* SHOWDATES November 22 - December 15, 2019 Friday - Saturday at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday at 2:30 p.m. WEBPAGE http://www.playwrightslocal.org/livebodiesforsale/ ========================== PRESS “Compassionate, moving, and startling….an involving experience that rips at the heart and bombards the mind with questions….an absolutely must-see experience which shows the power of theater to teach and persuade.” <https://www.broadwayworld.com/cleveland/article/BWW-Review-Impressive-Startling-Educational-LIVE-BODIES-FOR-SALE-at-Playwrights-Local-20191124> Broadway World, 24 November 2019 *Live Bodies for Sale*: Talented Cast Conveys Stark Stories of Human Trafficking in a Playwrights Local World Premiere <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> *The Plain Dealer*, 26 November 2019 *Live Bodies For Sale *Tackles Sex Trafficking On Stage <https://www.ideastream.org/news/live-bodies-for-sale-tackles-sex-trafficking-on-stage> WCPN 90.3, 19 November 2019 Human Trafficking at Human Scale in *Live Bodies for Sale* <https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/11/12/human-trafficking-at-human-scale-in-live-bodies-for-sale/> *American Theatre*, 12 November 2019 "5 Must-See Productions: Fall Theater Preview 2019" <https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/09/kinky-boots-and-rastus-and-hattie-among-5-must-see-productions-fall-theater-preview-2019.html> *The Plain Dealer*, 29 September 2019 ========================== VENUE Creative Space at Waterloo Arts 397 East 156th Street Cleveland, OH 44110 TICKETS General Admission with Accommodations Upon Request $18 Adults | $15 Seniors & Groups | $12 Students info@playwrightslocal.org | (216) 302-8856 ======================================== *Live Bodies for Sale* 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. http://www.playwrightslocal.org/livebodiesforsale/ ================================= CAST Lauren Byrd……….Rocky Encalada Tammy Hendricks……….Arien Hodges Detective John Morgan……….Stephen Hood Nicole Griffin……….Hayley Johnson Shanice Day……….Rochelle Jones Prosecutor Rick Bell……….Joseph Milan Martina Frantino……….Juliette Regnier Emily Mahoney……….Emily Taylor CREATIVE TEAM Costume Designer……….Inda Blatch-Geib Stage Manager………. Kristen Boehnlein Lighting Designer……….Marcus Dana Carpenter……….Tom Hayes Sound Designer……….Beau Reinker Prop Designer ……….Lisa L. Wiley # # #