convergence-continuum

in association with the Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts consortium

THE 2020 NEOMFA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL

FEBRUARY 13 - 22

Four world-premiere plays by area graduate student playwrights

Week 1 (Feb 13-15) features the full-length play A Shape to This Ache by MFA candidate Morgan Elswick, directed by Jonah Raider-Roth, featuring actors Joan Janknowski, Joseph Milan, Claire Scott, and Kim Woodworth. Drama, comedy and romance on a cruise ship.

Week 2 (Feb 20-22) features the one-act play, The Purple Queen, a boardroom intrigue by Ralph Myers, directed by Tyson Douglas Rand, and two ten-minute plays: First to Die Wins, a comedy by Justin Lazor, directed by Eva Nel Brettrager and the performance piece Autopoesis by Oana Leuce, directed by David Munnell. Featuring the acting ensemble 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.

Tickets: $10 general admission, $5 students at convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.

Running Thu-Sat at 8 pm thru Sept 22 at Liminis Theater 2438 Scranton Rd, Cleveland 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood.

SEE WHAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PLAYWRIGHTS IS UP TO!