Playwrights Local Presents

A Staged Reading of a New Play

THE MIRROR EFFECT

Written by Oana Leuca

Directed by Christine McBurney

Thursday, November 11 | 7:00 pm

Free | Tickets or Reservations Not Required

Playwrights Local

397 East 156th Street

Cleveland, OH 44110

INFO

www.playwrightslocal.org/2021-2022-roundtable-series/ 

SAFETY

Audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and to wear masks inside the venue. With certain restrictions, exceptions can be made for children under 12 and attendees with conflicting medical conditions or religious beliefs. Consult our policy at www.playwrightslocal.org/safety/. 

FEATURING

Lana Sugarman

Samantha Cocco

Heidi Hackney

Molly McFadden

Amiee Collier

Nadia Tarnawsky

Tammy Shanley

SYNOPSIS

The Mirror Effect presents Amanda Reis, a self-searching female writer who explores her inner life through language and disguise. Her story is inspired by the lives and work of other female artists (Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf, Anne Sexton, Marylin Monroe, etc.). Her poetic monologue is an astronaut’s shout in space, a place where sound waves can’t travel. She is a clown afraid of clowns, an actress trying to free herself from her persona.

ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT

Oana Leuca is a Romanian-born poet and playwright. She immigrated to the USA in 2018 and is currently pursuing her MFA in playwriting through the NEOMFA. At the 2020 NEOMFA Playwrights Festival, convergence-continuum produced one of her plays, Autopoiesis. In April 2020, she won the Leonard Trawick Scholarship in creative writing.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Playwrights Local is a theater company in Cleveland. As a playwrights’ center, our goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. We offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide networking opportunities, and engage the community through outreach projects. Learn more about programs such as our Roundtable Series at http://playwrightslocal.org/. Make your tax-deductible contributions to our 501(c)(3) group at http://www.playwrightslocal.org/donate/.

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