2017 NEW GROUND THEATRE FESTIVAL
NOW – MAY 20 | Cleveland Play House
Sponsored by Honorary Producer Roe Green
Full descriptions are below
Get tickets and learn more:
216-241-6000
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clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/new-ground-theatre-festival
RSVP for Behind-the-Scenes:
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Fully Produced World Premiere
written by ERIC COBLE
directed by LALEY LIPPARD
Now through May 20 | The Helen
What happens when you discover you’re not alone in your body? In this world premiere play, Cleveland writer Eric Coble takes us to the tiny town of Dove Creek, Colorado, where three seemingly random
locals find themselves at the center of mysteries—and potential miracles. As their lives become increasingly linked, the line between faith and madness begins to thin, and these former strangers hurtle down a course of life-changing proportions.
Read about Eric Coble and the show in the
News-Herald!
Staged Reading
written by LLOYD SUH, recipient of the 2017 Roe Green Award
directed by LAURA KEPLEY
May 20 | The Helen
In 1834, Afong Moy is brought to United States from Beijing and put on display as the “Chinese Lady” for the American public. Over the next 55 years, she performs an ethnicity that both defines and
challenges her own view of herself as she witnesses stunning transformations in the American identity. Inspired by the true story of America’s first female Chinese immigrant, playwright Lloyd Suh unearths hidden history and spins a tale of dark poetic whimsy.
Concert Reading of an Original Musical
written by NOLAN WILLIAMS, JR.
directed by ROBERT BARRY FLEMING
May 20 | Outcalt Theatre
To make his next big deal, an up-and-coming Philadelphia real estate developer needs to acquire—and level—a beloved family-owned soul food establishment. But as he’s taken through the restaurant’s
incredible 100-year history, the present becomes entwined with the past, and the tale emerges of the escaped southern migrants who risked everything to build and celebrate their new life up north through cooking. With a live band on stage, cast members will
perform select songs from this dynamic new score composed by American songwriter Nolan Williams, Jr., an emerging new voice in musical theatre.
New Ground Theatre Festival Anchor Production
book by BRIDGET CARPENTER
music and lyrics by TOM KITT & BRIAN YORKEY
based on the novel
Freaky Friday by MARY RODGERS and the WALT DISNEY motion pictures
directed by CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY
choreographed by SERGIO TRUJILLO
Now through May 20 | Allen Theatre
When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Freaky Friday, a new musical comedy based
on the celebrated novel by Mary Rodgers and hit Disney films, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives first-hand, if only for a day.
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Behind-the-Scenes of New Ground — FREE events
Cleveland Play House CARE Monologues
May 13 | Outcalt Theatre | 5 p.m.
Learn about the CARE (Compassionate Arts Remaking Education) playwriting commission in this special Behind-the-Scenes event! The CARE team will screen some of their favorite
monologues—performed by professional actors—and share with us how they utilize those monologues in the classroom. The monologues were developed specifically with our Cleveland Metropolitan School district students in mind and explore a wide range of emotions
including joy, pride, despair, worry, and anger.
Videos to be screened are:
Conversation with Lloyd Suh,
2017 Roe Green Award Winner
May 20 | Allen Theatre Lobby | 1:30 p.m.
Named for New Ground Theatre Festival Honorary Producer Roe Green, the annual Roe Green Award brings the country’s best playwrights to Cleveland to develop new work. Join this year’s winner and CPH
Artistic Director Laura Kepley for an intimate and insightful discussion with this acclaimed playwright.
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Get tickets and learn more:
216-241-6000
|
clevelandplayhouse.com/shows/new-ground-theatre-festival
RSVP for Behind-the-Scenes:
clevelandplayhouse.com/inside-cph/behind-the-scenes