PLAYWRIGHTS LOCAL

Cleveland's home for dramatic writers

Playwrights Local is proud to announce that its recent production, Objectively/Reasonable, will be featured in an upcoming event hosted by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC). Hailed by The Plain Dealer as “electric, probing and uncomfortably raw…a play that needs to be seen,” Objectively/Reasonable is a “community response” to the shooting of Tamir Rice in Cleveland on November 22, 2014. This all-original, documentary work is based on interviews with legal experts, social critics, and everyday Clevelanders.

Playwrights Local will stage an excerpt of Objectively/Reasonable and host a talkback about our company’s creative process as part of CPAC’s “Creative Intersections: Moving Forward” event. “Creative Intersections” is a new series that demonstrates “how arts and culture is serving as a partner in addressing a wide range of community topics.” This event will run from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17, 2016, at the Bohemian National Hall in Cleveland (4939 Broadway Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44127). Tickets are $25, and are available at https://web.charityengine.net/default.aspx?tsid=7583.

Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice, 11/22/14 originally ran from August 18 through September 4, 2016, at the Creative Space at Waterloo Arts (397 E. 156th Street, Cleveland, OH 44110). Directed by Terrence Spivey, this play was praised by Cool Cleveland as “a work that should travel to theaters all over the country…a catharsis” and by Broadway World as “a must-see experience for anyone interested in the real world around them.” Objectively/Reasonable was written by an ensemble of playwrights—Mike Geither, Tom Hayes, Lisa Langford, Michael Oatman, and David Todd—and conceived/edited by Todd. The cast for this performance includes original members Ashley Aquilla, India Burton, Samone Cummings, Kali Hatten, LaShawn Little, and Nathan Tolliver. Additional information on the play is available at http://playwrightslocal.org/objectively-reasonable/.

Playwrights Local is a theater company based in Cleveland. Billed as a playwrights’ center, the organization’s goal is to provide a home for dramatic writing in Northeast Ohio. They offer classes and workshops, produce original plays, provide professional development opportunities, and engage the community through site-specific projects. Tax-deductible contributions to this 501(c)(3) group can be made at http://playwrightslocal.org/donate/.