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- Friday, December 6 @ 7:30 pm [Talkback w/Maya Simek, CWRU Health & Human Trafficking Clinic]
- Saturday, December 7 @ 7:30 pm [Talkback w/Rachel Lovell, Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Education]
- Sunday, December 8 @ 2:30 pm [Talkback w/Det. John Morgan, Cuyahoga Regional Human Trafficking Task Force]
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Playwrights Local Presents
A World Premiere
LIVE BODIES FOR SALE
Written by Christopher Johnston
Directed by Terrence Spivey
WHAT THE CRITICS SAY
“An unabashed emotional roller coaster...warrants the attention of those beyond the theater community.” -- Scene
“Compassionate, moving, and startling….an absolutely must-see experience.” -- Broadway World / Cool Cleveland
“Make the trek to Waterloo Arts District to see the world-premiere Playwrights Local production.” -- The Plain Dealer
“A captivating expose...Have the courage to see this.” -- Mark Horning
“A stark, sensitive, shocking exposé.” -- Land of Cleve
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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.
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
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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
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