David Hansen (playwright)

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David Hansen
Born (1968-07-26) July 26, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s) Stage actor, director, playwright
SpouseToni K. Thayer
Website http://davidhansen.org

David Hansen (born July 26, 1968) is an American playwright, actor, director and arts educator. He is the founder of Dobama's Night Kitchen and co-founder of Guerrilla Theater Company and Bad Epitaph Theater Company. [1]

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He is a graduate of Bay Village High School, and holds a BFA in Theater from Ohio University [2] and an MFA in Playwriting from Cleveland State. [3] He is married to writer Toni K. Thayer. [2] He is currently Education Outreach Associate for Great Lakes Theater. [4]

Awards

Published works

Other Produced Works

One Acts and 10-Minute Plays

Collaborations

Performances in plays by contemporary playwrights

Hansen often performs in his own plays, and also has a history of performances in new or recently developed works by notable modern playwrights, including:

References

  1. Vacha, John (2001). Showtime in Cleveland (paperback). Kent, Ohio and London: Kent State University Press. ISBN   0-87338-697-3.
  2. 1 2 3 David Hansen biography at IMDB
  3. David Hansen - 2023 Graduate
  4. Great Lakes Theater website
  5. "List of Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest Winners". Pioneer Drama Service. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  6. "Twenty artists get $20,000 each in Creative Workforce Fellowships". cleveland.com. 11 December 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  7. "Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards" (PDF). The Press Club of Cleveland. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. "BorderLight Theatre Festival lineup announced". North East Ohio Media Group. 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  9. "100 years and counting: Your guide to the Cleveland Play House's Centennial Weekend Celebration". North East Ohio Media Group. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-28.
  10. "'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' @CPTCle Public Theatre Features a Different Actor Each Night". CoolCleveland. 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  11. "Cleveland Play House to present California gay-rights story '8' in reading at Allen Theatre in PlayhouseSquare". North East Ohio Media Group. 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  12. "'Velocity of Autumn' takes journey through time in Lakewood: Theater Review". North East Ohio Media Group. 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-18.