Thu 3/18 @ 7PM
The Cleveland Playhouse has been presenting its monthly Theatre Thursday events as a way to stay connected with its audiences during the pandemic. This month’s edition is called Onward! It features excerpts from wrks by three artists that deal with overcoming obstacles due to race, ability and socio-economic background.
Playwrights Gardiner Comfort, Liz Femi and Bianca Sams will share stories about turning these obstacles in strengths, with Comfort and Femi performing their own work, and Sams’ Battle Cry performed by a cast of four directed by Tiffany Nicole Greene. The scenes will be pre-recorded but there will be live interview segments with each playwright, hosted by CPH artistic virtual programs manager Adam Kern and CPH artistic associate Mekala Sridhar.
In addition, diversity and racial equity expert Erica Merritt will be guest speaker to offer insights into the intersections of identities found in the scenes performed.
Registration is pay-what-you-can, starting at $5 per household. Registration is required in advance’; you will let the Zoom link after you register. Go here to buy tickets.