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]
David Hansen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Stage actor, director, playwright |
| Spouse | Toni K. Thayer |
| Website | http://davidhansen.org |
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
edit- (2021) Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street: Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest[5]
- (2010) Community Workforce Fellow, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture[6]
- (2006) Spencer Tunick In Cleveland: First Place Use of Sound (with Toni K. Thayer and Dave DeOreo for WCPN) from the Press Club of Cleveland[7]
- (2004) I Hate This: A Play Without the Baby: Excellence in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival[2]
Published works
edit- (2020) Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle published by Pioneer Drama Service
- (2018) Red Onion, White Garlic (A Tale of Indonesia) published by YouthPLAYS
- (2016) The Secret Adversary adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie published by YouthPLAYS
- (2013) Double Heart (The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick) published by YouthPLAYS
- (2012) The Mysterious Affair at Styles adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie published by Playscripts Inc.
Other Produced Works
edit- (2024) The Toothpaste Millionaire (based on the book by Jean Merrill)
- (2021) Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble) a Zoom play
- (2019) The Way I Danced With You (The George Michael Play)
- (2019) About a Ghoul
- (2016) Twelfth Night (As Told By Malvolio) adapted from Shakespeare
- (2015) Rosalynde & The Falcon
- (2015) The Great Globe Itself
- (2013) Adventures in Slumberland based on characters by Winsor McCay
- (2010) On The Dark Side of Twilight (Evolution of the Vampire)
- (2009) And Then You Die (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)
- (2003) I Hate This: A Play Without the Baby
- (1997) The Vampyres
One Acts and 10-Minute Plays
edit- (2023) Step Nine[8]
- (2022) Here's To You, Mrs. Robinson
- (2018) Screen Play
- (2017) No Cure For Cancer
- (2015) On the Beam (part of The Cleveland Play House Centennial Plays)[9]
- (2015) Tiresias Riddles The Fates
- (2014) Lombardo
- (2011) The Lady
Collaborations
edit- (2021) 10 Minutes to Midnight: 9 Quirky Plays for the Holidays with Dayshawnda Ash, Melissa Crum, Emma James Dahl, John Dayo-Aliya & Maya Malan-Gonzalez
- (2014) Seven Ages with Nina Domingue, Mike Geither, Christine Howey, Anne McEvoy, Michael Oatman & Toni K. Thayer
- (2001) The Gulf with Joshua D. Brown, Kelly Elliott, Brian Fox, Margi Herwald, Derek Koger, Leah D. Krauss, Heather N. Stout & Sean Sullivan
- (1998) Cole Cuts with David Bell, Suzanne L. Miller & Toni K. Thayer
- (1996) This Vicious Cabaret with Erin Myers, Mike Schmidt, Toni K. Thayer & Jenna Weiss
- (1993) Mind Your Own Business rotating sketch show, written by ensemble
- (1992) You Have the Right to Remain Silent! rotating sketch show, written by ensemble
Performances in plays by contemporary playwrights
editHansen often performs in his own plays, and also has a history of performances in new or recently developed works by notable modern playwrights, including:
- (2015) White Rabbit Red Rabbit by Nassim Soleimanpour at Cleveland Public Theatre Pre-Off-Broadway[10]
- (2013) 8 by Dustin Lance Black at Cleveland Play House[11]
- (2012) The Velocity of Autumn by Eric Coble at Beck Center For the Arts Pre-Arena/Broadway[12]
References
edit- ^ Vacha, John (2001). Showtime in Cleveland (paperback). Kent, Ohio and London: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-697-3.
- ^ a b c David Hansen biography at IMDB
- ^ David Hansen - 2023 Graduate
- ^ Great Lakes Theater website
- ^ "List of Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest Winners". Pioneer Drama Service. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Twenty artists get $20,000 each in Creative Workforce Fellowships". cleveland.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards" (PDF). The Press Club of Cleveland. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ "BorderLight Theatre Festival lineup announced". North East Ohio Media Group. 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' @CPTCle Public Theatre Features a Different Actor Each Night". CoolCleveland. 2015. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "'Velocity of Autumn' takes journey through time in Lakewood: Theater Review". North East Ohio Media Group. 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-18.