Cleveland Play House’s virtual New Ground Theatre Festival offers first look at five new Cleveland-inspired plays Joey Morona, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Cleveland Play House’s New Ground Theatre Festival is returning in the form of a two-part virtual event on May 15. The program, entitled “Mapping New Ground,” will give audiences a sneak peek at five new Cleveland-inspired plays commissioned by CPH in 2020.
The lineup includes George Brant’s “Crooked River Burning,” “I’m Back Now” by Charly Evon Simpson, Jessica Dickey’s “The Ghost Tour,” “Lake Erie Oubliette” by Chelsea Marcantel and Vichet Chum’s “Liébling.”
“In spite of the challenges from the pandemic, Cleveland Play House never stopped creating,” said Cleveland Play House Artistic Director Laura Kepley in a release. “Five new plays centered on Cleveland have been commissioned and developed over this year thanks to the Roe Green Fund for New American Plays. The