Featured Events 

  • Productions of Bitter Bierce, Harm’s Way, and The Sandalwood Box
  • Staged readings of Cleveland and Sincerity Forever
  • New short plays by local writers inspired by Wellman’s exercises
  • Panel discussions and audience talkbacks
  • Receptions and a festival wrap party
  • An exhibit of set models, props, photos, and other production artifacts
  • A special Q&A with Mr. Wellman, who will be in attendance!
Schedule

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2017
Wednesday, March 1st
8:00 AM

Damnable Artifacts: Production Memorabilia from the Plays of Mac Wellman [Exhibit: March 1 - March 31]

David Todd

Michael Schwartz Library [Rhodes Tower], Cleveland State University

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, March 23rd
7:30 PM

Staged Reading: Cleveland

Department of Theatre & Dance, Cleveland State University

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

8:45 PM

Meet & Greet Reception

Playwrights Local

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

8:45 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday, March 24th
7:30 PM

Production: The Sandalwood Box

Department of Theatre and Dance, Baldwin Wallace University

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

7:30 PM - 8:15 PM

8:15 PM

Production: Bitter Bierce

Playwrights Local

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

8:15 PM - 9:30 PM

9:30 PM

Reception & Late Show: The Good, the Bad, and Mac: Local Playwrights Do Mac Wellman’s Writing Prompt

The Manhattan Project – Cleveland Lab

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

9:30 PM - 10:45 PM

Saturday, March 25th
11:30 AM

Panel Discussion: “Mac Wellman’s Breakthroughs as a Playwright, Teacher, and Mentor”

Playwrights Local

Music and Communication Building Room 311, Cleveland State University

11:30 AM - 12:45 PM

1:00 PM

Staged Reading: Sincerity Forever

Theater Ninjas

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

Break & Refreshments

Playwrights Local

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Production: The Sandalwood Box

Department of Theatre and Dance, Baldwin Wallace University

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

Production: Bitter Bierce

Playwrights Local

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM

Playwright Q&A

Playwrights Local

Drinko Hall [Music and Communication Building], Cleveland State University

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Production: Harm’s Way

convergence-continuum Theater Company

The Liminis (convergence-continuum)

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

9:30 PM

Festival Wrap Party

Playwrights Local

The Tremont Tap House

9:30 PM - 11:59 PM