David Hansen (playwright)
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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. He is a graduate of Bay Village High School, and holds a BFA in Theater from
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David Hansen biography at IMDB
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/ref> He is married to writer Toni K. Thayer. He is currently Education Outreach Associate for Great Lakes Theater.


Awards

* (2021) '' Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street'': Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest * (2010) Community Workforce Fellow, Community Partnership for Arts and Culture * (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 * (2004) '' I Hate This: A Play Without the Baby'': Excellence in Solo Performance at the
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Published works

*(2020) '' Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street'' based on characters by
Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer and physician. He created the character Sherlock Holmes in 1887 for ''A Study in Scarlet'', the first of four novels and fifty-six short stories about Hol ...
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
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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
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published by Playscripts Inc.


Other Produced Works

*(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
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*(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

*(2023) '' Step Nine'' *(2022) '' Here's To You, Mrs. Robinson'' *(2018) '' Screen Play'' *(2017) '' No Cure For Cancer'' *(2015) '' On the Beam'' (part of ''The
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Centennial Plays'') *(2015) '' Tiresias Riddles The Fates'' *(2014) '' Lombardo'' *(2011) '' The Lady''


Collaborations

*(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

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: *(2015) ''White Rabbit Red Rabbit'' by Nassim Soleimanpour at Cleveland Public Theatre Pre-Off-Broadway *(2013) '' 8'' by
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*(2012) ''The Velocity of Autumn'' by Eric Coble at Beck Center For the Arts Pre-Arena/Broadway


References


External links


David Hansen website
* ttps://archive.today/20130415082253/http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/14084 Radio adaptation of 'I Hate This' on WCPNbr>Audio diary on WCPN
about Spencer Tunick {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, David 1968 births 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male stage actors Living people Ohio University alumni People from Bay Village, Ohio Place of birth missing (living people)