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]
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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]
- (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]
- (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.
- (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
- (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
- (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
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:
Great Lakes Theater website