David Hansen (playwright)
# David Hansen (playwright)

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 degree in Theater from Ohio University. 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 New York International Fringe Festival

## Published works

* (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

* (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

## 10-Minute Plays

* (2018) Screen Play
* (2017) No Cure For Cancer
* (2015) On the Beam (part of The Cleveland Play House 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 Dustin Lance Black at Cleveland Play House
* (2012) The Velocity of Autumn by Eric Coble at Beck Center For the Arts Pre-Arena/Broadway
