Colombi New Plays Festival

2025

Ensemble Theatre

South Euclid, OH
Professional Theatre

By: Various Authors

March 7 - March 23, 2025

Show Description:

The Colombi New Plays Festival introduces Cleveland audiences, through public readings, to new works written by Cleveland writers, most often in the early stages of development. Some scripts can also be in various stages of re-writing/creation.  Playwrights curate post reading survey questions to garner audience feedback that can help them to further develop their work! The festival creates a platform for writers, readers, and audiences to work in collaborative ways. Be a part of the playwriting process!

Show information:

Week 1:
Friday March 7th @ 7:30pm
In The News Today, by Rachel Zake (10m)
Abue, by Rannigan Walsh (10m)
Lent Me Your Ears, by John Busser (10m)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T, by S. Joshua Mendel (10m)
Miss Interpretation, by Eileen Burns (10m)

Saturday March 8th @7:30pm
Limbo, by Agnes Hermann (30m)
Mimi and Me, by Kitty Dubin (15m)
Not a Uterus in Sight, by Michael Oatman (40m)

Sunday, March 9th @2pm
Rules of the Game, by Alan Federman (1h 10m)

Week 2:
Friday March 14th @ 7:30pm
After, by Cynthia Dettelbach (45m)

Saturday March 15th @7:30pm
She Walks in Beauty, by Jeanne Madison (45m)

Sunday March 16th @2pm
To Hell and Back, by Bernice Kleiman (1h 10m)

Week 3:
Friday March 21st @ 7:30pm
Six Lovers in Search of a Killer, by Kierstan Kathleen Conway (1h 30m)

Saturday March 22nd @7:30pm
Please Remember Me, by Ife-Gail Young (1h 40m)

Sunday March 23rd @2pm
I Thought We Had More Time, by Renee Reid (1h 30m)

Showtimes:

7:30pm Fridays
7:30pm Saturdays
2pm Sundays

Tickets

FREE

Health and Safety Guidelines

There are no health and safety guidelines listed for this production.

Content Advisories

Some readings contain strong language and themes.

Week 1 Location:

The Marinello Little Theatre at John Carroll University
1 John Carroll Blvd.
University Heights, OH 44118

Week 2 Location:

Sanctuary of The Disciples Christian Church
3663 Mayfield Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121

Week 3 Location:

Dunham Tavern
6709 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103