David Hansen (playwright)
David Hansen 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 Ohio University and an MFA in Playwriting from Cleveland State. He is married to writer Toni K. Thayer. He is currently Education Outreach Associate for Great Lakes Theater.
Awards
Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street: Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest- Community Workforce Fellow, Community Partnership for Arts and CultureSpencer Tunick In Cleveland: First Place Use of Sound from the Press Club of ClevelandI Hate This: A Play Without the Baby: Excellence in Solo Performance at the New York International Fringe Festival
Published works
Sherlock Holmes Meets the Bully of Baker Street based on characters by Arthur Conan Doyle published by Pioneer Drama ServiceRed Onion, White Garlic (A Tale of Indonesia) published by YouthPLAYSThe Secret Adversary adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie published by YouthPLAYSDouble Heart (The Courtship of Beatrice and Benedick) published by YouthPLAYSThe Mysterious Affair at Styles adaptation of the novel by Agatha Christie published by Playscripts Inc.Other Produced Works
The Toothpaste Millionaire (based on the book by Jean Merrill)Savory Taṇhā (sixteen short plays performed by a rotating ensemble) a Zoom playThe Way I Danced With You (The George Michael Play) About a Ghoul Twelfth Night (As Told By Malvolio) adapted from Shakespeare Rosalynde & The FalconThe Great Globe ItselfAdventures in Slumberland based on characters by Winsor McCayOn The Dark Side of Twilight (Evolution of the Vampire)And Then You Die (How I Ran a Marathon in 26.2 Years)I Hate This: A Play Without the Baby- ''The Vampyres''
One Acts and 10-Minute Plays
Step NineHere's To You, Mrs. RobinsonScreen PlayNo Cure For CancerOn the Beam Tiresias Riddles The FatesLombardo- ''The Lady''