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.^[1]

David Hansen
Born	(1968-07-26) July 26, 1968 (age 56)
Occupation(s)	Stage actor, director, playwright
Spouse	Toni K. Thayer
Website	http://davidhansen.org

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]

Awards

• (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]

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

• (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

One Acts and 10-Minute Plays

• (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

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^[10]
• (2013) 8 by Dustin Lance Black at Cleveland Play House^[11]
• (2012) The Velocity of Autumn by Eric Coble at Beck Center For the Arts Pre-Arena/Broadway^[12]