April 15, 2021 , A Virtual Event

Theatre Thursday: Apr. 15

Hosted by Adam Kern and Mekala Sridhar

Run time: 90 minutes
Advisory: The plays presented contain mature language, adult situations, and suggestive adult themes.

April’s Theatre Thursday: Let's Get Physical!, will be an evening of stories about living inside the wonderful, unique and sometimes surprising shell that we call a “body.” Featuring three comedic pieces, it’ll be a celebration of body positivity and a thoughtful—and funny!—exploration of body image, self-esteem, and more. Featuring work by C Julian Jiménez, Kate Huffman and Ken Kaissar.

Artists

Oge Agulué

(Guest) most recently appeared alongside Bebe Neuwirth in an exquisite play called A Small Fire. National Tour: The Book of Mormon. Off Broadway: Love’s Labour’s Lost. Regional: Bay Street Theater, Chautauqua Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, B Street Theatre, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Atlanta more

Annie Fang

(Guest) is an actor, singer, and aspiring dumpling-pleating expert based in Philadelphia. Most recently, she appeared virtually in This Is the Week That Is (1812 Productions). Pre-pandemic, Annie made her professional debut in Man of God (InterAct Theatre), followed by SHIP (Azuka Theatre). She graduated from the University of more

Teri Gamble

(Guest) is an international performing artist and drama coach who has performed on international stages from Los Angeles to Moscow, Boston and New York. She has appeared on the hit TV series Superstore, Modern Family and ER and has appeared in numerous theater productions and commercials. Teri is the more

Kate Huffman

(Guest) is an award-winning actor/playwright and a certified body image coach. Her work in film, TV, and theatre (Fresh Off the Boat, Castle) has won her an LA Weekly Theatre Award, Encore Producers Award, Indy Fringe Award, and several LADCC and Valley Theatre Award nominations. She was a series more

C. Julian Jiménez

(Guest) (formerly known as J. Julian Christopher) is a Queer, Puerto Rican and Dominican playwright. He holds an MFA in Acting from The New School for Drama. Playwriting awards include: New Dramatist Residency (Class of 2025), 2019/2020 Rita Goldberg Playwrights' Workshop Fellow at The Lark, 2017 & 2018 Pipeline more

Amy Kaissar

(Guest) is the Co-Producing Director of Bristol Riverside Theatre. Directing credits include: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Driving Miss Daisy (Bristol Riverside Theatre), the world premieres of Pennsyltucky and Another Round (Epiphany Theater), A Modest Suggestion (on tour), Crossing Over (Pittsburgh Public Theatre), Searching for St. Anthony more

Ken Kaissar

(Guest) plays have been performed or developed by the Philadelphia Theatre Company, Delaware Theatre Company, Phoenix Theatre Company, Fusion Theatre Company, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Urban Stages and Passage Theatre. His play THE VICTIMS OR WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT (published by McFarland & Company, Inc.) more

Daniel Patrick Smith

(Guest) is thrilled to be making his Cleveland Play House debut in this exciting virtual event. Other credits include Buddy the Elf in the national tour of Elf the Musical, Ferdinand in The Tempest (New York Classical Theater), Father Flynn in Doubt (Skyline Theater), Gaston in Beauty and the more