The Cleveland School of the Arts 8th Annual New Play, Film and Poetry Festival

The Cleveland School of the Arts (CSA) 8th Annual New Play, Film and Poetry Festival is unique in the country, providing students with a forum to present original plays, films and poetry to student audiences and the general public.

This year CSA will present 12 fully produced plays, 11 student films, a dozen poets from CSA and another dozen poet- finalists from the Playhouse Square SlamU Contest, four 10-minute plays written by students from other Cleveland schools, a musical cabaret and a multimedia dance piece based on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. No other school in the nation provides a festival of student work of this scope, originality and professionalism. Our students see the Festival as their own; a forum to tell their stories and “speak” from the heart about their passions, fears and dreams, inviting them to make sense of and communicate truths about the world.

Come once, come twice, come four times to see all the work presented in this year’s Festival. With the generous support of the Ohio Arts Council and the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, the Festival will be presented to the general public over a two-week period in two separate locations:

85th and Euclid Ave.

Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 pm

Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 pm

Friday, April 24 at 7:00 pm

Saturday, April 25 at 3:00 pm

Saturday, April 25 at 8:00 pm

Sunday, April 26 at 4:00 pm

For tickets at the Cleveland Play House call: 216-421-7690

Ticket prices: Adults: $12; Students: $6

89th and Quincy Ave

Friday, May 1 at 7:30 pm

Saturday, May 2 at 3:00 pm

Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 pm

For tickets at Karamu call: 216-795-7077Ticket prices: Adults: $12; Students: $6