The Columbus Voices Workshop

This Is Your City

Written by John Dranschak, Matt Slaybaugh, and Emily Turner
Directed by Matt Slaybaugh
Produced by Matt Slaybaugh and Lonelle Yoder

Ensemble: Acacia Duncan, Jordan Fehr, Rudy Frias, Wilma Hatton, Shanelle Marie, Ian Short, Dakota Thorn

Activators: Camille Bullock, Whitney Thomas Eads, Drew Eberly, Michelle Gilfilan Lowrey, Eleni Papaleonardos, Elizabeth Wellman

Video Director: Matt Hermes
Stage Manager: Adam Humphrey
Stage Manager: Jaylene Jennings
Videographer: Leigh Zeidner

Auxilary actors include: Jaylene Jennings, David J. Glover, Kim Garrison Hopcraft, RJ Sontag, Verne Hendrick, Adam Simon, Michelle Gilfillan Lowrey, Andy Falter, Nikki Montana, Amy Rittberger, Jay Rittberger, Josie Merklem, Christopher Austin, Matt Hermes, Michelle Weiser, Pam Welsh-Huggins, Elizabeth Wellman, Jill Taylor, Lori Cannon, Megan Morelock, Karie Miller, Matt Slaybaugh

ABOUT THIS PLAY

The Columbus Voices Workshop will be a traveling open house, created by Available Light, for the people of our beloved hometown – Columbus, Ohio.

We will create a forum, a collective space, a place to share stories and meet our neighbors.

As you may recall, one year ago we launched a Kickstarter to raise $30,000 in 30 days. And we killed it. 173 backers beat our goal by almost $5000 and earned a special grant from the Columbus Foundation to boot.

Since then, even as the rest of the season has been going on, we’ve been laying the groundwork for the Columbus Voices Workshop: a locally-sourced, interactive production about the people of Columbus, Ohio.

We are spending 2016 talking to as many citizens of Greater Columbus as possible to create a thought-provoking, true-to-life exploration that reflects the complexity and broad inclusivity of our city, from the trendsetters of the moment to the difference-makers of tomorrow, and – most importantly – the stories that we don’t ordinarily get to hear.