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Dobama Theatre had been presenting short plays following 8 pm “mainstage” productions for several season before artistic director Joyce Casey asked David Hansen to act as the producer of a series of late-night events geared specifically to audiences in their late-teens and twenties.

Called Dobama’s Night Kitchen, the title inspired by the 1970 Maurice Sendak children’s book, began in Fall, 1995.

David Hansen’s three year tenure as artistic director of the Night Kitchen was dedicated to three models of production; the long-form improv, the collaboratively written script based around a single theme, and the new play written by a local (Cleveland-based) playwright.

Dobama's Night Kitchen was the first Cleveland area theater to present long-form improv. These included the MTV inspired The Realistic World and the X-Files inspired One Step Beyond.

In 1997 Hansen produced his own play, The Vampyres. Dobama's Night Kitchen also produced the first solo performance by Sarah Morton, The Eighth Wonder of the World.

In 1998 Dan Kilbane took over as artistic director and continued the previous trend of collaboratively written scripts, singly-authored scripts by local playwrights and long-form improv. Highlights included Angst:84 (which was taken to the New York Fringe Festival), LUV(SIC), and the Soap Scum improvised soap opera series.

Kilbane also began to introduce works not created by Cleveland-based playwrights, starting with Stupid Kids in 1999 and Mark Ravenhill’s Shopping and Fucking in Spring, 2002, shortly before he ended his four years as artistic director.

The project continued through 2006 under the artistic directorship of Adrienne Moon. During these final four years, when the project was called simply "The Night Kitchen", emphasis shifted away from experimental, new works by local theater artists, to works new to Cleveland by up and coming young playwrights like Stephen Belber (Tape, The Death of Frank.)

Dobama's Night Kitchen makes a return this spring, presenting the award-winning plays written by high school students for the 30th Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival.

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 [[Dobama Theater|Dobama Theatre]] had been presenting short plays following 8 pm “mainstage” productions for several season before artistic director Joyce Casey asked [[David Hansen (actor)|David Hansen]] to act as the producer of a series of late-night events geared specifically to audiences in their late-teens and twenties.
-Originally called ''Dobama’s Night Kitchen'', the title inspired by the 1970 [[Maurice Sendak]] children’s book, began in Fall, 1995.
+Called ''Dobama’s Night Kitchen'', the title inspired by the 1970 [[Maurice Sendak]] [[In_the_Night_Kitchen|children’s book]], began in Fall, [[1995]].
 David Hansen’s three year tenure as artistic director of the Night Kitchen was dedicated to three models of production; the long-form improv, the collaboratively written script based around a single theme, and the new play written by a local (Cleveland-based) playwright.
-The Night Kitchen was the first Cleveland area theater to present long-form improv.  These included the MTV inspired ''The Realistic World'' and the [[X-Files]] inspired ''One Step Beyond''.
+Dobama's Night Kitchen was the first Cleveland area theater to present long-form improv.  These included the MTV inspired ''The Realistic World'' and the [[X-Files]] inspired ''One Step Beyond''.
-In 1997 Hansen produced his own play, ''The Vampyres''.  The Night Kitchen also produced the first solo performance by [[Sarah Morton]], ''The Eighth Wonder of the World''.
+In 1997 Hansen produced his own play, ''The Vampyres''.  Dobama's Night Kitchen also produced the first solo performance by [[Sarah Morton]], ''The Eighth Wonder of the World''.
-In 1998 Dan Kilbane took over as artistic director and continued the previous trend of collaboratively written scripts, singly-authored scripts by local playwrights and long-form improv.  Highlights included ''Angst:84'', ''LUV(SIC)'', and the ''Soap Scum'' improvised soap opera series.
+In 1998 Dan Kilbane took over as artistic director and continued the previous trend of collaboratively written scripts, singly-authored scripts by local playwrights and long-form improv.  Highlights included ''Angst:84'' (which was taken to the [[New_York_International_Fringe_Festival|New York Fringe Festival]]), ''LUV(SIC)'', and the ''Soap Scum'' improvised soap opera series.
 Kilbane also began to introduce works not created by Cleveland-based playwrights, starting with [[Stupid Kids]] in 1999 and Mark Ravenhill’s [[Shopping and Fucking]] in Spring, 2002, shortly before he ended his four years as artistic director.
-The Night Kitchen continued through 2006 under the artistic directorship of [[Adrienne Moon]].  During these final four years, emphasis shifted away from experimental, new works by local theater artists, to works new to Cleveland by up and coming young playwrights like [[Stephen Belber]] ([[Tape (play)|Tape]], ''The Death of Frank''.)
+The project continued through 2006 under the artistic directorship of [[Adrienne Moon]].  During these final four years, when the project was called simply "The Night Kitchen", emphasis shifted away from experimental, new works by local theater artists, to works new to Cleveland by up and coming young playwrights like [[Stephen Belber]] ([[Tape (play)|Tape]], ''The Death of Frank''.)
 Dobama's Night Kitchen makes a return this spring, presenting the award-winning plays written by high school students for the 30th Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival.