Collinwood Student Pens Original Play

A Collinwood High School senior's play "From a Mess to a Message" will be presented at the school in January.

Drama Club advisor and teacher Coyan Smith said senior Johnathan Smith wrote the play and will co-direct both performances, 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2015 and 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015.  

Admission to the play is free, but donations will be accepted at the door.

The cast includes high school students Kallynn Coleman, Deandre Watkins, Robert Moore, Timothy Griffin, Charlie Eppinger, Tahlia Eskridge, Talbert Williams, and Antonaie Taylor.

This play is about an African American family who deals with some of life's important issues, Coyan Smith said.

“Will this family survive when some of the family secrets are revealed, or will it fall apart?” she said in an email describing the play.

Collinwood High School is at 15210 Saint Clair Avenue, Cleveland.