World Premiere: I Wear My Dead Sister's Clothes at Cleveland Public Theatre

illustration by Mya Loparo

"Schwabauer weaves a galaxy of emotions."
—Christine Howey, Cleveland Scene

Winner of the "Char and Chuck Fowler Audience Choice Award," Borderlight Theatre Festival (2024)

December 4-20, 2025 at Cleveland Public Theatre
Tickets are Choose What You Pay from $1-$80

playwright & performer Amy Schwabauer
director Ray Caspio
producer Raymond Bobgan
line producer Paige Conway
stage manager Lisa L. Wiley
scenic designer Kathalina Plummer Thorpe
lighting designer TL Codella
technical director Tom West
associate technical director Kitty Mader

I Wear My Dead Sister’s Clothes, written and performed by Amy Schwabauer, is an autobiographical dark comedy about what it means to love and grieve a difficult person. While cleaning out her deceased sister’s house, Amy sorts through the messy baggage of their relationship and asks herself the tough questions, like why did her sister need four identical dish drainers? Loss haunts Amy as she empties out every closet, but laughs come just as easily as tears when she wears her dead sister’s clothes.

In the media
cleveland.com I Wear My Dead Sister’s Clothes brings grief and humor to Cleveland Public Theatre

photos by Amber Reskey