Denis Michael Griesmer is a writer and performer of semi-autobiographical monologues and is the creator and performer of The Poetry Psychic Project, a suite of inter-active performances that have made reoccurring appearances in the following events and festivals since 2016: Jackson Square, New Orleans; BorderLight Fringe Festival; Ohio City Street Festival; 78th Street Studio’s Third Friday Art Walk; PolarFest; and Cleveland Public Theatre’s (CPT) Pandemonium. For five years, Denis directed and co-wrote original performances of CPT’s Y-Haven Theatre Project, created with men in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and mental health challenges. He has been CPT’s Chief Financial Officer and General Manager since 2012 and has been on staff for eighteen years. He is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Theatre Program.