After the cancellation of the Cleveland Play House-produced play, I’m Back Now, writer Charly Evon Simpson and director Stori Ayers released a statement on Wednesday claiming that the play was not canceled by CPH, rather they pulled permission to perform the piece after an instance of alleged sexual assault and prior misrepresentation of the Black community within the theater space. In a thread posted to Twitter on Feb. 8, Simpson and Ayers wrote in bolded font: “I SAID ‘NO!’” in relation to CPH’s announced cancellation of I’m Back Now in late January. On Jan. 24, when CPH originally canceled I’m Back Now, the theater company stated: “Sadly, a series of events impacted the community of artists involved with the production and resulted in this difficult outcome.” Cleveland Magazine has reached out to CPH, Ayers and Simpson for comment. 🧑‍💻 Head to the link in the bio for the developing story. 🖊️ anthonyyelderr 📷 nickoloffoff #thingstodoincleveland #inthecle #clevelandtheate...