08/06: Playwrights Support Group

Facilitator: Andrew Black
Date: Wednesday, August 6
Time: 7:00-9:00pm EST
Location: Indiana Writers Center Classroom at the Indianapolis Opera Center
Cost: Free for members; $10 for nonmembers

Limited seating available. Registration is required

This interactive face-to-face meeting invites Indianapolis area playwrights to participate in a thoughtful conversation about their craft and explore their calling as playwrights.  Screenwriters are invited to attend as well!  The main objectives of the session are:

-Make commitments (and be accountable for) the next step in the playwright’s process

-Get support and encouragement for that next step

-Talk about obstacles to progress and brainstorm solutions

-Talk about successes and share best practices

Each session will involve a brief craft tip or exercise designed to build community and stimulate creative imagining or learning about the craft.

Indiana Playwrights Circle members may attend as a perk of their membership.   Non-members will be asked for a $10 donation.

 

Once the class is confirmed, you will receive Zoom info from sarah@indianawriters.org

About the Instructor:
Andrew Black is a scholar, playwright and a teacher of playwrights.  He lives in Indianapolis, having completed his PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Missouri in 2023.  As a scholar, his research looks at best practices for teaching playwriting.  His first book (Signature Pedagogies for the Playwriting Classroom) was published by Bloomsbury in July 2025, and his second book (The Playwriting Curriculum) will be published by Gitelman & Good later in 2025.  Many of his research discoveries find their way into his classes for the IWC.  As a playwright, Andy’s first full-length play Porn Yesterday (co-written with Patricia Milton in 2001) has been produced across the country. Since that first play reached the stage, it has been a non-stop, full-on adventure!  Many productions of short plays and full-length plays have followed.  Andrew has been on the faculty of the Indiana Writers Center since 2012 and  is the founder of the Indiana Playwrights Circle.  Check out his website at www.andrewblackplaywright.com

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