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ITWorks

In 1985, Executive Director Barbara Evans conceived the WORKS idea loosely based on the Shenandoah International Playwrights Retreat in Virginia, which was founded by Paul Hildebrand.Several weeks before each Works weekend, ITA puts out a call for scripts. During the weekend, scripts selected by professional readers are workshopped, giving both the playwrights and other theater artists an opportunity to join in the creative process.

IT WORKS nurtures and supports current or former Indiana residents. Playwrights receive a monetary recognition, The Frank and Katrina Basile Emerging Indiana Playwrights Award.

The concluding reading of the scripts is open to the public, and all theater patrons and artists are encouraged to come and enjoy the amazing results of the WORKS process and to participate in the brief discussion.

The General Format

Level A
  • Two scripts will be selected from the submissions of completed one acts and full-lengths drafts. These submissions may have been workshopped or had readings previously but they must not have been produced.
  • These two highlighted scripts will be rehearsed and workshopped through the editing/rewriting process over the course of the weekend and presented in their entirety at the conclusion of the conference.
  • Two directors and theaters will be selected to assist these playwrights in the developmental process. The two highlighted scripts may be considered for future development or production. Dramaturges may potentially be available for the two highlighted playwrights.
Level B
  • Other scripts will be chosen for cold readings, and these playwrights will benefit from discussion moderated by a dramaturge or director. Playwrights will receive response sheets from the actors and observers. Playwrights receiving cold readings may also rewrite and have additional readings throughout the weekend.
  • ALL ACTORS will have the opportunity to participate in the cold readings of plays under development. This experience is usually not available for actors until the regional or professional level. Please encourage actors to attend for this unique experience.
  • The final presentation of the two highlighted scripts is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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