For the second year in a row, the state’s only live theatre festival for Black playwrights was successfully staged, even in the throes of a pandemic. OnyxFest 2021, exercising all required protocols, staged five productions along with an additional fall presentation. All six plays sponsored by the Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI (ARTI) are now… Read more »
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A.R.T.I. Workshop to focus on theater skills
The Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI (ARTI) will sponsor “CENTERSTAGE: A Theater Workshop,” from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2022, at the IUPUI Student Campus Center, 420 University Blvd. Indianapolis. “CENTERSTAGE: A Theater Workshop” is designed to attract a broad range of theater enthusiasts, from the novice to those pursuing careers in… Read more »
Meet beer Cicerone and educator-Ron Smith
Ron Smith is a man who knows beer. He is a Master Level Beer Judge Certification Program Beer Judge, Certified Cicerone, Craft Brewery Operations & World Beer Styles Educator, Craft/Small Brewery Quality Consultant, Belgium & Germany Beer Trip Guide and International Whiskey Judge. At a recent Indy Chamber Lagers & Leaders event at St…. Read more »
Trainings to market, advertise, and manage your small business
IUPUI offers several short-courses to help you learn to market, advertise, and manage your small business. Sign up for one or all of these Spring 2022 courses: Effective Advertising – 2/1/22-3/15/22 In our fast-pace world where people are bombarded with messages for goods and services in email, social media, news sites, and every other way… Read more »
‘The Price of Progress’ will be first play at renovated Walker Center
“The Price of Progress: The Indiana Avenue/IUPUI Story,” will be the first play at the historic Madam Walker Legacy Center since the closing of the landmark venue several years ago for major renovations. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, November 4th, Friday, November 5th and Saturday, November 6th. Free tickets are available now!… Read more »
Winning Playwrights Announced For OnyxFest 2021
One of the few area production groups that managed to produce effectively during the pandemic of 2020 is looking forward to returning to the stage in October for the first and only theater festival in Indiana spotlighting the work of Black playwrights. The sponsoring African Repertory Theatre of IUPUI has announced the five plays… Read more »
IUPUI student shares experience as tutor/mentor for IU Student Success Corps program
IUPUI student, Kristina Gill, has served as a tutor/mentor for the IU Student Success Corps (IU SSC), formally the Indiana Kids program, since 2018. Watch the video as Gill chats with Kayla Nunnally, Program Manager of IU SSC, about her overall experiences and biggest takeaways of being a tutor/mentor in the program. Gill tutored in… Read more »
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Full production grants available for Black playwrights throughout Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – Due to the overwhelming response to the WFYI documentary “OnyxFest 2020: Written in Black, the deadline for Black playwrights to submit scripts has been extended to midnight Sunday, March 14, 2021. For a few aspiring writers, OnyxFest 2021 – the first and only Indiana theater festival exclusively for African American playwrights –… Read more »