The Black Women Playwrights' Group (BWPG) is a service and advocacy group for African American playwrights writing for the professional theater. The mission of BWPG is to support and promote the work of our members as well as advocate on critical issues within the theater world. Many of our members come to us after being misunderstood or ignored in larger white, and sometimes male-dominated, writing groups. There is an established need among regional theaters for new artists to explore the African American experience, and BWPG is a conduit between African American women playwrights and theaters, ensuring that the voices heard on the American stage are rich and diverse.
 

COMING IN SEPTEMBER, 2008: Whisper. Laugh. Shout. Tell the Story.
The Black Women Playwrights’ Group, in collaboration with Loyola University Chicago’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts, presents: Whisper. Laugh. Shout. Tell The Story: First National Meeting of Women of Color Writing Drama, September 4-7, 2008, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.

The meeting is historic. For the first time women writers of color will gather in a nurturing environment that assumes they should have prolific, consistent careers writing dramatic literature that illuminates the human condition.
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MEMBER SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Monthly writing workshops
• Year round networking opportunities with directors, producers, designers and actors
• Encouraging, fun and professional atmosphere

ESTABLISHED WRITERS AND EMERGING ARTIST WELCOMED!

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