Scholars’ Conference

The William Inge Theatre Festival is pleased to announce the Scholars Conference for the 2024 festival. We are enhancing the Scholar’s Conference to make it more interactive and accessible, particularly to high school and undergraduate students who wish to showcase their academic and creative work while receiving feedback from seasoned theatre professionals. Our overarching objective for this festival is to ignite a passion for the theatre arts and nurture the development of the next generation of theatre practitioners.

41st Annual William Inge Theatre Festival and Scholars’ Conference

Participants are cordially invited to submit their research and production work for consideration to be presented during a poster presentation. Utilizing both visual displays and concise explanations, poster presentations represent a widely recognized and effective medium for conveying one’s research and design concepts. Each student’s presentation will be thoughtfully assessed by our esteemed panel of theatre professionals, with valuable feedback provided to every presenter. Furthermore, participants will have the opportunity to refine their “elevator” pitch and engage in meaningful discussions about their presentations with the judges. Additionally, there will be a public viewing of all the presentations.

The poster presentations are scheduled to occur on Thursday, April 18th, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to set up their presentation tables from 7:30 a.m. on the morning of the event, located within the ICC Library. While displays may be temporarily left unattended, we strongly recommend that presenters be available to interact with evaluators. Each presenter will be provided with half of a 6-foot table, along with adjacent floor space, not exceeding 3 feet. Limited spaces with electrical outlets are available, and all presenters will have access to the guest WIFI network. A comprehensive schedule will be dispatched to all participating presenters by March 1st. We have allocated a total of 24 presentation slots.

For more information or if you have questions, please contact Sara Owen at sowen@indycc.edu.

To register, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/8KAji7aE2H4yGCgp8