The WRIGHT Way
Committed to developing the next generation of NC State playwrights, The WRIGHT Way Series features workshops, readings, and masterclasses whose primary focus is supporting winners of the Creative Artist Award through the development of their award-winning plays — the right way.
Creative Artist Award in Theatre highlights budding playwrights
Jameson Wolfe, Assistant Culture Editor
Technician
Mar. 30-Apr. 2
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre


Gaven Bell is a senior majoring in biological sciences with a concentration in integrative physiology and neurobiology and minors in science communication and theatre.
What We Grew Up With
by Kiran Soma
2023 Creative Artist Winner

This 2023 Creative Artist winning one-act play is set in the United States post 9/11, and follows an immigrant family and their experiences navigating racism, xenophobia, and estrangement. A sentimental drama, it highlights issues that touch aspects of all of our lives and displays the importance of making real progress on inclusion and belonging.
Mar. 3
READING #2
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre
7:00-8:30pm
Apr. 7
READING #3
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre
7:00-8:30pm
Register for Reading #3
Apr. 21
READING #4
Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre
7:00-8:30pm
Register for Reading #4
Previous student-written plays
A Case of Salt, 2021 Creative Artist Award Winner by Gaven Bell
Static, 2020 Creative Artist Award Winner by Aysia Slade
Middle Grounds, 2020 Creative Artist Award (Honorable Mention) by Penny Lawrence and Jack Deweese
Heritage, 2020 Creative Artist Award (Honorable Mention) by Griffin James