What’s been happening in 2026! …

We are so honored, and grateful to Arts Midwest and the National Endowment for the Arts for selecting Propel New Works as a 2026 GIG Fund Grantee.

Their generous support of the $7,500 grant made this season’s Staged Readings by New American Playwrights possible.

This seasonal event showcases the original work of our Theatre for Veterans scriptwriters. It is a public performance that brings artists and military veterans together to create powerful and engaging theatre for our Indianapolis community. Thanks to the GIG Fund, we were able to feature even more talent, supporting artists from the Midwest and our sibling states.

Staged Readings by New American Playwrights, Season 2 - featuring select plays developed by Theatre for Veterans was a success!

More exciting news coming soon about these plays!

LASTING was commissioned as a staged reading event in downtown Indianapolis for the 2026 Health Humanities Consortium Conference.

We had a packed house, incredible performances, and a wonderful post show presentation by Donald Fuller,

Theatre for Veterans members presented how we run our Thursday Night Scriptwriters’ Workshop for the University of South Carolina Beaufort Interdisciplinary Studies Conference: "Balm: Binding Art, Life, Medicine"
An Interdisciplinary Online Conference on Narrative Medicine and Health Humanities. *Angeline was keynote speaker for the conference.
“Arts Midwest amplifies Midwestern creativity, building community and opportunity across our region. We support, inform, and celebrate arts organizations and creative communities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, the Native Nations that share this geography, and beyond. Learn more: artsmidwest.org.”
— Arts Midwest

One of our leading men (who portrayed Donald Fuller for LASTING) won a 2026 Tony Award!

Congratulations,
Freddie Hendricks!!

Angeline Larimer represented Propel New Works at the National New Plays Network - New Play Development Organization Roundtable in NYC.

LASTING cast, director, and writers presented a reading for the Vs. Theatre Company, Los Angeles

Angeline represented Propel New Works as a featured panelist at the
2026 Directors Lab West in Pasadena, California.

What’s always happening at Propel New Works …

Scriptwriting Workshops & Forums

Online scriptwriters’ communities gathering to elevate storytelling and support each other's work.

  • Quiet Writing

  • Rising Writers’ Monthly Workshop

  • Script Club

  • Theatre for Veterans Scriptwriters’ Workshop

  • Theatre for Veterans Scriptwriters’ Workshop for Women Veterans

Intensive
Writing Classes

For serious writers seeking to improve their skills, first timers finally able to start writing, and every in-between storyteller with a need to write that story.

  • Playwriting 401

  • Playwriting 402

  • Screenwriting for Writers 403

FREE Scriptwriting Classes for VETERANS

Propel New Works, in partnership with Theatre for Veterans, offers free scriptwriting classes & workshops for U.S. military veterans.

Independent and Community Focused Projects

For the independent creative looking for a dramaturg, or community organizers in need of assistance, Propel New Works can step in where needed.

  • Collaborations with amazing literary arts professionals and theatre organizations

  • Individualized and customized assistance for storytellers just starting out or established writers looking for help taking their work to the next level

  • Meaningful independent projects with storytellers working to support their communities

  • National partnerships helping us foster the future of powerful storytelling