Inda Craig-Galván writes things, mostly for stage & screen.
Her work often explores intra-racial conflicts and politics.
Black female protagonists. Always.
Grounded in reality.
Magical realism.
Fucks with time.
Her work often explores intra-racial conflicts and politics.
Black female protagonists. Always.
Grounded in reality.
Magical realism.
Fucks with time.
STAGE THINGS:
Plays include Welcome to Matteson! (New Jersey Rep, Congo Square, and Orlando Shakes – NNPN Rolling World Premiere), A Jumping-Off Point (Round House Theatre), The Great Jheri Curl Debate (East West Players, Los Angeles), a hit dog holler (Skylight Theatre & Playwrights' Arena co-production, Los Angeles), I Go Somewhere Else (Playwrights' Arena, Los Angeles), and Black Super Hero Magic Mama (Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles).
Inda is currently developing new works of theatre on commission with The Old Globe and Round House Theatre.
Inda is the recipient of the Kesselring Prize, Jeffry Melnick New Playwright Award, Blue Ink Playwriting Prize, Jane Chambers Student Award for Feminist Playwriting, and Stage Raw Best Playwright Award. Inda's plays have been included on the Kilroys List (twice) and Steppenwolf Theatre’s The Mix.
Her work has developed & presented work at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, NNPN Showcase, Company One, City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Ashland New Play Festival, Orlando Shakes, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab, The Old Globe Powers New Voices Festival, Kitchen Dog Theatre New Works Festival, Black & Latino Playwrights Conference, WomenWorks, Humanitas, Chalk Repertory Theatre, Skylight Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Trustus Theatre Playwrights Festival, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Intiman, and others.
Inda is currently developing new works of theatre on commission with The Old Globe and Round House Theatre.
Inda is the recipient of the Kesselring Prize, Jeffry Melnick New Playwright Award, Blue Ink Playwriting Prize, Jane Chambers Student Award for Feminist Playwriting, and Stage Raw Best Playwright Award. Inda's plays have been included on the Kilroys List (twice) and Steppenwolf Theatre’s The Mix.
Her work has developed & presented work at Bay Area Playwrights Festival, NNPN Showcase, Company One, City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Ashland New Play Festival, Orlando Shakes, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Black Swan Lab, The Old Globe Powers New Voices Festival, Kitchen Dog Theatre New Works Festival, Black & Latino Playwrights Conference, WomenWorks, Humanitas, Chalk Repertory Theatre, Skylight Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Trustus Theatre Playwrights Festival, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Intiman, and others.
TV THINGS:
Inda is a Co-Executive Producer on ABC's Will Trent, heading into Season 5. She previously wrote on Happy Face (Paramount+), How to Get Away with Murder (ABC), and The Rookie (ABC).
OTHER THINGS:
Inda's Webby-nominated fiction podcast A Hit Dog Will Holler, adapted from her play, is available wherever you get your podcasts. The podcast was produced by Radiotopia.
