OnyxFest in the News
- Onyx Fest Indy 2022 reports blow out ticket sales, WISHTV, January 22, 2023
- IU Northwest celebrates MLK’s legacy with its presentation of “Being Black”, Valpo Life, January 20, 2023
- OnyxFest thanks you for supporting the 2022 season, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, November 17, 2022
- OnyxFest: Honoring stories of Black playwrights, WISHTV, November 8, 2022
- OnyxFest theater festival to tell stories of Black playwrights, WISHTV, November 2, 2022
- Featuring a conversation with Vernon Williams, Executive Producer of OnyxFest, Pods With John & Wendy, November 02, 2022
- OnyxFest uplifting Black theater and celebrating playwriters, WISHTV, November
- Campus community encouraged to support Onyxfest, IUPUI Today, October 25, 2022
- Africana Repertory Theatre spotlights Black playwrights in annual OnyxFest, WISHTV 8, October 24, 2022
- Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI receives $25,000 grant from CICF for OnyxFest 2022, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, October 24, 2022
- 2022 fall festivals in central Indiana to celebrate community, Halloween, food, culture, and music, WRTV Indianapolis, September 22, 2022
- Tickets on Sale for OnyxFest Fall Theater Festival, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, September 15, 2022
- ‘The Bodyguard,’ Joshua Bell and Indy Jazz Fest: 12 fall shows you don’t want to miss, IndyStar, September 6, 2022
- “Democracy Hypocrisy” is a captivating new production premiering June 26th at the Phoenix, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, June 16, 2022
- OnyxFest Announces Playwright Selections And Festival Expansion!, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, May 9, 2022
- Story of “The Harlem of the Midwest” coming to IU Northwest stage, The Indianapolis Recorder, February 4, 2022
- Black theater takes center stage for second year, The Indianapolis Recorder, February 4, 2022
- Q&A with Vernon Williams about the OnyxFest for Black playwrights, Indianapolis Business Journal, February 4, 2022
- Indianapolis Black theatre again taking center stage in global spotlight, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, February 1, 2022
- Production Grants Available to Black Playwrights, The Weekly View, Eastside Voice Community News Media, Inc., December 23, 2021
- A.R.T.I. Workshop to focus on theater skills, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, December 16, 2021
- Full production grants available for Black playwrights throughout Indiana, IUPUI Office of Community Engagement, December 14, 2021
- Drama Traces The Shared History Of Indiana Avenue and IUPUI , On the Aisle with Tom Alvarez, November 5, 2021
- “The Price of Progress” on ‘The Avenue’, WRTV Indianapolis, November 2, 2021
- First play scheduled at renovated Walker Legacy Center , IUPUI Today, October 27, 2021
- “The Price of Progress” First Play at Renovated Walker in Indy, The Gary Crusader, October 21, 2021
- OnyxFest 2021: “The Bitter Cup” By Charla Booth, midwestleak.com, October 18, 2021
- OnyxFest 2021 , Plays with John and Wendy, October 13, 2021
- Fall Festivals to check out in central Indiana this year , WRTV Indianapolis, October 6, 2021
- OnyxFest 2021 , Bring It On!, October 4, 2021
- After 200 years of influence, Black theater remains a force for change in America , The Gary Crusader, September 30, 2021
- 3D mural downtown celebrates Indianapolis’ Black artists and entrepreneurs , WRTV Indianapolis, September 1, 2021
- IndyFringe 2021: What to know, what to see and how to buy tickets , IndyStar, August 17, 2021
- OnyxFest theatre festival to extend the deadline for Black playwrights to submit stage plays , Press Release, March 1, 2021
- Full production grants available for Black playwrights throughout Indiana , Press Release, January 21, 2021
- “Don’t. Ever. Give. Up. EVER.” – Chatting with Leonard Harris (Featured Actor from Being Black, OnyxFest 2020, OnStageBlog, February 11, 2021
- OnyxFest, An Opportunity of a Lifetime | WRTV, February 1, 2021
- New Africana Studies center and scholarship affirm IUPUI’s commitment to community and history , News at IUPUI, October 28, 2020
- Indianapolis Black theatre about to take center stage in the national spotlight, Press Release, September 23, 2020
- IndyFringe Talks: OnyxFest 2020 Playwrights , IndyFringe Talks, July 19, 2020
- OnyxFest director talks about the Black playwright fest at IndyFringe and their COVID-19 contingency plans, NUVO, July 4, 2020
- OnyxFest 2020 Playwrights, IndyFringe Talks, June 19, 2020
- IUPUI launches new project to bring more black culture and arts to Indianapolis, FOX 59, February 28, 2020
- IUPUI launches new program to highlight African American arts and theater, CBS4 Indy, February 28, 2020
- Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI , IndyFringe Talks, December 2, 2019
- Two new theater companies plan to bring shows Downtown and to IUPUI, IndyStar, October 10, 2019
- ‘Price of Progress’: New play explores Indiana Avenue stories, News at IUPUI, March 7, 2019