Charles Smith (playwright)

With the mentorship of Edward Homewood, Smith began writing, and continued to graduate school, studying playwriting at the University of Iowa.

[4] Three of his plays, The Gospel According to James, Sister Carrie, and Les Trois Dumas, were commissioned by Indiana Repertory Theatre.

His other works include Denmark, Pudd'nhead Wilson, Takunda, City of Gold, Jelly Belly, Young Richard, and Free Man of Color.

[8] Smith's 1995 play, Black Star Line, commissioned by the Goodman Theatre, was a Pulitzer Prize entrant.

[3] Smith's play, "The Reclamation of Madison Hemings", had its world premiere at the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis, IN on March 25, 2021.