Bloomington Playwrights Project

A vibrant non-profit theatre dedicated to producing new plays and providing theatre education for ages 5-16.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) is the only professional theatre in the entire state of Indiana dedicated solely to new plays. In operation for 35 years, we serve both the Bloomington and national theatre community by working with talented playwrights, actors, and artists to develop high-level productions for our local patrons as well as the many audiences attending subsequent productions of scripts that originated here at the BPP. We are an advocate for playwrights and new plays and believe firmly that they are not only important but absolutely vital to the future of our art form.

In 1979, the Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) was founded by Tom Moseman and Jim Leonard, both of whom shared a vision of creating a venue to workshop and produce playwrights’ works, and provide a place for actors, directors, and theatre technicians to hone their crafts.

The Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) strives to be a leading artistic force in the production and encouragement of new plays. The BPP provides opportunities for development, education, and production for promising and established writers and theater artists in a professional environment. The Bloomington Playwrights Project is the only professional theatre in the entire state of Indiana focused solely on new plays. What you see at BPP, you can’t see anywhere else in the world.