Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Andrew Black Playwright ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [What Playwrights Can Learn from Strategic Planning](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/2026/07/what-playwrights-can-learn-from-strategic-planning/) - Last month I spent a day helping REALTORS® think about the future of their profession. The next week I was teaching playwrights how to build stronger stories. Somewhere between those two experiences, I realized they were asking many of the same questions. Sometimes, people are surprised to learn that I divide my professional life between ## Pages - [WELCOME](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/) - "Sitting in a theatre is like waiting for a magic box to open. While you're waiting for the lights to go up, you suddenly realize that anything...absolutely anything...could happen when they do." -Andy Black EXPLORE ANDREW'S PLAYS - [INSIGHTS & EVENTS](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/insights-events/) - [CONTACT](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/contact/) - LET'S CONNECT - [Info](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/info/) - Playwright website Playwright Websiteandrewblackplaywright.com Playwright website Consulting Websiteandrewblackconsulting.com Facebook Link LinkedInandrew-black-phd-231970 Facebook Link Facebookandrewblackplaywright Facebook Link YouTube@andrewblacksf Facebook Link Phone Number(415) 516-8760 Facebook Link Emailandrewblacksf@gmail.com - [OTHER ENDEAVORS](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/other-endeavors/) - Research Expand Andrew is currently residing in Indianapolis, Indiana, having completed his PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Andrew's research is in the area of playwriting education, with a particular focus on approaches to teaching playwriting to the beginner or novice. Generally speaking, Playwriting Education is an area lacking effective - [ABOUT](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/about/) - I AM A PLAYWRIGHT; MY ARCHETYPE IS THE MAGICIAN. There have been many defining events in my life, personally and artistically. First was the discovery that I am romantically and sexually attracted to men, not women. I know what it is like to be an outsider; that theme is prominent in my work. I also - [PLAYS](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/) - What Same Sex Marriage Means to Me This narrative navigates the highways and byways of the LBGTQIA societal revolution that took place in the United States during the second half of the 20th Century as experienced by the playwright and performer. LEARN MORE Puppet Man Inmate #6627405 is facing a 28-year sentence for his role - [IT'S MURDER, MARY!](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/its-murder-mary/) - IT'S MURDER, MARY! Written in collaboration with Patricia Milton Agatha Christie meets Paul Rudnick in this old dark house murder mystery. A group of disparate men, all gay, are invited under mysterious circumstances to a country estate. Each one has a secret. When the invitees begin to die one by one, the dwindling number of - [BITTEN BY A BOOMSLANG](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/bitten-by-a-boomslang/) - BITTEN BY A BOOMSLANG Lowell Carpenter, a successful Staten Island prosthetist, is embarking on an expansion of his thriving clinic. His domestic partner, Alejandro, encourages him to take on a charity project. When Lowell reads an article about the dismemberment of children from the African country of Sierra Leone as part of a bloody civil - [SECOND WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/second-weekend-in-september/) - SECOND WEEKEND IN SEPTEMBER David explores the many facets of his identity as a gay man, while his married lover Michael remains in the closet. The similarities and differences in their life experiences come to light in the Seattle hotel room where they meet every second weekend in September over a twenty-five year period. The - [PUPPET MAN](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/puppet-man/) - PUPPET MAN Inmate #6627405 ("Pretty Boy") is facing a 28-year sentence at the North Central Correctional Institute for his role in a killing. His attempts to get the drugs he uses to deal with his life on the inside lead him to join a prison-based program. The aim of the program is to produce puppet plays - [WHAT SAME SEX MARRIAGE MEANS TO ME](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/what-same-sex-marriage-means-to-me/) - WHAT SAME SEX MARRIAGE MEANS TO ME On April 27, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an Executive Order authorizing the federal government to investigate its employees for evidence of homosexuality. If evidence were found, the employee was to be terminated immediately. On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that - [ANOTHER MAN'S SLINGBACKS](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/another-mans-slingbacks/) - ANOTHER MAN'S SLINGBACKS The fantasy role reversal comedy gets an update! Lincoln High School is turned upside down when "Killer" Kerrgian, the homophobic quarterback of the football team is magically transformed into a homosexual during homecoming week. A passing fairy godmother has granted one of Killer's classmates a revenge-type wish. The football star gets to - [PORN YESTERDAY](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/plays/porn-yesterday/) - PORN YESTERDAY Written in collaboration with Patricia Milton Porn Yesterday tells the story of a young male porno star (Rex Everest) who has decided he wants to get out of the porno business. Rex is cast in a legitimate theatre's production of Edward II when his wealthy (and much older) lover makes a contribution to the ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/category/uncategorized/) - [Insight](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/category/insight/) - [Blog](https://andrewblackplaywright.com/category/blog/)