SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Drury University student is developing the first database designed to connect local playwrights directly with Missouri schools, potentially making theatre more accessible across the state.

Katie Mizell, a senior theatre administration major from Lebanon, created the Missouri Playwrights Educational Database to address barriers facing small theatre programs.

“When I started, I didn’t expect that I was going to move any further with it. I just thought it was going to be an idea,” Mizell said.

The database will give Missouri playwrights a platform to share their scripts with theatre departments throughout the state. The system aims to help playwrights get their work performed while reducing costs for school programs.

“It’s incredibly difficult to produce theater

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