Rate My Professor Charles Smith

Among Smith's notable works are Free Man of Color (2004), commissioned by former Ohio University President Robert Glidden for the university's bicentennial and chronicling the life of John Newton Templeton, Ohio University's first Black graduate; Objects in the Mirror; Knock Me a Kiss; Les Trois Dumas; Pudd'nhead Wilson, which completed a 22-city national tour; Takunda and City of Gold, which toured the West Coast; and The Reclamation of Madison Hemings. He authored two Emmy Award-winning teleplays, Fast Break to Glory and Pequito. Publications include The Gospel According to James and Other Plays (Ohio University Press, 2012). Smith's accolades encompass the Kesselring Prize (2025), Joyce Award, Joseph Jefferson Award, Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award (2008), Illinois Arts Council Governor’s Award, Princess Grace Fellowship, Theodore Ward National Playwriting Award, and August Wilson Playwriting Award. He has taught playwriting at Northwestern University, the Prague Summer Program in Creative Writing, and the Center for Dramatic Art in Croatia, significantly influencing generations of playwrights through his mentorship and contributions to theater addressing pivotal social concerns.