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Ian Hodges wrote a play about ending gun violence that was one of six one-acts that were performed nationally in October. KRISTI MANGAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Young playwright brings activist’s passion to contest-winning work

BY ELLEN GILLETTE

Hodges asked his former acting teacher, StarStruck Academy’s Jennifer Yormack, to
mentor him during the playwriting process. ANGEL SALCEDO

On Oct. 6, audiences across the country were informed and moved by six student-written, student-read, one-act plays, chosen from more than 3,000 entries to the Enough! Plays to End Gun Violence competition. Among the six plays was Nobody Cares About Death, written by Hobe Sound’s Ian Hodges.