Indy Theatre Habit

On Friday night (4-25-08) I arranged to leave a little early from my day job so that I could go to the opening night of “Victor Victoria” at the American Cabaret Theatre downtown.  Seeing the “opening weekend” sign hanging down in front of the theatre gave me a thrill. I came away with a headache, though, and almost [...]

On Thursday night (4-24-08) I drove downtown to the Upperstage of the Indiana Repertory Theatre to see “Iron Kisses” by James Still.  It was directed by David Bradley.  The artistic director of the IRT is Janet Allen.  Steven Stolen is the managing director. James Still has been the IRT’s playwright-in-residence for the past ten years, but “Iron [...]

Last Sunday afternoon (4/20/08) I drove over to Noblesville to the Belfry Theatre to see “Two Orphans or In the Hands of Heaven,” by Eugene Corman & Adolphe Philippe D’Ennery as adapted from N. Hart Jackson’s 1879 translation from the French. This melodrama was directed by Christy Clinton with two assistant directors:  Ryan Shelton and [...]

Last Saturday night (4/19/08) I drove over to Beech Grove to see the Spotlight Players’ production of “Ordinary People.”  The script was written by Nancy Gilsenan, based on the novel by Judith Guest.  Brent Wooldridge directed, with Debby Lovell as producer. I have been meaning to read the novel for years now, ever since I [...]

Last Thursday night (4/17/08) I went to the Phoenix Theatre to see the rolling world premiere of Seth Rozin’s new satire, “Black Gold.”    It was directed by Brian Fonseca.   A gentle African-American man, Curtis Walker (Kahlil Jahiz), buys an oil rig on e-Bay and installs it in his back yard in a depressed neighborhood in Detroit.  [...]

Last Sunday evening (4/13/08), I went to the Artsgarden to see “Midwestern Hemisphere” a second time.  I didn’t think it was possible to enjoy the piece more than I had the first time, but I did.   What an enjoyable show! I appreciated the deftness of Laura Glover’s lighting design even more this time. And I fell [...]

Last Sunday afternoon I went to Theatre on the Square to see “Die! Mommy! Die!” It was written by Charles Busch and directed by Ed Mobley.  This is one bizarre and titillating show.    I am telling you right now that this review includes spoilers because I want to record them, so go see the show first and [...]

Last Saturday evening, after a second, and even longer and deeper than yesterday’s, massage that left me feeling euphoric and toxin-free and wondering why I don’t get massages more often, I bundled up and made my way again to the old schoolhouse to hear Megan Wells tell “Helen’s Troy.”  It would be the third and final storytelling piece [...]

Last Friday night, after a pummeling massage that left me groggy followed by a light nap and a delicious dinner at the Storyteller’s Riverhouse, I grabbed my umbrella out of my car and walked over to the antique school house for the second night of storytelling at the “Going Deep: Long Traditional Story Festival” in [...]

Last Thursday night I walked from the Storyteller’s Riverhouse, past the big tree house, past the tiny post office, past the big field, to the old school house to hear the first storytelling piece of the “Going Deep: Long Traditional Story Festival” in Bethlehem, Indiana.  Olga Loya would share her version of “The Aztec Creation.”