Indy Theatre Habit

This post does NOT have any movie spoilers in it.  Let’s get that out of the way immediately.
I just wanted to say publicly how much fun I had tonight at a movie showing that turned out to be more like live theatre – i.e., where anything can happen.  Actress Adrienne Reiswerg organized a group of [...]

Today (well, yesterday, as I post this) a co-worker brought me the June issue of Carmel Magazine, which she had just received.
“Did you know your picture is in this?” she asked.

Last Friday night, May 23, 2008, I drove downtown to Theatre on the Square (TOTS) to see “Five Course Love: A Lip-Smacking Musical Comedy,” by Gregg Coffin.  I had tried once before to see this collection of love-related adventures that take place in five different restaurants with five sets of characters, but this time I had [...]

I just got home from an especially transformative night at the theatre.   (Well, actually, it was two nights ago, Thursday, as I finish writing this post.)
I drove downtown to the Phoenix Theatre to see the first Spanish performance in Indiana of “Papa’ Esta’ en la Atla’ntida” or “Our Dad is in Atlantis”, by Javier Malpica.  I had [...]

On Friday, May 9, 2008, I drove to Studio 15, just off Main Street in Carmel, to see the Carmel Community Players’ presentation of “The Foreigner,” by Larry Shue.  It was directed by Ron Creviston, assisted by Dick Davis.  They share production credit.
The show closed this past weekend, on Sunday, May 18, but I didn’t have a chance [...]

As I mentioned in my last post, May is a crazy-busy month for me at my day job.  I have been working some long days there lately.  However, by this afternoon (Sunday) I felt reasonably caught up.  I had missed the Our Town Players’ Shakespeare piece out at Franklin, I had missed “South Pacific” at [...]

Last weekend I went to see “Our Dad Is In Atlantis” at the Phoenix Theatre and “The Foreigner” at Carmel Community Players.  I enjoyed both very much, although for different reasons.
However, because my day job is keeping me very(!) busy this month,  I have not had a chance to write about either of these shows.  [...]

Last Sunday afternoon (5/4/08) I drove downtown to the Starbucks on the Circle to interview James Still, playwright-in-residence for the Indiana Repertory Theatre. 
Actually, he had invited me for coffee and conversation, which is not quite the same as an interview.  After we shook hands and said, “Nice to meet you” and so on, he tried to ask me about myself.  [...]

I had heard that Jacob M. Appel, the playwright of “Three Belles of Eden,” was flying in from New York City for the first Saturday night of this play’s world premiering run at Epilogue.  I asked if I could ”ask him some questions” after the show.  He very graciously agreed, and one of the cast members, Priscilla Ruddell, [...]

A week ago Saturday night (5/3/08) I drove to 18th and Alabama to the Epilogue Players’ space to see the world premiere of “Three Belles of Eden,” by Jacob Appel.  It was directed by Norris Wright and produced by Andy Brand.
I think my mother would have enjoyed this piece.  She died two years ago today, May 11.  [...]