Indy Theatre Habit

Last Thursday night (5/1/08), I drove downtown to the Indiana Repertory Theatre to see “Looking Over the President’s Shoulder,” by James Still.  This one-man historical piece stars David Alan Anderson.  It was directed by IRT artistic director Janet Allen.
This production is part of the celebration of Still’s ten years as the IRT’s playwright-in-residence.  According to the pre-show “prologue” talk […]

A week ago Saturday night (4-26-08) I drove downtown for a special storytelling collaboration.  Bobby Norfolk told “Swingin’ with Duke Ellington,” accompanied by pianist Pete Ruthenburg.  The event was presented by Storytelling Arts of Indiana and the Indiana History Center.  Joyce Ellinger interpreted the piece in American Sign Language.
I had heard Norfolk tell children’s stories […]

I usually post reviews here in the order in which I saw the shows.  However, I am going to break from this practice this week for two reasons: 1) to give readers some information about a show that has one more weekend in its run, and 2) to take a little more time writing about […]