Indy Theatre Habit

It has been six months since I started this blog.  This month, for the first time, my blog received over 2000 unique visitors and more than 55,000 hits.
(2194 and 55, 379, to be exact, as of “close of business” yesterday.)
So I would just like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has been reading my [...]

On Friday night, my friend Chris and I drove downtown to the Frank and Katrina Basile underground space at the Phoenix Theatre to see the midwestern premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s “Murderers.”  Both of us thought of several friends and family members who would love the humor, the creepiness, and the procedural details in this connected [...]

On Thursday night I drove to the Wheeler Arts Community building in the Fountain Square neighborhood on the near south side of Indy to see the Indiana premiere of “bare.”
Now THIS is a high school musical.  The honest kind that, for better or worse, won’t get produced in any high school that I know.

Last Friday night I drove downtown to the American Cabaret Theatre to see “The Wiz.” 
I didn’t realize it was their summer youth production, and probably I would not have gone if I had been paying better attention, because I have promised to focus on adult productions for this blog and I don’t have time to see [...]

On Saturday night I drove to the northwest side of Indy to the Pike Performing Arts Center to see the Actors Theatre of Indiana’s production of “The World Goes Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb.”  This revue was conceived by Scott Ellis, Susan Stroman, and David Thompson, and directed by ATI’s c0-founder and Producing Artistic Director, Don [...]

Last night (Thursday night), I drove to the Butler University campus to see a new show by the professional, collaborative ShadowApe Theatre Company.  “Transformations” is an original adaptation based on the poetry of Anne Sexton.  These particular poems are based on twelve stories from the brothers Grimm.
This show is a treat.  And I’m not just saying that because [...]

 I love getting press releases, especially when they convey reasons to congratulate someone I like and admire.
Today I received a press release from Christopher J. Tolzman, Director of Development & Marketing for the Fine Arts Society.   It says:

About a month ago, right before I saw “Voices from the High School,” I met Jeremy Tuterow and Jim LaMonte outside the Spotlight Players’ new location at 524 Main Street in Beech Grove for a tour.  Spotlight’s Board of Directors includes several talented men and women, but I think of these two directors, in particular, [...]

I have signed up to attend the 2008 Blog Indiana Conference next month (August 19-20.)  Attendees who have already registered (and who are, one assumes, all bloggers) are supposed to post on their blogs this morning the fact that there are only 30 days left in which to register.

On Sunday evening, after finally mowing my yard for the first time in three weeks(!), I drove to the west side of Indy to Ben Davis High School’s performing arts center to see the Carmel Community Players’ production of “Art” in Wayne Township Community Theatre’s space.  “Art” was written by Yasmina Raza.  This particular production [...]