Indy Theatre Habit

One of my writing heroes, journalist and teacher Donald Murray, said that writing is a way of making meaning.  Of making meaning, not just recording it.  It’s true:  I never really know what I think about a show until I write about it.   I discover what I think about it as I write about it. Another [...]

Last November, Indianapolis actress Mary Potts passed away.   She did not want a funeral.  Her friends have been planning a celebration of her life.  It will take place this Saturday.  Below is an excerpt from the email that Joe Lackner sent me about it:  Dear Friends of Mary, A reminder that this Saturday 2/7/2009, is [...]

Reviews of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s production of “Enchanted April” are in the pipe, but first I would like to expand the scope of my blog a teeny bit and start a new category: National New Play Network reviews. The inaugural review (see below) [...]

On Sunday, January 11, 2009, my friend Chris and I met at the Indiana Repertory Theatre downtown to see Dance Kaleidoscope’s presentation of “Magical Mystery Tour,” choreographed by David Hochoy.  This was a repeat of one of DK’s most adored pieces, but it was my first time to see DK at all. It was a [...]