Indy Theatre Habit

It took me three days to make a directory for the shows I saw in 2008, what with embedding the links and all.  Therefore I am starting my 2009 directory mid-year.  I will update it as I go so that it won’t be a huge job at the end of the year.
I am also wondering [...]

Tonight I am indulging my inner librarian, who is often frustrated by the imprecision of the Search box that came with this Wordpress theme. 
Below is a list of the shows that I saw in 2008, grouped by performance company and then alphabetized by show title, with links to the companies and links to my reviews [...]

 
On Friday I drove over to the northwest side of Indianapolis to attend Media Night for “Annie” at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre.  The book for “Annie” is by Thomas Meehan; the music is by Charles Strouse; and the lyrics are by Martin Charnin.  The musical is loosely based on Harold Gray’s “Little Orphan Annie” [...]

Last Sunday afternoon I drove to the Theatre on the Square on Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indianapolis to see the world premiere of “Mafia Daughter,” by local playwright Michael J. Ferruzza.  The playwright also directed the play and stars in it.

Last Saturday night I judged an Encore show that let out relatively early.  I didn’t feel like going home yet, so I drove to downtown Indianapolis to Massachusetts Avenue to see if ComedySportz had a 10:00 improv show on Saturday nights. I was delighted to find that they did.
I had been to see the Three [...]

On Friday I drove downtown to attend the opening night festivities of the world premiere of “Interpreting William” at the Indiana Repertory Theatre.  The play was written by James Still, the playwright-in-residence for the IRT, and directed by Lisa Rothe.
The show made me cry because it reminded me of why I majored passionately in history [...]

I saw the Midwestern premiere of “Treasure Island: a Musical Adventure” at the Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre the weekend it opened and it was thrilling.
I saw it again last night, towards the end of its run, and it was even better.  All of the men – whether they have just a few lines or [...]

Last Thursday night, my friend David and I drove downtown to see the opening night of the world premiere of “The Zippers of Zoomerville, or Two Hundred Laps and a Lass! A Mini-mockeretta” at the Phoenix Theatre.  Director Jack O’Hara wrote the book and lyrics.  O’Hara and musical director Tim Brickley wrote the music.  The [...]

Last Saturday night I drove to the Marian College campus to see the Indianapolis Civic Theatre’s production of “Twentieth Century,” written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, based on a play by Charles Bruce Mulholland, in a new adaptation by Ken Ludwig.  Civic’s production was directed by Robert J. Sorbera.
It is an amusing and elegant [...]

Let’s see…what have I been saving from my email box and my personal diary to share with you this week…
Ah, yes!  The above photo!  Isn’t it fun?  Run your mouse over it to see the actresses’ names.  Ben Asaykwee Lamey, the Performing Arts Coordinator at the Indianapolis Senior Center, sent the photo to me, along with the [...]