Indy Theatre Habit

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 of the shows if I wrote about them here on Indy Theatre Habit.  Performance companies are also labelled according to whether they are:

**  ”professional” (all of the company’s artists and staff are paid)

** “all volunteer,” (none of the company’s artists or staff are paid)

** a “hybrid” (the company has a mixture of paid artists/staff and volunteers)

I will be the first to say that “professional” does not necessarily mean high quality and “all volunteer” does not necessarily mean disappointing quality.   These are just general categories.

The companies are also labeled according to location.  All theatres are in Indiana unless otherwise noted. 

If you see any errors and/or know of an affiliation with which I should have tagged any of these companies, please let me know.  If you would rather remain anonymous, please feel free to email me directly with info about a company rather than leave a public comment.  My email address is amarylliswriter at gmail dot com.

 

ACTORS THEATRE OF INDIANA (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Frog and Toad“
• “Perfect Wedding“
• “The World Goes Round“

ALL ALIKE PRODUCTIONS (hybrid? no longer operating; Indianapolis)

• “bare: the musical“

ALLEY THEATER (hybrid? no longer operating; Indianapolis)

• “Unmerciful Good Fortune“

AMERICAN CABARET THEATRE (under new management and in a new location in 2009, but in 2008 ACT was a hybrid, I think, of paid artists and volunteers; Indianapolis)

• “Swing!”
• “Victor Victoria“
• “The Wiz“

ARTBOX PRODUCTIONS (all volunteer, I think; Greenwood)

• “Dracula“

BEEF AND BOARDS DINNER THEATRE (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “A Beef and Boards Christmas 2008“
• “Peter Pan“
• “The Producers“
• “Run for Your Wife“
• “Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming“
• “The Sound of Music“
• “West Side Story“

BELFRY THEATRE (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Noblesville)

• “It’s a Wonderful Life (Radio Play)” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Lost in Yonkers” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Two Orphans“

BUCK CREEK PLAYERS (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Indianapolis)

• “A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Honk“
• “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” (judged for Encore – no review)

CARMEL COMMUNITY PLAYERS (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Carmel)

• “Art” – I saw this twice in Carmel and a third time “on tour” as a Shared Stage Production at the Wayne Township Community Theatre
• “Blithe Spirit” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “The Foreigner“

CENTER STAGE COMMUNITY THEATRE (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Lebanon)

• “Cake Walk” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner“

COMEDY SPORTZ (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “A Christmas Carol Unscripted“

EPILOGUE PLAYERS (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Indianapolis)

• “The Odd Couple: Female Version” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “The Pen is Deadlier” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Three Belles of Eden“
• “Praise the Lord and Pass the Peanut Butter“

FOOTLITE MUSICALS (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Indianapolis)

• “Bye Bye Birdie” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Crazy for You” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Jane Eyre“

THE GARFIELD SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (all volunteer; Indianapolis)

• “Romeo and Juliet” – no review because I arrived late.

GOING DEEP: THE LONG TRADITIONAL STORYTELLING RETREAT (professional – all artists are paid; Bethlehem)

• 2008 Introduction
• “The Aztec Creation” by Olga Loya
• “Helen’s Troy” by Megan Wells
• “Queen Berta and King Pippin” by Priscilla Howe

HEARTLAND ACTORS’ REPERTORY THEATRE (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Midwestern Hemisphere” – I saw this a second time, too, plus the three workshop readings that I went to before the world premiere.
• “The Merchant of Venice“

HENDRICKS CIVIC THEATRE (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Hendricks County various locations)

• “Fracas at Jitter Junction” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Joseph“

INDIANA HISTORY CENTER (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “You Are There“

INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol“
• “Doubt” – no review
• “The Fantasticks“
• “Iron Kisses“
• “Looking Over the President’s Shoulder“
• “Macbeth“
• “The Piano Lesson“
• “The Power of One“
• “Sherlock Holmes: the Final Adventure“
• “This Wonderful Life“

INDIANAPOLIS CIVIC THEATRE (hybrid – some staff and designers are paid, performers and some crew are volunteers; Indianapolis)

• “Golda’s Balcony“
• “Little Shop of Horrors“
• “My Way“
• “Thoroughly Modern Millie“

INDIANAPOLIS FRINGE FESTIVAL (hybrid – some staff and performers are paid, others are volunteers; Indianapolis)

• “Adventures in Mating“
• “Alone and Testifying” – twice
• “And He Ran Screaming“
• “And I Am Not Making This Up“
• “Andrea Merlin’s Magic Show: Glamour Redux“
• “Assholes and Aureoles“
• “The Best of the Blizzard“
• “The Birdmann” – twice
• “The Caverns“
• “Christmas in Bakersfield“
• “Clown at Work” – twice
• “Common Humanity“
• “The Cool Table“
• “The Honeymoon Suite“
• “Improscaping” – twice
• “In Rehearsal“
• “Jealous Sky“
• “The Magic of Jared Sherlock“
• “Meet the Rock“
• “Monkey Poet: the Big Brown Number Two“
• “My Friend Hitler“
• “On the Rag: Heavy Flow“
• “Phil the Void: Comedy Over Quality” – twice
• “Potpourri Potluck Kitchen Sink Meatloaf“
• “The Slip-Knot: a One-Person Show“
• “Speaking Without Words“
• “Squashamole! The True Cost of Things“
• “Stinky Flowers and the Bad Banana“
• “Stripped“
• “Tastes Funny“
• “The Time Machine“
• “Wicked Dreams Pleasant Nightmares“

INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Guys and Dolls“
• “Yuletide Celebration“

MERRY MAC PLAYERS (all-volunteer? Martinsville)

• “Dearly Departed“

Miscellaneous

• “Fiddler on the Roof” presented by Clay Middle School’s Drama Club – no review
• “Holiday Melodies” – a concert to benefit the Danville High School Band Department in Danville, Indiana.
• “The Vagina Monologues” – organized by Kelly Thomas to benefit the Julian Center; presented at the Wheeler Arts Community building in Indianapolis

MORRIS BUTLER HOUSE (hybrid? Indianapolis)

• “From Dark Pages“

MYERS DINNER THEATRE (professional – all artists are paid; Hillsboro)

• “South Pacific“

MYSTERY CAFÉ (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Pizza Driver“

OUR TOWN PLAYERS (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Franklin)

• “Apartment 3A“
• “I Hate Hamlet” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Zombie Prom“

PHOENIX THEATRE (professional – all artists are paid; member National New Play Network; Indianapolis)

• “Black Gold“
• “End Days” – four times, pre-blog (IndianaAuditions.com thread here)
• “June 8, 1968″/”Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?”
• “The Lieutenant of Inishmore“
• “Murderers“
• “November“
• “On Thin Ice: a Very Phoenix Xmas 3“
• “Our Dad Is In Atlantis/Papa Esta En La Atlantida” – I saw both the English and Spanish versions
• “Some Men“
• “Well” - I saw this twice

RED BARN SUMMER THEATRE (hybrid? Frankfort)

• “Mind Over Matt“

SAPPHIRE THEATRE COMPANY (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Lysistrata“

SHADOWAPE THEATRE COMPANY (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• “Transformations“

SPOTLIGHT PLAYERS (all-volunteer; member Encore Association; Beech Grove)

• “Daddy’s Dyin’…Who’s Got the Will?” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “The Dastardly Ficus“
• “Early One Evening at the Rainbow Bar & Grill“
• “Ordinary People“
• “Twelve Angry Men” (judged for Encore – no review)
• “Voices from the High School“

STAGEWORTHY PRODUCTIONS (all-volunteer; member Encore Association; Indianapolis)

• “Six Degrees of Separation“

STORYTELLING ARTS OF INDIANA (professional – all artists are paid; Indianapolis)

• Beth Horner - 2008 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
• Brenda Wong Aoki- 2008 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
• Charlotte Blake Alston – 2008 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
• Gene Tagaban at the Eiteljorg Museum as part of the 2008 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
• Kevin Kling - 2008 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
• “Love, Work, Mistakes, and Miracles: a Night of Song and Story” by Bill Harley and Carrie Newcomer
• “More Alike Than Not: Stories of Three Americans – Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim”
• “Punching the Lard: True Stories and Tall Tales” by Bil Lepp
• “Safe and Sound. Letter to Follow” by Stephanie Holman
• “Swingin’ with Duke Ellington” by Bobbie Norfolk
• “Travel Scenes” by Heather Forest
• “What Folks Told Me and What They Didn’t” by Lyn Ford

THEATRE ON THE SQUARE (hybrid – some staff and performers are paid, others volunteer; Indianapolis)

• “Christmas Belles” – no review
• “Evil Dead: the Musical“
• “Five Course Love” – I saw this twice
• “Kitty! Kitty! Kitty!”
• “Proof“
• “A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Scientology Pageant“

VICTORIAN THEATRE BY CANDLELIGHT (all volunteer? Indianapolis)

• “Cold-Blooded“

WAYNE TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY THEATRE (all volunteer; member Encore Association; Indianapolis)

• “Pippin” – I saw this show twice.

WESTFIELD PLAYHOUSE (all volunteer; Eagletown)

• “A Few Good Men“

 Hope Baugh – www.IndyTheatreHabit.com