Indy Theatre Habit

On the night before Thanksgiving I attended a special “pay what you can” preview performance of “A Very Phoenix Xmas 5: Regifted” directed by Bryan Fonseca at the Phoenix Theatre in downtown Indianapolis. I don’t usually write about preview performances – even those open to the public – but the Phoenix’s annual “alternative holiday production” [...]

  On Saturday, November 13, 2010, I drove to the Irvington neighborhood on the east side of Indianapolis to see the first “Q-mmunity” production from Q Artistry, so named because it provides an opportunity for Q fans that don’t normally get to be on stage to be part of a show.  It also provides an [...]

I saw the final Indianapolis performance in Broadway Across America’s tour of “Dreamgirls.”  It was at the Murat Theatre at Old National Centre on Sunday evening, November 6, 2010. I had a wonderful time.  I want to record here some of the things I loved most about this show, but I also want to record [...]

On Saturday, November 6, 2010 I drove to the Indiana History Center in downtown Indianapolis to see The Frank Basile Emerging Stories Fellowship Premieres, presented by Storytelling Arts of Indiana. As usual with this annual event, there were actually two premieres:  two new 50-minute pieces developed independently for adult audiences by selected Indiana storytellers.  This [...]

(UPDATED on November 17, 2010 with a little more info and a “Perry Haughter” photo.) I have so much in terms of Indianapolis area theatre news and reviews to share with you, and so very little free time in which to do it!  (Keep breathing, Hopie.  Everything that needs to get done WILL get done, [...]

Yesterday afternoon I drove to the Marian University campus on the west side of Indianapolis to see the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre’s very enjoyable production of “The Belle of Amherst.”  It was written by William Luce and directed by Robert J. Sorbera. 

On Friday, October 29, 2010, I drove to the Mass. Ave. theatre district of downtown Indianapolis to see the Phoenix Theatre’s production of “My Name is Asher Lev.”  This Midwest premiere was directed by Martha Jacobs and produced by Bryan Fonseca.  The script was adapted by Aaron Posner from the novel by Chaim Potok (which [...]

On Tuesday, October 26, 2010 I drove to downtown Indianapolis to see the professional Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “Holes,” by Louis Sachar.  It is based on a novel, also by Louis Sachar, which I enjoyed very much when I read it a few years ago.  Louis Sachar also wrote the screenplay for the movie, but [...]

You probably already know that Broadway Across America’s professional touring production of “Dreamgirls” opens this week (tomorrow, actually) at the Murat Theatre at the Old National Center.  Matthew J. Porter, BAA’s director of public relations for the Midwest, asked if I would like to interview one of the stars of the show, Moya Angela.  He [...]

I want to record the 2010 nominations and winners of the Encore Awards for community theatre in the Indianapolis area at this point in my blog so that they will be included whenever I search Indy Theatre Habit in the future.  However, I have two or three more time-dependent posts to write first.  As far as I know, [...]