Indy Theatre Habit

On Tuesday night, I drove to the Indy Fringe building in downtown Indianapolis to hear local, leading journalists tell their stories about writers’ block at the first “Jabberwocky” event.  It was sponsored by Indy Fringe and Storytelling Arts of Indiana.   Last weekend when I was interviewing Bill Harley, he told me that this is part [...]

I know that I am overdue in writing a Mailbox post about the many, many interesting theatre-related things going on around Indianapolis right now but tonight I would just like to share my bliss (and okay, yes, brag a bit) about a handful of unexpected invitations that have come my way recently.

Christmas Eve… Last Sunday I had been sick in bed for more than three days.  My body ached, my soul ached, I couldn’t write, and I couldn’t seem to stop crying. But on Sunday afternoon I dragged myself out of bed and spent time at a party with friends whose love always makes me feel [...]

Nominations for the 2008-2009 Encore Awards are now up on the Encore Association’s website.  Eleven all-volunteer community theatres in the Indianapolis, Indiana area have been competing this past season in a wide variety of categories.  It has been my pleasure to serve as one of the judges for these awards.  I admire every person who [...]

  I had a wonderful time at the Penrod Arts Festival on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art yesterday.  I confess that part of what got me there was the thought that I would be able to bring my iPhone along and “tweet” about my day at Penrod as @IndyTheatre on Twitter.com. I [...]

My father was in town yesterday for less than 24 hours.  I picked him up from the airport and we had a leisurely late lunch at the Shapiro’s Restaurant in Carmel.  I had my iPhone with me so I read my father the email I had received the previous day from Millicent Wright at the [...]

So this morning I ran into my friend and theatre buddy, David.  I said, “I’m going to see ‘Octopus’ at the Phoenix Theatre tonight.  I won’t have media passes because I already saw it once, but would you like to go Dutch with me?  Tickets on Thursday nights are $15.”

Guess what?  As of last Friday, I have been writing about theatre for two years. Yup, I posted my first thoughts about the Phoenix Theatre’s production of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig” on IndianaAuditions.com on June 5, 2007 under the pseudonym Amaryllis Jones.  It felt good, so I kept on doing it. And now, two years [...]

I went to my first political rally today.  LOTS of people gathered at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis to rally in support of the local arts scene.  The gathering was organized by IndyCultureMatters.org.

I am using a photo from the IRT’s exciting production of “Crime and Punishment” to go with this Mailbox Monday post because I saw the show a week ago Sunday and yet have not made time to complete my full-length review of it.  Short version: It is worth seeing!  Here are some selections and reflections [...]