Indy Theatre Habit

I always thought that the miffed fairy who was not invited to Sleeping Beauty’s christening party overreacted when she put a curse on the baby, the family, and all of the castle staff.  I mean, isn’t that the behavior of a passive-aggressive bitch?  But now I think I know how she felt.
I learned today that […]

Last Saturday night I went to the Easter vigil service at my church.  I hadn’t been to church in a while.  I was struck by the similarities between church and theatre.  However, I wanted to cheer and applaud at the end of the offertory anthem and Episcopalians don’t do that.  Ah, well.
On Tuesday night I […]

I am still percolating on the ideas explored in the Phoenix Theatre’s production of ”Well,” by Lisa Kron.   This is the show I saw last Thursday.  I spent less time reviewing shows this past weekend, and more time talking with family and hanging out with friends.  I feel more well, more balanced, because of this.
Mind you, a […]

Ernest Hemingway said, “What’s right is what feels good afterwards.”
I worked at my day job 9-7 today after going to a show last night.  (Review of “Well” at the Phoenix coming soon!)  I was going to stay in tonight and do a little writing, a little reading, a little laundry…you know, just take it easy […]

Friday night I returned to Franklin, just southeast of Indy, to see the Our Town Players’ presentation of  ”Apartment 3A,” by Jeff Daniels.  It was directed by Jim Lamonte and produced by Kathy Stokes.  This time I arrived in plenty of time to see the whole show.
I felt so relaxed!  I already knew that I […]

I have a friend who always reads the last few pages of a book first.  Then she goes back and reads the whole thing from the beginning.  She says she can more fully enjoy the book if she knows what’s coming. 
I would never do that - and I am not going to spoil anything for […]

After a long conversation with Sue at the IRT box office this afternoon, I caved.  I accepted free tickets to see “The Power of One” and “The Piano Lesson.”  Less than two months as a theatre reviews blogger and I am back to accepting media passes.
Sigh…
I was not going to accept any more media passes from […]

My new business cards for Indy Theatre Habit arrived in the mail today! 
They look a little different from what I imagined when I filled out the online template, but I am still delighted.  Now I will have something tidy to hand to people who ask me to repeat the name of my blog, rather than tearing off […]

There is a fascinating film trailer for the Phoenix Theatre’s live production of “The Lieutenant of Inishmore” on YouTube. 
You can get to it via the Phoenix’ homepage (which doesn’t let me click back here after I go there, so I am not embedding a link) or on the Phoenix’ MySpace page or directly through YouTube.
The Phoenix’ trailer fascinates me […]

Last Sunday I went to see the closing performance of the rolling world premiere of “End Days” at the Phoenix Theatre.  I had been to the opening performance as well, plus two other performances during the run.  I wrote about this show quite a bit as Amaryllis in the “You Review It” forum on IndianaAuditions.com, […]