Indy Theatre Habit

Last Friday night I stayed late at the Indy Fringe building in downtown Indianapolis to see another of the five winning plays in the first annual, juried “DivaFest” – a celebration of local women playwrights, sponsored by the Indy Fringe Festival. This one was called “Madwomen’s Late Nite Cabaret.”  It was written and directed by [...]

On Tuesday, February 9, I drove to the Indy Fringe Theatre Building in downtown Indianapolis for the second monthly “Jabberwocky” event of 2010. The first one had been a lot of fun, so I looked forward to the second one as well.  The “Jabberwocky” series of “rendezvous of Jabbers who share their life stories” is [...]

If you go to the Indy Fringe Festival website right now, you will see a list of the ten top-selling shows.  I saw nine of those shows, and I loved all nine.  I congratulate all of the performers in the top-selling shows. And yet… I can’t help thinking that popularity by itself is not really [...]

I want to thank everyone who helped to make the 5th annual Indy Fringe Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana such an enjoyable and satisfying experience. I know I miss some people in this video (and I meant to say Christina LEAR instead of Christina Leary) but thank you, everyone! I sing a little song at that [...]

  Oh, my, the final Saturday of the 2009 Indy Fringe Festival here in Indianapolis, Indiana was sublime.  The weather was glorious, so the walks between theatres were almost as invigorating as the shows themselves.  Plus, I spent most of the day with my theatre buddy, Adrienne Reiswerg, which I always enjoy. Best of all, [...]

  (FYI:  the above video is a conversation with Erin Schlabach, director of one of my favorite 2009 Indy Fringe shows, “Crossing the Bridge.”  Scroll down to see other videos embedded in the post below.) One day last week during the 2009 Indy Fringe Festival here in Indianapolis, Indiana, juggler Brent McCoy told me, “The audience [...]

Well, I guess it was bound to happen: a 2009 Indy Fringe show disappointed me.  But one out of twenty-one, which is how many Fringe shows I’ve seen so far this year, is not bad.  Not bad at all. Here is what I saw on Tuesday and Wednesday night of the 2009 Indy Fringe Festival [...]

After a promising start, I was feeling discouraged about my new video project for my blog because one little interview that I made with a 2009 Indy Fringe Festival director on Sunday did not record at all and I couldn’t seem to get the other two to transfer from my iPhone to my YouTube account.  However, maybe [...]

  Here are some quick notes about the 2009 Indy Fringe shows I saw and a few of the other Fringe-y experiences I had on Sunday and Monday.  Still no duds, but several surprises. I spent most of the day at the Earth House venue. I had never been to the Earth House before.  It [...]

  Sometimes I am accused of “liking everything.”  I used to try very hard to explain that I do not, actually, like everything.  Nor do I “get a boner for everyone” as I overheard someone say about himself yesterday. However, I do focus very specifically on what I appreciate for my blog readers, including myself.  [...]