Indy Theatre Habit

On Sunday, February 14, 2010, I drove to Massachusetts Avenue in downtown Indianapolis to see an anthology show from a group called the Indiana Playmakers.  The collection of eight short plays by eight different Indiana playwrights was called “Spring Cleaning.”  It was presented by (and at) Theatre on the Square in association with the Rachel [...]

My friend Adrienne and I attended the Media Night performance during the opening weekend of “Footloose” at the Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre on the northwest side of Indianapolis.  I enjoyed it, but then I had a run of home computer problems, so I am only getting around to writing about the show now.
Being without [...]

On Friday, February 12, 2010, I drove to the Carmel Community Playhouse in Clay Terrace shopping center to see the Carmel Community Players’ production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” by Tennessee Williams. 
I had never seen or even read this 1955 Pulitzer Prize winner, nor seen the movie.  I love that CCP’s whole first [...]

On Thursday, February 11, 2010, I drove to the Phoenix Theatre in downtown Indianapolis to see the Midwest premiere of “Call Me Boricua!” a one-man show written and performed by Ricardo Melendez.  It was presented by the Phoenix Theatre and The Workshop Theatre Group.  Bryan Fonseca directed it.
The show was in Indy for only two [...]

I was sick the opening weekend of “Bus Stop” at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre so I reluctantly cancelled my media passes and stayed home.  However, a friend had turned me on to William Inge’s work a couple years ago so I very much wanted to see a live production of this William Inge play.  I [...]

On Thursday, January 28, 2010, I drove to downtown Indianapolis to see the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s special production of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  It was directed by Tim Ocel, assisted by Jonathan Courtemanche.
I cried and cried, starting early in the first act – not just because I knew what was coming but because I [...]

I saw the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of William Shakespeare’s production of “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Tim Ocel, on Thursday, January 28, 2010.  I apologize for not posting a review within my self-imposed deadline of one week, but this production resonated deeply with me and on many levels, so I am still chewing on [...]

Last Friday night I drove to downtown Indianapolis to see “The Housewives of Mannheim” at the Phoenix Theatre.  It was written by Alan Brody, produced by Bryan Fonseca and directed by SuzAnne Barabas.  SuzAnne also directed this 1995 play last year for the New Jersey Repertory Company in Long Branch, New Jersey, where she serves [...]

Last Thursday night I braved the snow and cold to drive to the professional Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre on the northwest side of Indianapolis to see “The Foreigner,” by Larry Shue.  Eddie Curry directed it.
At first this comedy feels like a drama, and later, when the Ku Klux Klan appears, it is chilling.  However, [...]

(Photo above is of Kenita R. Miller.  It was taken by Paul Kolnik.)
On Tuesday night I drove to Clowes Hall on the Butler University campus to see the Indianapolis premiere of “The Color Purple: the Musical about Love.”  It is presented by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, and several other producers as part of the Broadway [...]