July 29, 2022
S Sidelined for two years because of COVID-19, The Songbook Academy concert, featuring performances from high-school students from all over the U.S., took place on Saturday at the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel. An event I have covered for much... read more
July 6, 2022
Two realizations came to me soon after seeing “Bed Play” by Indianapolis native Shar Steiman on Saturday on The District Theatre mainstage. One was just how original it was. Secondly, the queer content of this bold piece speaks to just how far the LGBTQIA+ movement... read more
July 5, 2022
An hour and fifteen minutes long, local playwright Bennett Ayres’s drama “Lanista” presented by Catalyst Repertory left me wanting more after seeing it on Friday at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre. Handily directed by accomplished actor Zachariah Stonerock, Ayres’s gripping play incorporates themes of honesty, bullying,... read more
June 29, 2022
Fortunately, it has become increasingly common these days for celebrities or other well-known individuals to publicly discuss issues related to their mental health, such as depression, anxiety and panic attacks. It is obviously a positive trend because bringing these problems to light may well prevent... read more
June 25, 2022
Compared to other markets, there are only a handful of professional actors with Actors Equity union status, who are able to ply their craft full time in Indianapolis. And though there are an abundance of performance opportunities at community and other nonprofessional theatres, Equity actors... read more
June 20, 2022
Coming off their successful May run of “Twelfth Night,” founder Marcia-Eppich Harris’s Southbank Theatre Company continues to make its presence known as an exciting new addition to the Indy theatre landscape. Showing flair once again, the neophyte group presents “Marie Antoinette & The Magical Negroes,”... read more
June 18, 2022
For most people, the recent announcement came as a happy surprise, but for insiders, the decision to appoint well-known Indy actor Constance Macy as Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre’s new artistic director seemed like the best solution. That’s because a multi-year national search was unsuccessful in... read more
June 15, 2022
Growing up in the fifties, I fondly recall listening to music from the World War II- era, which was still playing on radio and television. It was the soundtrack of the lives of my parents and their generation, who not only experienced the war, but... read more
