February 23, 2023
I am a two-year resident of Haughville, a highly diverse neighborhood located on Indianapolis’ near Westside just minutes from the IUPUI campus and White River State Park. Once the home of Slovenian and Romanian immigrants, its residents now include a large population of Mexican immigrants,... read more
June 7, 2022
One of my favorite pastimes has been witnessing the growth of the actor-singer-dancers I’ve seen in productions presented by Summer Stock Stage. Over the years, I have regularly covered the ambitious company that focuses on “inspiring young people and emerging artist to learn, connect, and... read more
March 15, 2022
A recent Zoom call interview with Chicago-based playwright Terry Guest that was supposed to last for 30 minutes turned into a nearly two-hour chat. In all the years I have conducted interviews with artists, the length of my conversation with Guest was clearly a record.... read more
February 7, 2022
After waiting in the wings to be produced for the last few years, “Love Bird” is finally seeing the light of the day. An outré romantic comedy by local playwright K.T. Peterson, it made its world premiere on Friday on the Russell Stage at Phoenix... read more
October 9, 2020
Before the February 28 opening of “The Agitators” at Phoenix Theatre, I first began communicating with Bob Lehman, who, at that time, was the new director of marketing at the theatre. On September 1, he was promoted to an expanded role of director of sales... read more
July 13, 2019
I was first exposed to Frida Kahlo in 1987 when I viewed some of her works that were part of an exhibit of Latin-American art, called “Art of the Fantastic,” on display at Indianapolis Museum of Art. From that time on, I have been intensely... read more
June 25, 2018
Having been on the ground floor as a founding board member of several nonprofit performing arts organizations and a co-founder of another, I can speak from personal experience about the risks and rewards of involvement in a startup. That is why the news that Summit... read more
May 27, 2018
It was yet another emotional occurrence Friday at the new Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre when I attended “The Pill,” the inaugural production on the 75-seat, cabaret-style, black-box Frank & Katrina Basile Stage. I had hoped to review Phoenix playwright-in-residence Tom Horan’s world-premiere work on its... read more
