16.Jun.2010 Press Release: Priscilla Lindsay to leave IRT for new role at the University of Michigan
June 16, 2010 CONTACT: Kelly Young, 317.753.3258, kelly@baisecommunications.com IRT Curtain Closes on One of Indy’s Favorite Actresses as the IRT Announces the Resignation of Priscilla Lindsay, Associate Artistic Director, Director and Actor (Indianapolis) – At today’s Annual Meeting, Indiana Repertory Theatre officials announced that Priscilla Lindsay, veteran actress and IRT’s Associate Artistic Director, has accepted [...]
22.Apr.2010 Jules Verne, Author of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Author Jules Verne 1828-1905 Universally acknowledged as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne wrote nineteenth century novels that featured many wonders not yet invented. He is often credited with predicting skyscrapers, submarines, helicopters and airplanes, film projectors, and jukeboxes, as well as expeditions to the north and south poles, the use of hydrogen as [...]
Design Concepts for AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Kevin Depinet Scenic Designer From the beginning, the director and I wanted to incorporate the exotic and foreign nature of the Indiana Theatre’s existing architecture into the set. The red walls of the theatre evoke a Victorian sensibility that could easily represent Fogg’s home or even an exotic temple in Bombay. The set echoes the [...]
Special Thanks to the Artist Sponsors of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
Brian & Katie Barker Artist Sponsors of William Brown, director Cynthia & William Smith Artist Sponsors of Jeff Cummings as Phileas Fogg William & Patricia Hirsch Artist Sponsors of John Lister as Detective Fix Cliff & Janet Johnson Artist Sponsors of La Shawn Banks as Passepartout Daniel & Virginia Emerson Artist Sponsors of Minita Gandhi [...]
09.Apr.2010 IRT Playwright-in-Residence James Still to be invested into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre
April 6, 2010 Contact: Jon Whitmore President, San José State University Secretary, College of Fellows of the American Theatre One Washington Square San José, CA 95192-0002 Telephone: (408) 924-1177 Email: sjsupres@sjsu.edu FOUR THEATRE LEADERS TO BE INVESTED AS FELLOWS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE AMERICAN THEATRE APRIL 17, 2010, AT THE KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE [...]
22.Mar.2010 Catching up with Constance Macy
Local actor Constance Macy plays Becky in Oxford Financial Group presents BECKY’S NEW CAR. Making her IRT debut in 1990 and appearing in over 18 IRT productions, she is a familiar face on the IRT stage. We caught up with Constance during rehearsals for a brief interview. IRT: What first attracted you to BECKY’S NEW [...]
18.Mar.2010 Becky’s New Car: About the Playwright
Steven Dietz, playwright Steven Dietz is one of America’s most-produced contemporary playwrights. Since 1983, his 30-plus plays have been seen at over 100 regional theatres in the United States, as well as Off-Broadway. International productions have been seen in England, Japan, Germany, France, Australia, Sweden, Austria, Russia, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Greece, Argentina, Peru, Korea, Singapore, and [...]
The Production Team for Becky’s New Car
James Still Director Over his 12 years as playwright-in-residence, IRT audiences have seen James’s plays The Heavens Are Hung in Black, Interpreting William, Iron Kisses, Looking over the President’s Shoulder (twice), The Gentleman from Indiana, Searching for Eden, He Held Me Grand, Amber Waves, And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne [...]
The Cast of Becky’s New Car
Lisa Ermel Kenni Flood Lisa is delighted to make her IRT debut. Recently, you may have seen her as Dani in Wisdom Tooth Theatre Project’s Waiting with M. Godot at last summer’s Indianapolis Fringe Festival, or as Shelly in Somebody’s Children at the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s 2009 Bonderman Symposium. Lisa has played several roles at [...]
Becky’s New Car: Notes from the Artistic Director
BENITA’S NEW PLAY by Janet Allen, Artistic Director It’s a pretty joyous day when we find a smart, insightful contemporary comedy to produce! Sadly, these days, comedy seems to be relegated to serial television and romantic movies—largely disposable forms. The shelf life of a comedy in the theatre isn’t all that long. In part, this [...]