06.Jan.2010 The Dodge Meadowbrook Story Begins
Actually, this Dodge Meadowbrook’s story began with its manufacture in the early fifties, but now it’s embarking on a new adventure at the Indiana Repertory Theatre as part of the set for WellPoint presents William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Read about the car in this Sunday’s (January 10) Indianapolis Star. We’ll have further details, including [...]
22.Dec.2009 IRT TV: Channel 8′s Dick Wolfsie makes a quick change
WISH-TV 8′s Dick Wolfsie visited Janet Allen at the IRT this past Sunday morning. They checked out the dressing rooms for the actors of St Vincent Health presents A Christmas Carol and Dick advanced his theory of standing ovations. He also tried his hand at making a quick change!
12.Dec.2009 Misfit the reindeer and his elf friend at IRT
Misfit the reindeer has been hanging out in front of IRT this holiday season on Saturday afternoons from 2pm to 3pm, before the 3pm performance of St Vincent presents A Christmas Carol. She’ll be there again on December 19th and 26th, so stop by and touch her antlers for luck!
17.Nov.2009 Snow Forecast 2009 Part 2
The skilled artisans of IRT have once again defied nature and created a frozen icescape on the Mainstage. 24 or so 25-pound bags of shredded plastic bags have been dumped onstage to form snowdrifts of formidable proportions. More bags of wintery wonder will be added throughout the next month as the ersatz snowflakes find their [...]
28.Oct.2009 A Christmas Carol: Production Team
Priscilla Lindsay Director A favorite at the IRT for 33 of its 38 seasons, Priscilla most recently played Nan in Rabbit Hole. Among her more than 50 roles at the IRT are the title roles of Shirley Valentine, Driving Miss Daisy, and Molly Sweeney, as well as Sister Aloysius in Doubt, Mrs. Gibbs in Our [...]
The Cast of A Christmas Carol
David Alan Anderson Portly Gentleman, Fezziwig, Ghost of Christmas Present IRT audiences have seen David in The Heavens Are Hung in Black, Interpreting William, Looking Over the President’s Shoulder, Gem of the Ocean, The Gentleman from Indiana, Searching for Eden, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Julius Caesar, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Fences, A Christmas [...]
21.Oct.2009 Family Activity Guide for THE GIVER
The Family Activity Guide for our production of THE GIVER is ready for download. Family Activity Guides will be available for all three of this season’s Family Series plays: THE GIVER, ROMEO AND JULIET, and AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. The Guide includes discussion topics and activities for families to enjoy before and after [...]
19.Oct.2009 Review Roundup: The Heavens Are Hung in Black
Here’s a collection of reviews for James Still’s THE HEAVENS ARE HUNG IN BLACK. NUVO Newsweekly Indianapolis Star Indy Theatre Habit Indianapolis Theatre Examiner Fun City Finder StageWrite
12.Oct.2009 Conversation: THE GIVER
by Janet Allen, Artistic Director Newbery Award–winning writer Lois Lowry’s adolescent novels are cautionary tales set in a futurist world predicated on the loss of individuality and memory. Children, educators, and parents alike love these books for their intensity, their immediacy for young readers, and their ability to spark conversation that radiates far beyond the [...]
Lois Lowry on THE GIVER
From the time I was eight or nine, I wanted to be a writer. Writing was what I liked best in school; it was what I did best in school. I was a solitary child, born the middle of three, who lived in the world of books and my own imagination. There are some children, [...]