Actors Theatre of Indiana announces 2026-2027 season

On Wednesday evening, March 25, Actors Theatre of Indiana (ATI) unveiled its 2026-2027 season of productions.

The season kicks off on Sept. 4 with Never Can Say Goodbye: The 70’s Beehive Musical. The sequel to last year’s hit show Beehive, this will mark the regional premiere of this celebration of the women of 1970s music and culture.

The music is the soundtrack of a generation and the songs are classics that everyone knows and loves, representing artists including Linda Ronstadt, Donna Summer, Heart, Debbie Harry, Pat Benatar, and other 70s legends. Directed by Carol Worcel.

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Little Shop of Horrors follows in October. In this classic Broadway parody of sci-fi/horror films of the 1950s, the meek floral assistant Seymour Krelborn stumbles across a new breed of plant that he names “Audrey II” after his co-worker crush. This sharp-tongued, R&B singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune to the down-and-out Krelborn as long as he keeps feeding it … BLOOD. Over time, though, Seymour discovers Audrey’s out of this world origins and intent towards global domination!

The rock & roll inspired score and inventive puppetry have made this shows a massive hit over multiple generations, from Broadway revivals to the classic film adaptation, it is an American pop culture institution. Directed by DJ Salisbury.

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You may recognize the January 2027 production – The Maltese Falcon: A Musical Nightmare. Another ATI World Premiere, ATI was fortunate enough to feature Falcon as one of its LabSeries productions in 2024.

This new musical adaptation of the famous Dashiell Hammett novel and Humphry Bogart movie finds hard-boiled detective Sam Spade wrestling with ghosts, his consciousness, and the truth the night before his fateful deposition in the biggest case of his life.

In the farcical tradition of The 39 Steps, this send-up of the film noir genre features all of the elements of the classic story including rough-around-the-edges Sam Spade, his long-suffering assistant Effie, femme fatale Brigid O’ Shaughnessy, the scheming Mr. Cairo and bumbling Mr. Gutman all chasing down the stolen diamonds hidden in the statue of a menacing bird. Directed by Darrin Murrell.

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ATI will wrap up the 2026-27 season with A Little Night Music. Set in 1900 Sweden, this beloved Broadway classic by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and featuring his hit song “Send in the Clowns,” is a sophisticated and enchanting masterpiece.

The story explores the tangled web of affairs centered around actress, Desirée Armfeldt (played by ATI Artistic Director Judy Fitzgerald), and the men who love her. Estranged lovers’ passion rekindles, a flurry of jealousy and suspicion erupts and the follies of love are illuminated by the smiling moon during a languorous weekend in the country at the family’s estate. With everyone in one place, infinite possibilities of new romances and second chances bring endless humor and surprise. Directed by Richard J. Roberts.

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All shows will take place at ATI’s home stage at The Studio Theatre. Tickets are available at atistage.org or through the Fifth Third Bank Box Office at (317) 843-3800.