Director has expert’s eye for tragicomedy
Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County, the 2008 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, opened at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in August 2007 before having its Broadway premiere in…
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Hyperion ends season in royal fashion
Ian Hauer’s new play Call Me Sister began its brief one-weekend run at Noblesville’s Ivy Tech Auditorium on Thursday – a World Premiere. Hauer wears two hats for the production,…
World Premiere of “Mr. Confidential” absolutely impresses
It isn’t very often (make that never) that Mrs. K and I are able to attend a World Premiere event in central Indiana. What I do get to do is…
“Miracle on South Division Street” must be seen to be appreciated
Deep in one of Buffalo, N.Y.’s neglected neighborhoods, there is a monument to a miracle. Sometime in the mid-1900s a barber in that Buffalo neighborhood had a vision of the…
Go see Mud Creek Players put on a memorable production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap opened on London’s West End in 1952 and ran continuously until mid-March 2020, when COVID-19 considerations caused a 14-month stoppage. Returning in May 2021, it maintains…
“Like visiting an old friend”: ‘On Golden Pond’ well worth the drive to Hendricks Co.
Ernest Thompson’s On Golden Pond is probably most famous as the 1981 film version starring Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, and Jane Fonda. But the much-loved story originally appeared as a…
Let yourself be taken away by “extraordinary theatre” of Beef & Boards’ “An American in Paris”
“An American in Paris” originated as a jazz-influenced musical composition by George Gershwin. It was first performed in 1928 and is considered by many to be one of Gershwin’s most…
Belfry’s The Great Gatsby showcases good character portrayals & fine theatrics
Most of us are familiar with the enduring American classic, The Great Gatsby. First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s intriguing novel has since appeared as a film (four different…
Don’t miss Civic Theatre’s “enjoyable entertainment” by Agatha Christie
Ken Ludwig’s 2017 stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s much-produced (with film, radio, and television versions) sleuth-story finds its way to the Studio Theatre stage at the Center for the Performing…
Cast & crew do good work with “complicated story” of Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
Carmel Community Players continues its 2022-23 season with John Bishop’s farcical endeavor – Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 presented in the auditorium at Ivy Tech’s Noblesville campus. This is the…