Arts organizations count on holiday shows to subsidize riskier programming
In the not-for-profit arts world, the bottom line is dependent on earned income, grants, philanthropic donations—and tried-and-true Christmas offerings.
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Indiana Repertory Theatre inks 10-year extension to stay downtown
The theater’s new 10-year lease for the 1927 city-owned landmark on West Washington Street hands management duties to IRT and includes an option to renew for another 10 years.
LOU’S VIEWS: Not on the fence about IRT’s ‘Fences’
Plus thoughts on the Phoenix Theatre’s thriller ‘On Clover Road’
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ both sing on local stages
I’m glad 10,000 students will be seeing quality theater at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. I wish they were also having a blast at Actors Theatre of Indiana.
LOU’S VIEWS: Pleasures sporadic in ‘Irma Vep’ mystery mash-up at the IRT
A vampire, a werewolf, a groundsman with a wooden leg and more are gamely played by two actors, abetted by a backstage crew choreographing costume changes.
LOU’S VIEWS: Picks for the months ahead
Two outer space-focused music events, a killer barber, and more are on the A&E horizon.
LOU’S VIEWS: Christmas is winning the war
If there is such a cultural battle going on, Christmas is winning. Handily.
City’s callout for theater savior gets chilly reception
The city’s attempt to find a partner to manage and redevelop downtown’s historic Indiana Theatre building attracted just one proposal.
‘Gatsby,’ ‘Mockingbird’ and an August Wilson classic on new IRT schedule
The state’s largest regional theater announced a lineup filled with familiar names and titles … plus a few wildcards.
LOU’S VIEWS: Romance rules at the IRT for ‘What I Learned in Paris’ and ‘Ray and Ella’
Lou Harry reviews Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “What I Learned in Paris” (through April 12) and Dance Kaleidoscope’s “Ray & Ella.”
Deciding whether to join union a tough call for Indianapolis actors
Whether to join the union has always been a dilemma for regional actors, but in Indianapolis the decision is even more difficult as non-union professional theaters proliferate and offer plum roles to build experience.
City seeking redevelopment ideas for IRT building
Built in 1927, the city-owned landmark has served as the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s home for 35 years. The city and the not-for-profit are working on a lease renewal.
LOU’S VIEWS: More than good, ‘Good People’ marks IRT season high point
Sparks fly because these people’s different experiences—the lives they’ve led, choices they’ve made, and ways they’ve opted to remember and/or forget their pasts—actually conflict.
LOU’S VIEWS: Great A&E expectations with 15 high-hopes picks for 2015
A wordless “Peter Pan,” pianists in competition, and a musical “Idiot” among potential highlights in coming months.
‘Velveteen’ at IRT lures next generation of theatergoers
The IRT is aiming for a younger audience, staging James Still’s adaptation of Margery Williams' classic children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the preschool set in its underused cabaret space.
LOU’S VIEWS: Seeing ‘Red’ at the IRT
Factual and fictional threads weave through John Logan Tony-winning Best Play about artist Mark Rothko. The Indiana Repertory Theatre stages its local premiere
Indianapolis Opera hires Stolen to help assess future
Steven Stolen, a former managing director of the Indiana Repertory Theatre, will work as an independent contractor for 25-30 hours per week until the target Oct. 1 completion of the evaluation.
IRT and NoExit season announcements shine
I’m not talking about the shows they’ve selected, but the promos they created.
LOU’S VIEWS: No mystery why IRT closes season with whodunit
Sure-footed and with no real desire to explore new territory, Ken Ludwig’s ‘The Game’s Afoot,’ grafts a fictional mystery onto a real-life actor.
LOU’S VIEWS: Pulpit fiction
Three spring theater productions address the ecclesiastical. Thoughts on “The Mountaintop,” “The Christians,” and “Anything Goes.”