April 18, 2013
Lou HarryThe IRT's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and the Phoenix' "Clybourne Park" offer pleasures whether you are seeing these plays
for the first or fifth time.
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March 30, 2013
Lou HarryA pack of conferencing critics had their eyes opened to Indy’s arts pleasures. In turn, they opened my eyes to some
things I shouldn’t take for granted.
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February 2, 2013
Lou HarryOpera star Sylvia McNair offers subtle take on "Send in the Clowns."
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January 19, 2013
Lou HarryRecently, I dug into the books of three Indiana writers who beat the odds.
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December 28, 2012
Lou HarryWith so much to choose from, it's impossible to say what was best. Instead, here are some of my favorites of the year.
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December 8, 2012
Lou HarryTradition, by definition, involves familiarity. And three of the top Indy on-stage holiday offerings embrace tradition in
their own way.
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November 10, 2012
Bruce HetrickFrom election night to the IRT stage, lessons abound.
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September 15, 2012
Lou HarryA trio of Indy theater productions looks at the good in the bad and the bad in the good
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August 4, 2012
Dan HumanThe decline in season ticket sales has forced marketing managers to promote each show individually, which is trickier and
more costly.
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March 31, 2012
Lou Harry"Fallen Angels” concerns a pair of London gal pals who have in common marriages in need of spark and a past
hot-and-heavy relationship with the same man.
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March 10, 2012
Lou HarryPolitics aren’t discussed much in Yasmina Reza’s “God of Carnage” (at the IRT through March 24). But
after watching a performance, you might find yourself wondering how global superpowers—let alone political parties or
religious groups—can possibly get along when the play’s two seemingly civilized couples can’t even have
an 85-minute discussion without leaving emotional shrapnel everywhere.
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January 21, 2012
Lou HarryIndiana Repertory Theatre's "Radio Golf," the Phoenix's “Current Economic Conditions,” and Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra rely on character-driven shows.
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December 24, 2011
Lou HarryHighlights included the ISO's Opening Night Gala, Civic's "Drowsy Chaperone," and the opening of the Miller House.
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November 5, 2011
Lou HarryIndiana Repertory Theatre, Actors Theatre of Indiana and newcomer Acting Up mix it up.
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September 24, 2011
Lou HarryA new maestro sparks the ISO, plus thoughts on Indiana Repertory Theatre's "Dracula" and Beef &Boards' "Singin' in the Rain."
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September 3, 2011
Lou HarryIntroducing a subjective short-list of Indy’s clutch-hitting actors, all of whom have created magic in the past and
will be seen on local stages this season. (with videos)
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April 30, 2011
Lou HarryThere’s a blissfully funny sequence in the first act of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “The
39 Steps,” the local premiere of the Broadway hit.
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April 2, 2011
Lou HarryIf you’ve already seen “The Gospel According to James,” your memory of it may well differ from mine. Plus
thoughts on this year's Humana Festival of New American Plays.
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February 26, 2011
Lou HarryThree leading Indiana institutions—the Indiana History Center, the Eiteljorg, and the IRT—look at volatile moments
in American history.
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February 17, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinAn Illinois elevator company wants a judge to force the Indiana Repertory Theatre to protect it from liability in a lawsuit
brought by a catering worker who fell down the elevator shaft at the downtown theater in 2007.
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December 4, 2010
Lou Harry"A Christmas Carol," "A Very Phoenix Xmas," and "A Beef & Boards Christmas" all get regifted for the holidays.
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October 16, 2010
Lou HarryIt’s impossible to extricate Andy Warhol and his art from the world of commerce, because the artist himself was so influenced
by—and generated so much—money. Plus, season openers from the Indiana Repertory Theatre and Dance Kaleidoscope.
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June 30, 2010
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Steven Stolen, managing director of Indiana Repertory Theatre, reveals his favorite how-to text and secrets
for
developing donors.
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May 8, 2010
Lou HarryThoughts on the Indiana Repertory Theatre's season closer ... and an average day at Conner Prairie.
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May 1, 2010
Lou HarryIt's not too early to think about next season at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and more.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.