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Oct. 31-Nov. 1

Butler University

Each year, a different Christel DeHaan Visiting International Artist comes to Butler University to teach and push the boundaries of theatrical expectations. Those of us not privy to the classroom experience benefit because the visiting artist always offers work to the public, using student and local talent. This year, Shakespeare is the starting point for this work, inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Ida Nyoman Sedena. Expect masks, spectacle and Bainese shadow puppets. Details here. 

Oct. 27

Christel DeHaan Performing Arts Center

Composer William Bolcom’s credits include writing the operas “McTeague,” “A Wedding” and “A View from the Bridge,” a Grammy-winning song cycle based on poems by William Blake, nine symphonies and a song called “Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise.” The Pulitzer-Prize winner’s visiting composer stint at the University of Indianapolis is celebrated in this Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra concert, which Bolcom is expected to attend. The concert will include his Symphony No. 3. Details here.

Oct. 31

Indiana Landmarks Center

Yes, you could go to the multiplex for the latest sequel horror flick. Or you could go to the Indiana Landmarks Center and see some true originals. The Halloween double bill features Buster Keaton’s 1921 comedy “The Haunted,” followed by the expressionistic 1920 classic “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”—the latter with live organ music accompaniment. A cash bar helps lubricate the evening. Details here. 

Oct. 26-Nov. 4

Wheeler Art Center

One of the unexpected surprises of last season was the intense straight-faced gore fest, a stage production of “Night of the Living Dead” offered by newcomer Acting Up Productions. This year, in addition to a full season of more conventional fare, such as “Our Town” and “Twelfth Night,” the group returns for a follow-up not for the squeamish. Returnees should note the location shift this year to Fountain Square. Details here. 

A 17-year-old girl who was shot in her Carmel home Monday during an attempted robbery was in good condition Tuesday morning at St. Vincent Hospital. The Carmel High School student was at home in the Clay Center subdivision on fall break when a man broke into the house about noon. Police said the man, who was wearing a sweatshirt, blue jeans and a black ski mask, shot the girl in the leg following a brief encounter and ran away.

Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire outside a Greenwood business Tuesday morning before it caused major damage. The blaze occurred about 1:30 a.m. near the loading dock of Lighting Solutions in an industrial park near East Stop 18 Road and U.S. 31 South. A pallet stacked with 5-gallon buckets containing batteries somehow caught fire and slightly damaged the exterior of the building.

A dead man found early Tuesday morning on the south side of Indianapolis may have been killed by a train. The body was discovered about 100 yards north of East Raymond Street, near Madison Avenue, along railroad tracks operated by CSX Transportation. A CSX employee found the body about 4 a.m. The last time a train passed on the tracks was about 11:30 Monday night. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death.