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“An Evening with America Ferrera,” March 20, features a free discussion with the actress at Clowes Hall. Details here. 

Young musicians from around the country gather for the Music for All National Festival, March 15-17, featuring many public performances. Details here. 

American Pianists Association presents Marc-Andre Hamelin at the Indiana Landmarks Center, March 18. Details here. 

Diva Fest, March 16-25 at the IndyFringe Basile Theatre, features new plays by female playwrights. Details here. 

Christopher O’Riley brings his NPR program “From the Top” to the Palladium, March 21. Performers include 11-year-old Bloomington violinist Nathan Meltzer. Details here. 

Krzysztof Urbanski leads the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in a performance of “The Planets,” March 16-17. Details here.

March 16, 17, 24

Indiana Repertory Theatre

In Noel Coward’s play “Fallen Angels,” no one has to worry about the maid stealing the silverware. But they should worry about her stealing the show. As past productions of the slight comedy have indicated, that role is ripe for such theatrical larceny.

In the play, two married women who had past relations with the same guy anticipate the return of their former beau while their husbands are out on a golfing excursion. For years, the play didn’t seem to have the cache of Coward’s “Private Lives” or “Hay Fever,” but it has seen a spate of recent revivals, including this one at the IRT. Details here. 

There’s even more Noel Coward in store for those who catch “A Coward Cabaret” featuring Steven Stolen in an intimate concert at the IRT. Details here.

Through April 15

March 21

Atherton Union, Butler University

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Krzysztof Urbanski is the youngest music director of any North American orchestra. What does he have planned for the ISO and for Indianapolis? Here’s an opportunity to find out in a free forum. Butler Dean Ron Caltabiano leads the chat. Details here. 

March 15-April 15

Phoenix Theatre

My last round of quality time spent with the work of playwright Mark St. Germain was listening to a recording of his play “Camping with Henry and Tom,” which concerned a meeting between Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Warren Harding. Since then, St. Germain has earned even more acclaim for another fictionalized meeting between historical figures.

This one, “Freud’s Last Session,” focuses on an imagined conversation between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. A hit elsewhere, it’s getting its local debut at the Phoenix Theatre featuring Purdue University’s Gordon McCall and Scot Greenwell, one of IBJ’s “clutch hitter” actors (see video here). If you have a penchant for smart dialogue, this could be the show for you. Details here.

An Indianapolis doctor is accused of sexually assaulting some of his patients. Dr. Segun Rasaki was arrested Monday on sexual battery charges. Two patients told authorities that the doctor touched and fondled them inappropriately in an examining room. Police are asking any other patients with similar experiences to come forward. Rasaki denied the charges. His license to practice will remain active, but his ability to prescribe certain medications has been suspended.

A man was shot to death Tuesday morning in the 1800 block of Dawson Street on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was shot about 7:30 after an argument. Witnesses said they saw gold or maroon-colored vehicle carrying three or four men leave the scene.

A high school rugby coach was killed Tuesday morning when a train collided with his pickup truck on U.S. 136 in Hendricks County. Jeremy Strange, 25, coach of the Brownsburg Rugby Club, died in the 7 a.m. crash. Witnesses said the train pushed the truck about 50 feet before it came to a stop at 800 E. Main St. in Brownsburg. Strange, a 2004 graduate of Brownsburg High School, was in his first year as coach of the rugby club, which has about 70 participants.