presented by Corteva

Marie and Rosetta

by George Brant, directed by Cristina Angeles

October 28 - November 23

Janet Allen Stage

28

Tuesday

October 28, 2025

29

Wednesday

October 29, 2025

30

Thursday

October 30, 2025

31

Friday

October 31, 2025

the roots of rock ‘n’ roll

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a fierce guitar playing gospel music legend, an unsung influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, and Ray Charles. This magnetic play with music unearths the roots of the fearless “Godmother of Rock ’n’ Roll” and her wide-eyed protégée Marie Knight, as they begin their revolutionary ascent to become one of the most influential teams in music history. 

Show Resources

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Know Before You Go

  • Tickets range from $27 to $120
  • 1 hour and 45 minutes, with no intermission
  • Recommended for 7th grade and above
  • ASL-interpreted, audio described and open captioned performances are available on select dates
  • Content Spotlight: Contains profanity, discussions of Christian theology, segregation, racism, domestic violence, corporal punishment, and death.

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Special Programming

Show Times

Tue, October 28, 2025

7:30PM

Wed, October 29, 2025

6:30PM

Thu, October 30, 2025

7:30PM

Fri, October 31, 2025

7:30PM

Sat, November 1, 2025

5:00PM

Sun, November 2, 2025

2:00PM

Thu, November 6, 2025

2:00PM

Thu, November 6, 2025

7:30PM

Fri, November 7, 2025

7:30PM

Sat, November 8, 2025

1:00PM

Sat, November 8, 2025

5:00PM

Sun, November 9, 2025

2:00PM

American Sign Language and Audio Description Performance

Thu, November 13, 2025

2:00PM

Thu, November 13, 2025

7:30PM

Fri, November 14, 2025

7:30PM

Sat, November 15, 2025

5:00PM

Sun, November 16, 2025

6:00PM

Tue, November 18, 2025

6:30PM

Wed, November 19, 2025

7:30PM

Thu, November 20, 2025

7:30PM

Fri, November 21, 2025

7:30PM

Sat, November 22, 2025

4:00PM

Sat, November 22, 2025

8:00PM

Sun, November 23, 2025

2:00PM

Creative Team

Cristina Angeles
Director
Cristina Angeles
Director
is an Afrolatina director, writer, and theatre maker who develops new plays, musicals, and socially conscious adaptations of classics that place women of color at the forefront. Today, Cristina is the associate resident director at Roundabout Theatre Company, and the founding artistic director of Checkmark Productions, an NYC based company dedicated to developing new work by artists of the global majority. Her recent directing credits include Hilary Bettis’s Queen of Basel at TheaterWorks Hartford and overseeing the North American productions of Six: The Musical. More at cristinaangeles.com
Morgan Stevenson
Music Director
Morgan Stevenson
Music Director

Morgan is a versatile connoisseur of music. Her theatre journey began in 2021 and is marked by significant contributions to acclaimed productions where she’s served as music director, conductor, and keyboardist. Credits include Fannie: The Life and Music of Fannie Lou Hamer (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, True Colors Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, City Theatre, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Indiana Repertory Theatre); Marie & Rosetta (Northlight Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre); Passing Strange (Theatrical Outfit); Fela! (Lambert-Smith Media); Little Shop of Horrors (Indiana Repertory Theatre). For more on Morgan’s musical projects, culinary explorations, and more, visit https://linktr.ee/morganemusicnow

Rodrigo Escalente
Scenic Designer
Rodrigo Escalente
Scenic Designer
is originally from El Salvador and based in New York City. Rodrigo's work has recently been seen at Philadelphia Theater Company, Syracuse Stage, Dorset Theater Festival, TheaterWorks Hartford, American Stage, Great River Shakespeare Festival, INTAR, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Repertorio Español, the Public Theater, Atlantic Theater, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, University of Rochester, Muhlenberg College, Opera House Arts, and Billie Holiday Theatre. For more info visit rodrigoescalante.com
Yvonnne Miranda
Costume Designer
Yvonnne Miranda
Costume Designer
is excited to make her debut at Indiana Repertory Theatre. A United States Marine Corps war veteran who hails from the state of Texas and now resides in Chicago. She was a nominee for the 2022 Helen Hayes Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Baltimore Center Stage’s co-production of Ain’t No Mo’, and was named to American Theatre’s Role Call: People to Watch. yvonnemirandadesigns.com
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg
Richard J Roberts
Dramaturg

This is Richard's 36th season with the IRT, and his 28th as resident dramaturg. He has also been a dramaturg for the New Harmony Project, Write Now, and the Hotchner Playwriting Festival. He has directed IRT productions of A Christmas Carol, Bridge & Tunnel, The Night Watcher, Neat, Pretty Fire, The Cay, The Giver, The Power of One, and Twelfth Night. Locally he has directed for Actors Theatre of Indiana, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Edyvean, and many more. Richard studied music at DePauw University and theatre at Indiana University and was awarded a Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.

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Wisdom
Stage Manager
Wisdom
Stage Manager
a New York City based freelance stage manager who loves creating art. He has recently served as a production assistant at the Wagner Johnson Production office, assisting various shows like Once upon a Mattress, Lempicka, and Stereophonic. This is his first production with Indiana Repertory Theater, and he is very grateful to be here in Indianapolis! Joshua is an alum of the Stage Management Professional Apprenticeship Program at the Juilliard School as well as an alum of the University of Miami, with a B.F.A. in stage management.