New from America’s most produced living playwright
This new adaptation of the classic novel puts Louisa May Alcott front and center, featuring many passages from the original text and exploring the overlap between the writer, her family, and her characters.
Vibrant and bursting with heart, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women will delight audiences with its portrayal of the March sisters and their mother while their father serves in the Civil War. As they reckon with societal limitations, their eccentricities, love for each other, and shared feminine strength bind them through all of life’s ups and downs. Whether you’ve seen every adaptation of Little Women or this is your first experience, the IRT’s production will be a fresh, bold, and exciting contribution to the storied history of this important work.
What others are saying about
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women at the Indiana Repertory Theatre brings the joys, dreams, laughs, and sorrows of the March family to life. Here’s what critics have been saying about the play:
“This production not only brings the popular children’s book to life, it offers insight into Ms. Alcott’s writing process.” Gunderson’s adaptation “illustrates from the start how author Louisa May Alcott beautifully and clearly was able to create word pictures, painting with her pen.” —Chicago Theatre Review
Deserves to be seen by one and all.” —Around the Town Chicago
“An enchanting, urgently joyful interpretation of Alcott’s story.” —Talkin’ Broadway
“Ideal for a multi-generational theatrical outing.” —Talkin’ Broadway
Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women resources
Our study guide will be available soon! Learn more about the context behind the IRT’s production of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and how we’re bringing this new adaptation of the beloved classic to theatre audiences.
