IRT Welcomes New Director of Production Ben Jones will help bolster and expand the Theatre’s aspirations Indianapolis, Ind.— As the Indiana Repertory Theatre opens its 54th Season, the Theatre has hired Ben Jones as its new Director of Production. Jones will bring many years of experience in theatres across the country to help support the IRT’s co-CEOs Benjamin Hanna and Suzanne Sweeney to lead productions from planning phases to the stage. “Ben Jones…
Indianapolis, Ind.— The Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) is producing the heart-pounding action adventure The Da Vinci Code, presented by Printing Partners and co-produced with Cleveland Play House (CPH). Directed by Benjamin Hanna, IRT’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, The Da Vinci Code is the twelfth production he’s directed at the Theatre. The Da Vinci Code will run from September 23 through October 18, 2026. Based on Dan Brown’s 2003 bestseller and adapted with the blessing of the author, The Da Vinci…
Indianapolis, Ind.—The Indiana Repertory Theatre is thrilled to announce its commission from current James Still Playwright-in-Residence Jessica Huang. As a part of her three-year residency, the award-winning playwright will develop a new play for the Theatre: an adaptation of H. G. Wells’ science fiction survival story The War of the Worlds. Taking place during a…
IRT names Jessica Huang as the next James Still Playwright-in-Residence Huang will serve three-year tenure with focus on new play production Indianapolis, Ind.— The Indiana Repertory Theatre has hired award-winning playwright Jessica Huang as the organization’s next Playwright-in-Residence following the decades-long tenure of James Still. Huang will serve a three-year appointment for the IRT and…
IRT welcomes new Associate Artistic Director, Associate Managing Director cara hinh and Drew Kowalkowski bring nationwide arts experience to Midwest Indianapolis, Ind.— Ahead of the Indiana Repertory Theatre’s 52nd Season, the Theatre has hired cara hinh (they/she) as the new Associate Artistic Director and Drew Kowalkowski (he/him) as the Associate Managing Director. Both associate…
“Indianapolis, Ind.— For writer James Still and the Indiana Repertory Theatre, what started as a short-term grant for a playwright to connect with a theatre blossomed into an unprecedented relationship of nearly 30 years. Now, after creating with the IRT for more than half of its history, Still will end his tenure as Playwright-in-Residence at…
Indianapolis, Ind.— The Indiana Repertory Theatre begins the New Year with a look back at the impactful and inspiring life of a Civil Rights activist in Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. Written by Cheryl L. West and lifted by music and songs, this story of justice, persistence, history, and faith runs…
Indianapolis, Ind.— The Indiana Repertory Theatre is celebrating the joy of the season as it opens its annual holiday tradition this month—Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Adapted by former Artistic Director Tom Haas, this classic story about one man’s journey of hope and redemption welcomes audiences November 18 – December 24 on the snowy OneAmerica…
Indianapolis, Ind.— On June 6, 2023, the Indiana Repertory Theatre announced its Back to the Future capital campaign as part of a retirement celebration for Janet Allen, the Theatre’s longest-running Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director. The $6 million campaign will support the renaming of the Upperstage Theatre to honor Allen’s legacy and career at the…
Indianapolis, Ind.— The Indiana Repertory Theatre has announced its 2023 – 2024 Season. Scheduled from September 20, 2023, to May 19, 2024, this season will be Benjamin Hanna’s first year as the Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director after Janet Allen’s retirement. This new artistic journey features a lineup of beloved classics and uncharted histories, spine-chilling…
After an extensive nationwide search with Management Consultants for the Arts, the Indiana Repertory Theatre and its Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Theatre’s future Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director, Benjamin Hanna. Hanna is the current Associate Artistic Director, and he will work with Janet Allen on this monumental transition until he officially…
GRACE BY BRENDA DEVITA, DIRECTOR There are nine known facts about Anne Hathaway. Just nine. So researching this woman was fascinating because all I knew about her was her name. I found out pretty quickly why that was: there’s nothing out there about Anne Hathaway. It’s all about William Shakespeare. Of course, history is built…
Indianapolis, Ind.— For the penultimate production in IRT’s 50th Anniversary Season, the Theatre will share a surprisingly modern portrait of Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway. Written by Vern Thiessen and directed by Brenda DeVita, Shakespeare’s Will runs March 15 – April 16, 2023, on the IRT Upperstage. Starring in the show is Tracy Michelle Arnold, who…
