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The Phoenix Theatre is excited to announce its 2019/20 season. The Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre plans to embrace the community passionately with their new theme “Connections” this season. Connections will build bridges and community outreach for all to experience and enjoy the arts in a variety of ways, up close and personal. Connections also symbolizes Phoenix’s partnerships with collective members (Q Artistry, Summit Performance Indianapolis, Phoenix Rising Dance Company and Eclipse), connection to the community with the town-hall series Trail Talks, connection to visual arts with Gallery Phoenix which is booked with local artists exhibits through 2020, connection with new education programs Arc, Entr’acte, and rEvolve, and connection to each other through their thought-provoking and challenging productions.   The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez Sept. 12 - Oct. 6 ...

Education and race: there aren't too many issues that are more divisive in our country at the moment. The Indiana Repertory Theatre's current Upperstage production, Pipeline, tackles them both. The 90 minute play keeps a frantic pace as Nya, a public school teacher, finds out her teenage son has gotten into a fight at his private school.   The show, written by Detroit-native Dominique Morisseau, brings to the stage the debate of public vs. private education and the role race plays in that conversation. In addition to being a playwright, Morisseau was a teacher for years and that experience comes through in her writing. She writes about the struggle from the point of view of both parent and teacher with equal weight.  One of the major strengths of the show is the character of Omari, played with compelling vulnerability by Cole Taylor.  In the hands of a less talented playwright he could easily have been a caricature of an angry young black man. Instead...

The Indiana Repertory Theatre is thrilled to announce the 2018/19 season. Season tickets are now on sale. IRT  Executive Artistic Director Janet Allen and Managing Director Suzanne Sweeney are presenting another season packed with great plays. They cover everything from classics to a show straight off of Broadway. This year's selections deal with incredibly relevant issues like public education, mental illness, and women's rights. Subscriptions include all except A Christmas Carol, Elephant and Piggie and The Diary of Anne Frank.  Holmes and Watson by Jeffrey Hatcher September 25 – October 21, 2018 - Chilling mystery Summoned to a remote asylum on a rocky island, Dr. Watson investigates three inmates who all claim to be the late master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. This eerie new puzzler by award-winning playwright Jeffrey Hatcher will stir your blood and tease your mind. Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau October 16 – November 11, 2018 - Searing drama Nya’s son,...