FUN HOME to Open at Southbank Theatre Company This Fall
Southbank Theatre Company's artistic director Marcia Eppich-Harris helms the Tony-winning musical.
Southbank Theatre Company launches its sixth season, Origin Stories, with the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home, running September 17–27, 2026, at Shelton Auditorium on the campus of Butler University.
Based on Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, Fun Home features music by Jeanine Tesori and a book and lyrics by Lisa Kron. Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the production is a moving and deeply human exploration of family, identity, memory, and the complicated ways we come to understand those we love.
Reflecting on her father's death, graphic novelist Alison Bechdel looks back on her childhood, piecing together memories of her closeted father, her own coming out journey, and the questions that continue to shape her life. Told by going back and forth in time and with a contemporary score, Fun Home has become one of the most celebrated musicals of the twenty-first century.
“Fun Home is a show for our time,” said director Marcia Eppich-Harris. “It shows how personal freedom and societal acceptance are matters of life and death.”
Eppich-Harris adds, “Fun Home is the perfect show for our season theme, Origin Stories, which are stories that evoke a particular kind of history. And we love history at Southbank.”
Southbank is known for producing thought-provoking theatre that explores history, politics, literature, and philosophy. The company's sixth season examines Origin Stories through works that will leave audiences thinking about how we got to where we are.
Directed by Marcia Eppich-Harris, the production stars Julie Lyn Barber as Adult Alison, Emery Haley as Medium Alison, Ellie Richart as Young Alison, Patrick Vaughn as Bruce, Afton Shepherd as Helen, Nia Hughes as Joan, Bobby Haley as Roy and others, Orion Cortez as John, and Lilly Adams as Christian. Performances will take place September 17-20 and September 24-27, 2026, with shows Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.
All performances take place at Shelton Auditorium at Butler University, 1000 W. 42nd Street, Indianapolis.
Tickets are available now at southbanktheatre.org or at the door on the day of the show. Door prices are $25 for general admission, or $20 for students, seniors, and military. Group rates are available by contacting Marcia Eppich-Harris at marcia@southbanktheatre.org. Online purchases are subject to Ticketmaster fees, and cost $30.90 for general admission, and $24.60 for students, seniors, and military.
About Southbank Theatre Company
Southbank Theatre Company is a nonprofit theatre whose mission is to produce thought-provoking plays that engage traditional subjects in new ways and inspire us to think more deeply about our contemporary moment. What makes us unique are our interests in history, politics, philosophy, and literature, and how those subjects can contribute to critical thinking, self-awareness, and social change.
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