The Phoenix Theatre News

WORLD PREMIERE PLAYS IN PROGRESS kick off with American Dream, By Brad Erickson American Dream is set in San Diego, California and a Spanish colonial town in Mexico.

The Hormel New Works Festival is underway at the Phoenix Theatre, with four different staged readings continuing through July 31.

To open its 30th anniversary summer season, Moonlight Stage Productions presents the most American of American musicals, Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! from July 14-31 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre.

Reasons to be Pretty, the Tony-nominated comedy from Neil LaBute, will open July 8th on the Phoenix Theatre Mainstage and run through August 1, 2010.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's bristling comedy Reasons to be Pretty. The play starts Thursday, July 8 and runs through August 1, 2010 on the Mainstage at the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis. The production is sponsored by Indianapolis Power & Light Company.

Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theater company, continues its tradition of excellence in developing works by new and established Native American playwrights at its highly regarded PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT AND FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, culminating in public readings of three new works on Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1 PM, and Sunday, June 27, 1 PM and 4 PM, at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

Lord Edgar Hillcrest returns to his ancestral home, Mandacrest, with a new wife, Lady Enid, after the untimely - and mysterious - death of his first wife, Irma Vep. Lady Enid soon learns life is anything but normal at Mandacrest, where spooky werewolves run wild, a sinister housekeeper spikes the tea, and a creepy caretaker lurks just outside the parlor door.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Indiana Premiere of SPEECH & DEBATE. Written by Stephen Karam, this play starts Thursday, May 20 and runs through June 27, 2010 in the Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre at The Phoenix.

Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theater company, continues its tradition of excellence in developing works by new and established Native American playwrights at its highly regarded PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT AND FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, culminating in public readings of three new works on Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1 PM, and Sunday, June 27, 1 PM and 4 PM, at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

The Phoenix Theatre will hold its 15th annual microbrew festival, Brew-Ha-Ha, on Saturday, June 26, 2010, 3:00-7:00 pm.

'Why, back where I come from I'm known as the Supreme High-yu-Mucka-muck. While you all have been jabbering away, I've been arranging for a little calamity here that will make the fur fly!' declares Hank to the villagers of Camelot in 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.'

The Phoenix Theatre was founded in 1983 by a group of Indianapolis theatre artists who wanted to produce contemporary plays as well as to pay the theatre's artists, a goal that was achieved a few years down the road.

To open its 30th anniversary summer season, Moonlight Stage Productions presents the most American of American musicals, Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! from July 14-31 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Midwest Premiere of Neil LaBute's bristling comedy Reasons to be Pretty. The play starts Thursday, July 8 and runs through August 1, 2010 on the Mainstage at the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis. The production is sponsored by Indianapolis Power & Light Company.

Native Voices at the Autry, America's leading Native American theater company, continues its tradition of excellence in developing works by new and established Native American playwrights at its highly regarded PLAYWRIGHTS RETREAT AND FESTIVAL OF NEW PLAYS, culminating in public readings of three new works on Saturday, June 26, 2010, 1 PM, and Sunday, June 27, 1 PM and 4 PM, at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles.

A sweet compilation of Bebop, Boogie and Blues from America's past, Deb reminds us that Jazz can be entertainment sung with honesty, dedication and soulfulness. Surrounded by some of Indianapolis' finest musicians, Deb delivers a night that brings listeners to toe-tappin,' tears and thoughtfulness.'

Lord Edgar Hillcrest returns to his ancestral home, Mandacrest, with a new wife, Lady Enid, after the untimely - and mysterious - death of his first wife, Irma Vep. Lady Enid soon learns life is anything but normal at Mandacrest, where spooky werewolves run wild, a sinister housekeeper spikes the tea, and a creepy caretaker lurks just outside the parlor door.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the Indiana Premiere of SPEECH & DEBATE. Written by Stephen Karam, this play starts Thursday, May 20 and runs through June 27, 2010 in the Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre at The Phoenix.

The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis announces the World Premiere of Pure Prine: The Music of John Prine. Conceived and directed by Phoenix Producing Director Bryan Fonseca, this musical presentation will be on the Phoenix Mainstage for seven performances: May 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 and 16, 2010.

The Phoenix Theatre presents SPEECH AND DEBATE. Sex. Secrets. Performance-art video blogs with a George Michael beat. Just another typical day when you're a teenage outcast in Salem, Oregon.