INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Repertory Theatre opens its 2025-2026 Season with The 39 Steps. A hilarious take on one of Alfred Hitchcock’s top movies, this madcap romance thriller is adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan. The show runs Sept. 16 – Oct. 12 on the OneAmerica Financial Stage and is directed by IRT’s Margot Lacy Eccles Artistic Director Benjamin Hanna.
In classic Hitchcock fashion, the story follows a notorious fugitive and a spellbound blonde who travel north by northwest from London to Scotland as they try to save Britain from a den of devious spies. The premise of the award-winning stage play is that a small group actors endeavor to reenact the film with limited resources, resulting in four actors playing more than 40 characters in a comic thrill ride full of plot twists, quick-changes, and laughs.
As part of a co-production with Syracuse Stage in New York, the cast consists of Michael Stewart Allen, Jürgen Hooper, Tyler Meredith, and Ema Zivkovic. Understudies include Frankie Bolda and Jay Hemphill. The IRT last produced The 39 Steps in 2011, and some of the scenic design by Linda Buchanan will return for this reimagined production.
Tickets and schedule are available now for The 39 Steps online at IRTlive.com. Tickets start at $27.