Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

A “Sensible” Start to the IRT’s 50th Season

Originally meant to premier in spring of 2020, the IRT’s production of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was cancelled due to the shutdown at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indianapolis audiences can enjoy this showcase of one of Austen’s finest novel on the stage through October 9, without a … Read More

“Steel Magnolias” Closes IRT 2021-22 Season

Before it was a blockbuster movie starring Dolly Parton and Sally Field, Steel Magnolias was a stage play written by Robert Harling about six women in Louisiana and their friendship. The Indiana Repertory Theater’s production closes out their 2021-22 season with laughter and tears. Truvy’s hair parlor is the spot … Read More

Bikes Take to the Roads as Weather Improves

About 30 people of of all ages participated in the Saturday, April 30 Family Fun Bike Ride along the Pennsy Trail. The ride was held in conjunction with the Irvington Historical Society’s exhibit More than a Trail.  .  .  Pennsy. The exhibit features recent photographs by Ana Ferreira and information … Read More

“The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin” Glows at IRT

Based on the true story of Harry Chin, a Chinese man who came to the United States in 1939 despite the Chinese Exclusion Act, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin is a remarkably poetic work that exposes the secrets a man sometimes must hold in order to make a better … Read More

“The Reclamation of Madison Hemings” at the IRT

The Reclamation of Madison Hemings takes place just after the Civil War, when the formerly enslaved people of the south found themselves thrust into a world where they had to forge a new identity for themselves. Historically, this period in American history was extremely difficult for the former slaves, who … Read More