INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Repertory Theatre staff and Board have been re-imagining its 2020-2021 Season and curating IRT classic productions that will bring hope for the future. The IRT is pleased to announce that it will produce a 6-play virtual season opening in early December with the holiday offering This Wonderful Life, and run through June of 2021. In partnership with WFYI, productions will be filmed and available to stream for renewed season ticket holders and those who purchase virtual packages and tickets. The IRT will continue to develop protocols in the event that in-person performances can resume in the spring at the IRT in the OneAmerica Mainstage Theatre, giving patrons the option of live or virtual productions.
Beginning in December, This Wonderful Life by Steve Murray will bring the movie classic to life in a different way. Indy-based actor Rob Johansen takes on this witty tour de force as he recreates more than 30 characters at madcap speed.
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, a play by Emily Mann will also be featured. Join 101-year-old Bessie and 103-year-old Sadie in their kitchen as they share the amazing story of their lives in their own words. These sisters grew up in the Jim Crow South, lived at the center of the Harlem Renaissance, and enjoyed professional careers as a dentist and a teacher.
Next up is Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom, based on the bestselling book of the same name. Morrie was Mitch’s sociology professor, but he was also his mentor, his advisor, his life coach. Now Mitch is a busy sportswriter with a frantic schedule and a troubled marriage, and Morrie is dying. One visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a final course in the meaning of life. The beloved book comes to life in this life-affirming play, full of compassion, humor, and hope.
IRT’s season ticket holders will receive access to this virtual season filled with new benefits and virtual offerings. Virtual packages and single tickets will be available for sale starting November 2. Visit irtlive.com for more details.