INDIANAPOLIS — American Lives Theatre will present Heroes of the Fourth Turning, an Indiana premiere, Jan. 13-28. The play, by Pulitzer Finalist Will Arbery follows four young conservatives navigating identity, purpose and community in a post-Trump America.
The play is a comedic drama about political division, religious identity and the fear of losing the culture war.
In a season that questions The Nature of Truth, Heroes of the Fourth Turning follows the highly successful Indiana premiere of the Broadway hit The Lifespan of a Fact. Heroes, a much buzzed-about 2019 off-Broadway sensation, was lauded by both liberal and conservative critics for its thoughtful examination of the Republican evangelical and what that means in a post-Trump America.
The cast features five actors — all familiar to Indy theatre audiences: Taylor Cox, Gigi Jennewein, Devan Mathias, Morgan Morton and Tyler Lyons. The play follows recent graduates from a conservative Wyoming school as they reunite to celebrate their professor, Gina, being elected President of the university. But personal ideologies clash as discussions reveal a divided group becoming increasingly critical and suspicious of one another and the world at large.
Heroes of the Fourth Turning will take place on a radically reconfigured Basile Stage at IndyFringe Theatre, located at 719 E. St. Clair St.
Tickets for the full season are intentionally low priced at $15-25. Discounts are available to seniors, students and military. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, there is one Thursday performance on Jan. 19 at 7:30 and two Sunday matinees (Jan. 15 and Jan. 22) both at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available at www.indyfringe.org. Trigger warnings include: transgressive language related to identity and politics, sudden loud noises and gunshots.