Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

“The Royal Tea” at IndyFringe

The Indianapolis Men’s Chorus is back at IndyFringe Festival with a wowser of a show at the Athenaeum. The chorus has been around about 34 years, and they recently named their very first Executive Director, Stephen McCoy. They have performed with Josh Groban and Andre Bocelli, and local organizations like … Read More

A Bold “Josephine” at the District Theatre

The show Josephine starring co-creator Tymisha Harris will only grace the stage for a few more days, but is a must-see for anyone who wants to know more about the enigmatic singer/dancer/civil rights leader Josephine Baker. Freda Josephine Baker was born in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri in poverty. At … Read More

Not-So-Silent Generation

Steve’s recent reprint of his first Boomerang column got me to thinking about the other generations living right now. The Greatest Generation, or the GI Generation, was born 1901-1927 and are almost gone now, with only 2.5 million still among us according to the latest census. Countless books, TV shows, … Read More

A Clever “Clue” Ends the Season at IRT

Was it Mrs. Peacock in the Library with a wrench? Or was it Mr. Green with a rope in the kitchen? Anyone alive in the last 30 years has played the board game “Clue” and probably seen the movie. The Indiana Repertory Theatre’s last production in their 50th year is … Read More

“Shakespeare’s Will” at IRT Shines Spotlight on Anne Hathaway

Aside from a will and some other legal papers, and some contemporary accounts of his life, Shakespeare as a human being is a mystery. We know even less about his wife, Anne Hathaway, who was left in Stratford-upon-Avon to raise their three children in complete obscurity. We know they married … Read More