Department of Theatre

“A Rubik’s Cube,” written and performed by senior theatre major Nicholas Finch, was a one-man stand-up comedy show that told the story of his life throughout the years. The show…

University of Indianapolis theatre students performed “Drowning Ophelia,” a story about dealing with trauma and abuse, during the 2020-21 Spring semester and were invited to perform it again at an…

“The Taming of the Shrew,” the University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre’s second production of the 2021-2022 season, concluded on Oct. 30. Set in artist Andy Warhol’s Factory in the…

The stopwatch starts, the curtain rises, the actors walk onstage and perform. Within a minute, the performance is over and the audience is asked to choose the next play. This…

In the past, the University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre was able to put on big productions filled with huge audiences. Now, they have changed directions when trying to figure…

From the moment the doors of the auditorium opened, the cast of  “Cabaret” was in character, greeting and ushering audience members to their seats with German accent of their characters.…

The lights went down and the voices of audience members fell silent as the University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre began its annual dinner theater production. Performed in the Schwitzer…

Audience members make their way to the basement of Esch Hall and into the Studio Theatre for the University of Indianapolis’ production of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the classic holiday…

Theater students from across the Midwest were given the opportunity to participate in the 2018 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, and theater students are currently preparing for the 2019…

The Theatre Department is preparing to stage their first radio play for their annual fall performance. “It’s A Wonderful Life” will be onstage at the University of Indianapolis on Nov.…

The Department of Theatre may not have a musical production scheduled for this fall as it usually does, but that does not mean that work on new productions has slowed…

Weekday evenings and nights, the theatre suite in Esch Hall is full of activity, from reading lines to sewing costumes. Rehearsals for three of the four plays in the Student…

The works of William Shakespeare were brought to life on stage by the University of Indianapolis Department of Theatre’s most recent dinner theater production, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.”…

When he is not helping theater students at the University of  Indianapolis with their voice and diction Adjunct Professor of Theatre Robert Neal is either performing or rehearsing at the…