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Author Archives: Lou Harry
Lou Harry’s produced plays include Rita From Across the Street (American Lives Theatre), Popular Monsters (Catalyst Rep) and We Are Still Tornadoes (Butler University Theatre). Formerly the arts and entertainment editor for the IBJ, he now serves as editor of Quill, the national magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has also written more than 30 published books and hundreds of articles for publications ranging from Children's Digest to The Sondheim Review. Oh, and he has sat on the living room couch on the Full House set.
In addition to his journalistic work, Lou Harry 2024 theater projects included directing Warren Leight’s “Side Man” at the Chatterbox as well as his own play, “Balsa Wood” for the Spirit & Place Festival, co-producing the improv show “Going…Going…Gone: The Live Auction Comedy,” and running the weekly free Indy Actors’ Playground series at Indy Reads bookstore. He’s got plans for 2025.
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Game masters: Four Indy board game designers to know
From mice detectives to mixtapes, these games bring folks together for fun, family time and a bit of friendly competition.
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Indy theater shows to see in 2026: From ‘The Wiz’ to ‘Bat Boy’
Nine plays to look forward to, including new dramas from local playwrights, comedies and musicals.
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Fall theater season is here! Put these 10 shows on your calendar
Creepy comedies, holiday spectaculars and thoughtful adaptations of MLK are all in playwright Lou Harry’s season preview picks.
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Indy theater 2025: LeBron James, Norbert Leo Butz and Henry VIII’s wives
Plus, a musical of the tragedy of the Titanic, a playwright competition and a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama.
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Fall theater season is here! Here are 10 shows to see.
A play about the first female baseball player, ‘Kinky Boots’, a collab with The Met, and new works in progress you can enjoy for free.
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10 of the best, not-intimidating games of Gen Con 2024
Game night host Lou Harry combed through more than 500 new games to find the top dice-rolling goods.
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Discovering Broadway gives Indy first dibs on musicals before they make it big
Get a first look at national talent while they’re developing new shows.
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10 Indy actors you should be following right now
Playwright Lou Harry shares some of his favorite performers and where to find them on stage next.
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10 theater performances to look forward to in Indianapolis
A Carole King musical, Broadway in Indianapolis, and an all-cardboard props performance are just some of Lou Harry’s picks for the upcoming theater season.