Dramatically performed by Patsy Rahn (IU Art Museum) and Eric Bartheld (IU Libraries) wearing fancy epoch costumes, the reading represents a history lesson missing from many textbooks: the history of the everyday life, with its joys and sorrows, of an affectionate family. Crisia Miroiu

“So many people think of Anne Frank as being a heartwarming, feel good play; I don’t agree.” Dawn K. Shanks

“If we can declare war on terror, what would happen if we declared ‘peace’ on terror?” Alex DiBlasi

The playwright and Literary Manager of the Bloomington Playwright’s Project is quickly garnering the attention and respect of theatre patrons as his company, Starrynight Productions, takes off in the local scene. Sam Brown

Having already read my own share of reviews of WALL-E, my expectations for it were high, but I still had my doubts. Could Stanton and Pixar really pull this off? Could they turn a post-apocalyptic trash-filled wasteland devoid of life into a lovely kids’ movie? Eoban Binder

Local theatre artist Nell Weatherwax, stand-up storyteller, answers questions about her unusual art and her upcoming show, And I ‘m Not Making This Up. Tracy Bee

More than anything, walking around in a drag queen’s shoes taught me about the proverbial “balls” necessary to succeed at flamboyant drag pageantry. Heather Dent

Bloomington is in for a healthy dose of satire in March when this Robert O’Hara-penned comedy hits the Wells-Metz Theatre.

Straight from the horse’s mouth: Life is improv, and it all started with ninja monkeys.
Beleagueredly amused, I waited for further explanation. Instead, The Trickle Down Effect all went off on different tangents, too loud and fast and numerous to entirely connect. Troupe member Walker Rhea told me that to be good at improv comedy, one [...]

So what do Spider-Man, a librarian and a talking goat all have in common?
No, this isn’t some lead-in for a bad joke—all three are characters whom playwright Glen Berger knows intimately.
Emmy-nominee Berger is currently working on the book for the 2008 Broadway-bound musical Spider-Man, featuring new music by U2’s Bono and The Edge. The librarian [...]