"Happy Talk" is a bouncy, sentimental song from "South Pacific." Repurposed as "Trashy Talk," it's a bit of sung advice to Donald Trump to keep on keeping on -- putting down anyone who opposes him or who may not be in his corner. Why not? Who's really waiting for him to "act presidential"?
Neighbors and strangers: Catalyst Repertory puts 'Streetcar' in our faces
Scents and sensibility: Stanley and Blanche confronting over perfume. Entering Indy Fringe's Basile Theatre between now and March 19 for a performance of "A Streetcar Named Desire" suggests that an experience much more intense and concentrated than you might have expected is about to be yours. The compact space of a room with a capacity of 100 is dominated by a two-story set, with seating on three sides of the playing area. Tennessee Williams' prize-winning drama from more than seven decades ago is an unusual choice for Catalyst Repertory, an organization proclaiming its devotion to new work. When a production is this imaginative, however, and takes advantage of new modes of presentation, the departure has a way of underlining the company's mission. Like most enduring theater, "Streetcar" hits upon aspects of social and personal relationships that cannot be confined to an era. New Orleans right after World War II, even when the story is as cunningly r...
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