On Stage – April 19

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Candlelight Theatre features three murder mysteries

INDIANAPOLIS — In Candlelight Theatre’s spring production, “Murder in Triplicate” at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, 1230 N. Delaware, each play is performed in a different room of the mansion complete with candlelight, historical artifacts and President Harrison’s original furnishings. This series of one act plays, written by resident playwright James Trofatter, includes “Betsy,” “The Photograph Album.” Performances are April 20, 21, 22, 27 and 28. Friday and Saturday performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Visit bhpsite.org for more information and to order tickets.

‘Fractured’ comedy features familiar fairy tale faces

GREENFIELD — KidsPlay Inc. children’s theatre presents Eddie McPherson’s comedy “Fractured,” on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the H.J. Ricks Centre for the Arts, 122 W. Main St. “Fractured,” a fairy tale spoof packed with familiar and stock characters, breaks the fourth wall as Princess Esmeralda falls in love with Lance A. Lot from the real world. When the King and Queen learn of their daughter’s romance, they banish Lance and strip Esmeralda’s helpful fairy godmother of her powers. In the meantime, everyone in the kingdom is stuck in limbo because no one is reading fairy tales anymore. Cinderella can never have her glass slipper, Jack can never climb his beanstalk, Beauty will always be in love with a beast. Esmeralda must come up with a plan to bring Lance back and get all the stories back on track so that everyone can finally have a happily-ever-after. Friday and Saturday performances are at 7 p.m. and the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for $5 at Hometown Comics, 1506 N. State St., or at the door an hour before performance time. For more information, called 317-294-3087 or visit KidsPlay Inc. on Facebook.

‘Ragtime’ captures turn-of-the-century life in America

NOBLESVILLE — “Ragtime” depicts three tales woven together at the dawn of a new century — a stifled upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant and a young Harlem musician — united by their courage and a belief in the future. Together they confront the contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair and what it means to live in America. “Ragtime” opens Friday and plays two weekends at Ivy Tech in Noblesville, 300 N. 17th St. Visit carmelplayers.org for show times and ticket prices.