Tony Award-winning “Fun Home” opens at Footlite
INDIANAPOLIS — When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deeply into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden past and seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. “Fun Home” opens March 6 and runs through March 22. Visit footlite.org for show times and ticket prices.
“The Nerd” brings hilarious comedy to the Strand
SHELBYVILLE — Larry Shue’s “The Nerd,” presented by the Shelby County Players, plays at the Strand Theatre, 215 S. Harrison St., through Sunday. Willum Cubbert is stuck in life with a long-time girlfriend and a job that seems to be going nowhere. Suddenly, Rick Steadman turns up as the hero who once saved an unconscious Willum during the war and then disappeared. Rick isn’t at all what Willum imagined, but no matter how annoying or embarrassing Rick is, Willum won’t kick him out because he owes his life to him. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. The Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. Tickets are available online at shelbycountyplayers.com.
“Murder on the Orient Express” opens at IRT
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Repertory Theatre brings to life the first-ever stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s whodunit “Murder on the Orient Express.” This golden-age detective story runs through March 29 at Indiana Repertory Theatre, 140 W. Washington St. Inspired by Christie’s own time stranded on the Orient Express in Turkey during a mudslide and the international news of the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping, her story weaves history, cosmopolitan characters, moral complexities and a shadowy murder into an intricate detective mystery. Visit irtlive.com for ticket information and performance times.
