The Indiana Repertory Theatre’s 54th season will include a heart-pounding mystery, a feel-good family comedy, Indy’s treasured tradition, a Tony- and Pulitzer-winning epic family drama fresh off of Broadway, a new twist on a classic by America’s most-produced living playwright, and the perfect golden-age musical comedy.
* Sept. 23 through Oct. 18 – THE Da VINCI CODEon the OneAmerica Financial Stage. Adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel. Based on the novel by Dan Brown. Directed by Benjamin Hanna. The international phenomenon and best-selling thriller comes to life onstage. When Professor Robert Langdon is brought to the Louvre in the middle of the night to help solve a brutal murder, he soon finds himself identified as the prime suspect. Now he must race across Europe to decipher a labyrinthine code that would clear his name – and reveal a secret that could change history. A tangled web of intrigue and deceit weaves together this pulse-racing mystery.
* Oct. 20 through Nov. 15 – KIM’S CONVENIENCEon the Janet Allen Stage. By Ins Choi, directed by cara hinh. A co–production with Everyman Theatre and Portland Center Stage. Before it was a beloved hit series on Netflix, Kim’s Convenience was a humorous, award-winning stage play. For over 30 years Mr. Kim, a first-generation Korean immigrant, has dispensed fatherly wisdom, history lessons, and potato chips from behind his convenience store counter. Now he faces a changing neighborhood landscape and children whose dreams are different from his. This show is a laugh-out-loud, deeply moving, feel-good story of love and family.
* Nov. 14 through Dec. 26. Charles Dickens’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL,on theOneAmerica Financial Stage. Adapted by Tom Haas, directed by cara hinh. Banish your bah humbugs and celebrate the season at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. A Christmas Carol shines a light on the power of kindness and love in this uplifting tale of one man’s journey to redemption. As the weather turns cold, warm your heart with story and song at the IRT.
* Jan. 26 through Feb. 21 – PURPOSE, on theOneAmerica Financial Stage. By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Tyrone Phillips. A co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. For decades, the influential Jasper family has been a pillar of Black America – movers and shakers in the Civil Rights movement, figureheads in the church, and power players in politics. When the Jaspers’ son and an uninvited friend return home for a family celebration, secrets just under the surface threaten to crack and shake their foundations. Intense, hilarious, deeply dramatic, and filled with intrigue, Purpose is an epic family drama. Winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play.
* Feb. 16 through March 21 – LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN, on the Janet Allen Stage. By Lauren M. Gunderson, directed by Lauren Keating. While their father serves in the Civil War, the four March sisters and their mother work hard to keep hearth and home. Despite society’s limitations, their love and shared feminine strength bind them through hardships, friendships, romantic entanglements, and inevitable losses. A captivating new stage adaptation by America’s most produced living playwright.
* April 7 through May 9 – GUYS AND DOLLS, on theOneAmerica Financial Stage. Based on a story and characters by Damon Runyan. Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. Directed by Lili-Anne Brown. In the bustling streets of New York, a smooth-talking gambler wagers he can charm an uptight missionary, and another high roller desperately fights to keep his game alive—while trying to avoid marrying his fiancée of 14 years. Will luck be a lady tonight? Filled with songs you love and exhilarating dances, the award-winning classic Guys and Dolls has often been called “the perfect musical comedy.”
For tickets, go to irtlive.com/shows-and-events.
