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Bloomington Playwrights Project
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Homer Simpson in Bloomington! BPP Presents Farcical Play by Dan Castellaneta and Wife
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC Dan Castellaneta is best known as the voice of Homer Simpson, and through this character and numerous others on The Simpsons…
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Ivy Tech-Bloomington to Offer Theater Program
BY KELLY KENDALL It all started with Waiting for Lefty, a drama staged in April 2012 about a taxi drivers’ strike. Then came The…
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BPP Presents ‘The Truman Show’: A Musical Based on the Film
BY ADAM KENT-ISAAC A man, Truman Burbank, learns that the idyllic American suburb of Seahaven, where he’s lived his entire life, is actually a…
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John Whikehart: Song and Dance Man (Video)
John Whikehart, the chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington and an aspiring thespian, saved the day at a recent performance of the play Rx, presented by…
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Jewish Theatre Presents ‘Out of Our Fathers’ House’
BY JANET MANDELSTAM The women behind the Jewish Theatre of Bloomington’s new production say the play was “communally chosen.” “We were looking for a…
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Gladys DeVane Receives Two Honors in Two Weeks
BY LEE ANN SANDWEISS Gladys DeVane’s contributions to Bloomington could fill volumes. Educator, community activist, storyteller, and actress are just a few of the…
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A New Era at Bloomington Playwrights Project
BY JEREMY SHERE | PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHANNON ZAHNLE This past December, before the debut production of the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s new, award-winning comedy I…