06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
'Sunset Boulevard' and 'Young Frankenstein' on Actors Theatre of Indiana's new season
A journey through the 1960s and a story about an obsessive movie star will be among the highlights of Actors Theatre of Indiana's 2025-26 season. From September through May, the company will produce four works that explore multiple shades of comedies and dramas.
The shows will take place at the Studio Theatre at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, where Actors Theatre of Indiana is a resident company.
Season subscriptions are on sale now, and individual tickets will be sold starting May 19 at Visit to learn more. Here's the season lineup.
'Beehive'
Sept. 5-21
The musical takes a look back at powerful women's voices in the 1960s to the tune of 40 iconic songs by Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more.
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'Young Frankenstein'
Oct. 24-Nov. 9
In this comedy by Mel Brooks, Frederick Frankenstein ends up following in the family legacy when he travels to his grandfather's Transylvania castle and meets a cadre of people connected to the infamous experiments. Soon, Frederick creates his own Monster with an abnormal brain and must figure out how not to repeat his grandfather's mistakes.
'Lucky Stiff'
Jan. 30-Feb. 15, 2026
To inherit his late uncle's fortune, Harry Witherspoon must travel from England to Monte Carlo — with the corpse in tow. Complicating the trip are his uncle's former lover and her brother in this comedy that brims with mistaken identities and disguises.
'Sunset Boulevard'
April 24-May 10, 2026
Norma Desmond, a former star of the silent film era, lives in a dilapidated Hollywood mansion with a butler who writes fake fan letters to protect her from reality. When Desmond meets struggling young screenwriter Joe Gillis, she gives him a room and board in exchange for editing her massive "Salome" script. Desmond soon becomes obsessed with Gillis, leading to dire consequences.
