A Love Story About Killing

In the summer of 1924, a pair of well-to-do Chicago teens conspired to take the life of a randomly-selected child as part of an intellectual dare. Their subsequent prosecution became known as “The Trial of the Century”. Beginning Halloween weekend, the critically-acclaimed artists of The Theater Within tell their story in John Logan’s Never the Sinner.

Hate Permitted

The brutality of the killing of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb was sensationalized in ways that created a portrait of a time in history as split up and reassembled as a Surrealist painting. At the same time the most famous lawyer in America, Clarence Darrow, did daily battle with state’s attorney Robert Crowe, newspapers held contests and teenage girls wrote fan letters proclaiming their adoration for the same widely-reproduced and stylishly-groomed faces a wider and more vocal public clamored for the death of.

Hanging is Good

The Theater Within offers its audience the opportunity to witness the inner workings of the creative mind each night as cast and crew return to the stage for conversation about the ideas presented in each performance… Those in attendance serve as a jury, piercing the imaginary wall between ritual and real life.

For additional information, contact Rod Isaac at rodisaac1@yahoo.com or the theater link at www.thechurchwithin.org. The Theater Within is located at 1125 Spruce St., just four blocks east of Fountain Square along Prospect Street immediately south of the KFC and is an outreach program of The Church Within.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors.

Show dates are Fridays and Saturdays October 30 and 31, November 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. For reservations call (317) 850-4665. Scot McKim (317) 259-4904

Tickets:
$12 adults
$10 students/seniors
Reservations Recommended (317) 850-4665
Contact us for advertising opportunities within our program.

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The Theater Within is an outreach program of The Church Within. It is produced through special arrangement with Broadway Publishing, Inc.

What the critics are saying about THE THEATER WITHIN:

"More so than any other local theater company, The Theater Within is taking chances, challenging audiences and bringing engaging productions to its stage....The Theater Within is pushing the way people perceive a theater experience...don't forget about the little theater in Fountain Square. Sometimes a $12 ticket can have a priceless payoff"--Lisa Gauthier, NUVO Artsguide

"This Is How It Goes is an apt inclusion in a challenging inaugural season...a conversation-starter...director Rod Isaac and the three actors tackle the show head-on" -- Lisa Gautier, NUVO

**** (4 stars) The Laramie Project -- Josefa Beyer, NUVO

"...adventurous Indianapolis theater audiences could find themselves with a lot to talk about" --Lou Harry, Indianapolis Business Journal

"...a new Indianapolis theater company...a welcome addition to the scene...highly recommended" --Joe Boling, Indiana Auditions

"...this production [Bash] is very satisfying...the language and the acting are excellent." --Hope Baugh, Indiana Auditions