The development process of the play includes this evening where participants will see and hear readings and songs of the work-in-progress.
A collaborative effort among IndyFringe, The District Theatre, Indiana Historical Society, Main Street Artists, Timeless Music Project and Indiana Entertainment Foundation, THE STARR-GENNETT STORY is in development to become a live-action stage play with music telling the story of the early years of the Starr Piano Company and Gennett Records. The play is being conceived and written by Indiana author Dr. Julie Lyn Barber and will incorporate information and inspiration from archives and anecdotes collected by members of the Starr-Gennett Foundation, Indiana Historical Society and Indiana Entertainment Foundation.
The play itself would use humor and history to tell the story of the founding and influence of the Starr Piano Company and Gennett Records on both the history and culture of Indiana as well as America in the early 20th Century. It will feature a cast of 5 actor/singers and 3 musicians. The author has a long and successful track record of writing and producing historical plays and musicals with humorous points of view, including biographies of Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, the Gershwin Brothers and more, as well as the stories of the Indiana Squirrel Stampede and Brown County’s famous Liar’s Bench.
FREE ADMISSION – limited seating available, must reserve through our website
Phone: 317-308-9800
Email: becki@indyfringe.org
2020/03/08 - 2020/03/08
District Theatre
627 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Metered parking is available on Mass Ave. The Penrose Garage is available for an hourly rate and Zion Evangelical Church has surface parking at the corner of North & New Jersey, just a short walk to the theatre.