Potter’s Bridge Fest, Comedy, Murder-Mystery, Alley Play, FeedingTeam Musical Fest
Thom Johnson of Westfield plays the role of Hannibal in Main Street Productions’ first show of the season, “The Curious Savage,” a comedy on stage through Oct. 9 at Basile Westfield Playhouse.
The drama, “Our Town,” will be played out in the South Alley and Seminary Park in downtown Noblesville over the next few days, The Belfry Theatre’s “Rehearsal for Murder” play continues through Sunday, and Basile Westfield Playhouse’s comedy, “The Curious Savage,” opens this weekend and continues through Oct. 9. Plus, the Potter’s Bridge Festival and the Feeding Team Music Festival at Federal Hill Commons both take place on Saturday. What else?
Here’s our list of 15 things to do this weekend and beyond:
1. Poet-Ape Productions of Chicago, founded by Noblesville native James Holbrook, in conjunction with Nickel Plate Arts, presents “Our Town” tonight and Saturday and Oct. 6 and 8 in the South Alley near NobleMade and the Levinson Building, and Oct. 7 at Seminary Park (bring lawn chairs) with general admission tickets at https://nickelplatearts.org/.
2. Main Street Productions presents the comedy, “The Curious Savage,” tonight and Saturday and Sunday and next Thursday through Oct. 9, with tickets at www.westfieldplayhouse.org.
3. Hamilton County Theatre Guild presents the first show of the 58th season of The Belfry Theatre, “Rehearsal for Murder,” a murder-mystery who-dunnit play continuing through Sunday at The Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville, with tickets at www.thebelfrytheatre.com and 317-773-1085.
4. Noblesville Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Federal Hill Commons in downtown Noblesville. Market continues every Saturday this summer through Oct. 15.
Eric Bowman and Kelly Keller rehearse for Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s first show of the 58th season of The Belfry Theatre, “Rehearsal for Murder,” continuing through Sunday at The Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville.
5. Visit the Potter’s Bridge Fall Festival 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Potter’s Bridge Noblesville featuring 90 arts, crafts and food booths, free KidZone and live entertainment.
6. Feeding Families Hamilton County’s Music Festival, in its third year, will be 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at Federal Hill Commons in downtown Noblesville, with food vendors, beer garden, live music featuring Fast Cadillac (with Barry Dixon) and Mike & The Boys band and the Tyler Robling Band, plus bounce house, silent auction, merchandise, more. Bring nonperishable food items to donate to the Feeding Families local pantries. Visit https://feedingteam.org/
7. Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles invites car buffs to show off their vintage vehicles on the Courthouse Square during the weekly Saturday night Cruise-in. Lawn chairs and old-car conversations invited.
8. Carousel Corner is open at Forest Park in Noblesville from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through Oct. 23, with $2 carousel rides and $3 mini golf.
9. Hamilton County Parks’ Koteewi Aerial Adventure (Edge Adventures), K-Trails Equestrian Adventures, Koteewi Range Sport & Target Archery Center and Koteewi Lake are all open for the season.
10. Hamilton County 4-H Junior Leaders’ annual Community Halloween Party is 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville, for ages 10 and younger with their families, with games, haunted house, hayride and refreshments.
11. The Hyperion Players present “Barefoot in the Park,” Oct. 6-8, at The Switch Theatre in Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers with tickets available at www.hyperionplayers.com
12. Noblesville Main Street’s Music & All That Jazz, sponsored by Duke Energy, will be 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 7 on the Courthouse Square, with Fall Fest and Soup Cookoff from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., on the Square.
13. Carmel Community Players presents “Tick, Tick … BOOM!” musical Oct. 14-23 at The Switch Theatre in Ji-Eun Lee Music Academy in Fishers with tickets available at https://carmelplayers.org/
14. Take a ride on Nickel Plate Express’ Wizard Express or any different train rides. Pumpkin Spice Express rides in October. Trick-or-Treat on the Rails, Oct. 29-30. Check availability at https://nickelplateexpress.com/
15. Visit Little Haunt on the Prairie at Ghoul Creek Park, title sponsored by Hallmark Orthodontics, at 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Cool Creek Park in Westfield. Spooky, yet age-appropriate Halloween activities will be offered for children ranging from preschool to school ages and their families. You are welcome to come in your costumes and enjoy nature interpretation, entertainment, a hayride, food for purchase, and activities for the little ones as they trick-or-treat their way through this spooky event
Contact Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.
Cast of 11, 13 in A Crew of ‘The Curious Savage’
Main Street Productions presents the comedy, “The Curious Savage,” now through Oct. 9 at Westfield Playhouse.
The storyline? Mrs. Savage has been left $10 million by her husband and wants to make the best use of it, despite the efforts of her grown-up stepchildren to get their hands on it. It’s a warm comedy that compares the kindness and loyalty of psychiatric patients with the greed and hostility of so-called “normal” people.
Meet THE CAST
Mrs. Savage — Tanya Haas
Lily Belle — Jan Borcherding
Dr. Emmett — Tom Riddle
Miss Willie — Rachel Pope
Titus — Steven Marsh
Samuel — Ian A. Montgomery
Fairy — Phoebe Aldridge
Florence — Jennifer Poynter
Hannibal — Thom Johnson
Jeff — Josh Rooks
Mrs. Paddy — Lisa Warner
Meet THE PRODUCTION CREW
Director: Nancy Lafferty
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Tonya Rave
Producer: Tom Smith
Costumer: Addie Taylor
Lighting Designer: Eric Matters
Lighting Operator: Andrew Young
Sound Designer: Geoff Lynch
Sound Operator: James Williams
Props Designer: Amber Roth
Set Design: Adam Davis
Set Construction: Adam Davis
Photographers: Erin Keller and Rob Slaven & Indy Ghost Light Photography
For tickets, visit www.westfieldplayhouse.org