Little Women

Little Women at Janet Allen Stage - Indiana Repertory Theater

You know the March sisters. Maybe you grew up with them, or maybe someone handed you the book and said, "Trust me." Now imagine seeing that story with Louisa May Alcott herself standing inside it. On March 14 at 2:00 PM, Little Women arrives at the Janet Allen Stage at Indiana Repertory Theater in Indianapolis, and it offers a fresh way into a story you may think you already know.

Lauren Gunderson's adaptation, directed by Lauren Keating, puts Alcott in the dramatic frame and draws on passages from her original text. That choice matters. You watch the author's life, her family and her fictional characters brush against each other onstage. Where does Jo end and Louisa begin? The production invites you to wonder, and that curiosity gives a beloved title a spark of discovery.

Then there are the sisters themselves. Their ambitions pull in different directions, yet their bond holds. With their father serving in the Civil War, the March women lean on their mother and on each other through love, friendship, romance, social limits, growing independence and loss. It is the kind of story that can sit comfortably between generations. A grandmother, a daughter and a teenager may each carry a different favorite moment into the theater. Afterward, you will have plenty to talk about. Make it a Sunday afternoon plan, and secure your seats for Little Women in Indianapolis.