Little Women

Little Women at Janet Allen Stage - Indiana Repertory Theater

You already know the March sisters. Now watch Louisa May Alcott walk in beside them. At Indiana Repertory Theater, Lauren Gunderson's Little Women puts the author herself inside the story, and that one choice turns a beloved classic into something that feels startlingly fresh.

Directed by Lauren Keating on the Janet Allen Stage, this spoken stage adaptation draws on passages from Alcott's original text. You will hear her words, then see how her own life, her family and her fictional creations seem to tug at each other. Where does the writer end and the character begin? Watching that question play out live in Indianapolis is the kind of curiosity that a quiet night at home rarely satisfies. This is a play, not a musical and not a film, and that intimacy is the point.

Then there are the sisters, each with her own ambitions and her own way of loving the others. The story follows them and their mother while the father serves in the Civil War. Family love, growing independence, social restrictions, friendships, romance and loss all find room. Bring a sister, a daughter, a mother or the friend who first handed you the book. It is an easy way to share something across generations and talk about it long after the lights come up. Catch the March 18, 2027, 2:00 PM performance, claim your seats for Little Women in Indianapolis, and see a story you love from the writer's side of the page.