On a bluff overlooking the White River on the northwest side of Indianapolis stands the architecturally distinctive campus of Christian Theological Seminary. In the west wing of that building is Shelton Auditorium, which houses the Edyvean Repertory Theatre, an institution that during the 1996-1997 season celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. This history tells of the dream of its founder, Dr. Alfred R. Edyvean, to establish his "theatre with a purpose", from its fledgling flights as the Seminary Players, when Christian Theological Seminary was still the School of Religion of Butler University, to its secure reputation as a professionally managed community theatre with six or seven productions a year of high-quality drama. These productions draw nearly 30,000 people annually from across the state. The Edyvean Repertory Theatre at CTS is unique among community theatres for having been established at a theological seminary and having maintained a full season of dramatic presentations for almost thirty years. This history is an effort to determine why it survived and what must be done to keep it alive. (1993 saw the closing of the neighboring Starlight Musicals housed at Butler University and the Theatre Department at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis.)
Chapters include "Comin Up in Alabama," "Opportunity in Indiana," "My Life as a Woman," "With Jim Jones in Indianapolis," "Following Jim to California," "End Times in Jonestown, Guyana," "Back Home Again in California & Indiana." Only extant account of poor, African-American, elderly, disabled woman survivor, including why & how she survived. Richard Fears, Religious Studies Instructor, Ball State University, says, "Hyacinth Thrash can teach people a lot about themselves & their misperceptions...She is one gutsy lady!" Wilma Gibbs, Program Activist, Indiana Historical Society, says, "The story of the Jonestown incident is like a giant puzzle with missing sections that continues to reach closer to home." Bette Joe Davis, Ph.D., (ret.) Professor of Education, "I couldn't put it down." To order: Marian K. Towne, 5129 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, IN 46208-2613; 317-253-7973.
The story takes place in the tightly knit Hutterite Mennonite community near Freeman, SD. Its main character is Morgan (John P. Kleinsasser, 1896-1984). He was husband, father, farmer, rural school teacher, state legislator, ecologist, religious and civic leader, and perennial student.
Historical fiction telling the story of the Hutterites from the Sixteenth Century Swiss Brethren Anabaptist movement to the Twentieth Century Prairieleut of Dakota, their faith, persecution, migration, exile, and settlement.
. . . speaks eloquently to anyone who resolves to live close to the earth, and to eat well and frugally." —Indianapolis Monthly "Marian Towne has done a superb—and witty—job!" —The Weedpatch Gazette This marvelous cookbook, the product of 50 years of cookery according to seasonal principles, contains hundreds of recipes for more than 90 different fruits, vegetables, and herbs (including such wild crops as mulberries, pawpaws, and violets), locally grown and used at their peak of flavor and freshness. Take it with you as you stroll through the local farmer's market, or consult it after bringing in the harvest from your own garden.
On a bluff overlooking the White River on the northwest side of Indianapolis stands the architecturally distinctive campus of Christian Theological Seminary. In the west wing of that building is Shelton Auditorium, which houses the Edyvean Repertory Theatre, an institution that during the 1996-1997 season celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. This history tells of the dream of its founder, Dr. Alfred R. Edyvean, to establish his "theatre with a purpose", from its fledgling flights as the Seminary Players, when Christian Theological Seminary was still the School of Religion of Butler University, to its secure reputation as a professionally managed community theatre with six or seven productions a year of high-quality drama. These productions draw nearly 30,000 people annually from across the state. The Edyvean Repertory Theatre at CTS is unique among community theatres for having been established at a theological seminary and having maintained a full season of dramatic presentations for almost thirty years. This history is an effort to determine why it survived and what must be done to keep it alive. (1993 saw the closing of the neighboring Starlight Musicals housed at Butler University and the Theatre Department at Indiana University - Purdue University at Indianapolis.)
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