That Other Theater Company to Premiere First Performance in Indianapolis

Joey Amato
1 day ago
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That Other Theater Company would like to share some information about our new theater company and our first full-length production.

Founded by actor and director Jay Hemphill, That Other Theater Company (TOTC) is an artist-driven theater company dedicated to presenting high-quality theatrical experiences that spotlight the work of LGBTQIA+ theater artists. Previous productions include their 2025 Indy Fringe Festival hit show, Homotherapy: Three Gay Men Give Advice, starring Jay Hemphill, Andrew Kramer, and Chris Saunders.

St. Sebastian by Andrew Kramer

The Basile Theatre at IF

719 E. St. Clair St., Indianapolis, IN 46203

Performances:

Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and Sundays at 3:00 PM.

Opening Night - Friday, January 23, 2026
Closing Performance - Sunday, February 8, 2026

Synopsis:

In this dark comedy, Ben, a former priest, persuades Gideon, his younger "liberal-anti-gun-queer-feminist-PC-sensitivity trainer" partner, to leave their cozy city life behind to flip a fixer-upper, but he conveniently forgets to mention one detail: the house is in a historically—and currently—Black neighborhood. When Ben hires and befriends a local teenager, Reuben, what begins as a “fresh start” quickly spirals into a tense collision of good intentions, buried prejudice, and uncomfortable truths. Ultimately, a play about relationships and the fragile, often flawed ways we do and don’t communicate, St. Sebastian exposes how intimacy, ideology, and fear can be just as dangerous as outright hostility.

Cast:

Jy'lerre Jones as Rueben

Eric Olson* as Ben

Joe Wagner as Gideon

*Denotes member of AEA

Creative Team:

Jay Hemphill, Director

Katie Angel, Stage Manager

Christian McKinney, Scenic Designer

Jacob Harris, Costume Designer

Ben Dobler, Sound Designer

Tim Dick, Lighting Designer