Actors Theatre of Indiana
Sunset Boulevard
The Studio Theater // Apr 24 - May 10
Event Details
Fri Apr 24 - 7:30pm ET
Sat Apr 25 - 7:30pm ET
Sun Apr 26 - 2pm ET
Wed Apr 29 - 7:30pm ET
Thu Apr 30 - 7:30pm ET
Fri May 1 - 7:30pm ET
Sat May 2 - 7:30pm ET
Sun May 3 - 2pm ET
Wed May 6 - 7:30pm ET
Thu May 7 - 7:30pm ET
Fri May 8 - 7:30pm ET
Sat May 9 - 7:30pm ET
Sun May 10 - 2pm ET
Sunset Boulevard revolves around the former star of the silent screen era, Norma Desmond. Aging and largely forgotten for years, she lives in her dilapidated mansion in Hollywood with her butler and chauffeur, Max. Lost in her memories, she is stirred into action when struggling screenwriter, Joe Gillis, suddenly enters her home and her life. Joe is down on his luck and struggling to escape debt collectors. Norma offers him a room and board if he agrees to edit her incomprehensible script of Salome, a movie she has written and in which she wants to star as the teenage seductress. Norma is convinced that she is still as beautiful and in demand as ever. This misguided belief is sustained by Max, who writes fake fan letters to her and shields her from the realities of the much changed, modern-day movie business. Buoyed by Joe’s presence in her house, she lavishes him with gifts and soon declares her love for him. Her obsession with the young writer further reveals her increasing mental instability, leading to tragic consequences.
