“The 39 Steps” is onstage at the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT), and it’s the funniest thing I’ve seen all year.

The IRT’s 2025-26 season opener truly captivated audiences during opening night on Friday. Directed by Benjamin Hanna, the IRT’s Margot Lacey Eccles Artistic Director, “The 39 Steps” has been reimagined for its return to the IRT stage Sept. 16-Oct. 12.

The four-actor chaotic adventure is staged as a delightfully hilarious and dramatic parody play adapted from the 1936 Afred Hitchcock film which was adapted by the book by John Buchan. 

This show is hilarious, no exaggeration. I laughed so hard my lungs hurt, and not from the poor air quality that’s descended upon Indianapolis as we endure ‘false fall.’

However, I’m obligated to be honest. I have never seen a single Alfred Hi

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