While kiddos were out trick-or-treating last Friday, I made my way up to the fourth floor of the Indiana Repertory Theatre (IRT) for the opening night of “Marie and Rosetta.”

Written by George Brant, “Marie and Rosetta” is a two-person one-act play with music highlighting the legacy of Godmother of rock ‘n roll Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Cherish Love) and her relationship with partner and protégé Marie Knight (Jaela Cheeks-Lomax). Set over the course of one night in a funeral home show room in 1946 Mississippi, “Marie and Rosetta” invites audiences to glimpse at Tharpe and Knight’s first rehearsal before embarking on a tour.

Directed by Christina Angeles, “Marie and Rosetta” is an intimate yet powerful show, performed upstairs on the IRT’s Janet Allen Stage Oct. 28 to Nov. 23.

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