Epilogue Players, a theater troupe based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, was founded by Bertha Starkus in 1976 with the backing of the Indiana Arts Commission, as an acting company focussed on plays featuring older actors. The company's first production took place at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. Later, the group moved to the Command Playhouse at Ft. Harrison and then the Hedback Community Theatre. It is now the oldest 50-and-over acting company in the nation.

Although the company generally produces established work such as Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (play)

Inherit the Wind is a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. The play, which debuted in 1955, is a parable that fictionalizes the 1925 Scopes "Monkey" Trial as a means to discuss the then-contemporary McCarthy trials.-Background:...

 and The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple is a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spin offs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates, one neat and uptight, the other more easygoing and...

, it featured the premier of Jacob Appel's award winning drama, The Three Belles of Eden.