Trisha's Wishes

Some Saturday mornings are for pajamas and pancakes. Others are for ball gowns and glass slippers. This weekend I brought my youngest theatre fan and two...

I was bitten by the Christmas bug even earlier than usual this year. I started playing the holiday music radio channels right after Thanksgiving....

The annual “ZooBoo” is one of the most happening Halloween haunts in Indy, and we sent an incredible little boy to test out the...

  Her eyebrows wrinkled upward dramatically as she cracked a goofy, nervous smile. Seven-year-old Daisy was about to ride the smallest roller coaster at Holiday World:...

“Hey kids, want to go to a carnival?” The answer was quick and decisive. “Woo-HOO!!! YES!”   Our Friday night was an adventurous one. I loaded up the...

So, you’re busy. Kids. Jobs. Housework. Responsibilities. A tight budget. I get it. And, that’s no excuse. Speaking friend to friend here, please do yourself a...

My wish for today: that more people would get out and enjoy the INCREDIBLE talent Indy's music and theatre scene has to offer. I was...

At the end of an action-packed week, I discovered a surprise: what my theatre-loving daughters and I needed most was an evening full of fairy tale characters flying...

Last night my house was full of happy, laughing kids and adults wearing fairy wings. Today, I have a pretty significant headache and some...

There are certain charming Christmas traditions that my kids and I just couldn’t miss: Arguing over whose turn it is to put the star...

The IRT {Indiana Repertory Theatre} knows how to put on exquisite productions brought to life by world-class actors - and Three Musketeers delivered.

IC Insider Trisha - mom of 3 and daredevil extraordinaire - took the leap and tried Go Ape Indianapolis at Eagle Creek Park all in the name of journalism.

I am sipping coffee very slowly from my favorite Elvis mug on this quiet Saturday morning after sleeping as late as my brain would...

How does a working mom of three young kids – including a travel baseball player – find time to perform in a musical theatre...

Lessons on beauty, kindness, humility and magic: Just 4 of the things you'll take home from Disney's Beauty and the Beast at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre.

Today’s wish: that I never lose the sense of humor that keeps days like last Sunday in perspective. On Monday morning, dozens of co-workers asked,...

After a long, busy week, I was really looking forward to relaxing in my seat in the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre last night to...

I’ve been pretty neglectful about blogging lately, but I haven’t fallen into a black hole. My life has just been consumed by baseball and theatre. Tonight's...

As a musical theatre junkie, I’m embarrassed to admit that I somehow missed seeing the Disney movie musical, Newsies. My first glimpse at this show,...

This article appears in our March 2016 issue of Indy’s Child Parenting Magazine. Flip through it here or pick up a copy today at your local...