ML Roberts

RIVERSIDE by ML Roberts ‘23 was developed in partnership with The New Harmony Project.

Inspired by the desire to honor the history of the area, and the generous welcoming collaborative spirit of so many neighborhood residents, ML (who played Hamlet in Indy Shakes’ first production in Riverside Park) researched the history and conducted interviews with area residents, chief among them, Phyllis Hackett. The resulting play, RIVERSIDE, developed in partnership with The New Harmony Project, tells part of the story of Black Indianapolis from the perspective of a single family line in 3 different decades, the 1820's the 1920's and the 1960's.