The Ripple Theatre company is all about producing inclusive,
community-driven theatre and offering collaborative educational opportunities.
The Ripple aims to serve as a vital hub for creative connection, artistic development, and meaningful community engagement.
Hoping that the the connections and development "ripple" in to Indy.
About
Founder and Instructor
Callie Burk-Hartz
Callie Burk-Hartz lives in Broadripple with her husband Dustin and their two kiddos, Pearl and Harry. Callie is excited to continue to build the arts community in her neck of the woods.
Callie is an Indianapolis native that grew her talents in LA, Vancouver, BC, and NYC while earning degrees in Theatre and Film. She has performed off-broadway, voiced several video games, and loves making B horror films. Locally you have seen her on stage at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, TOTS, NoExit Performance, White Rabbit, and Fringe. She has taught acting at IRT, Phoenix Theatre and taught and directed at Anderson University, University High School, IUPUI and University of Indianapolis. She currently works for Iheart Radio across the nation and is the Festival Director of the Indy Fringe.
Music Director
Elle Tyler
Elle Tyler tells stories through music. Her work conspires to connect the broken pieces of self, community, and world. Her pieces have been staged in New York, Atlanta, Colorado, Dallas, and Indianapolis, which she calls home. With naturally rooted lyrics washed in tonal harmonies, her work yields utterly singable tunes that whisper to your core—you were made for something more. A classically trained pianist, her music melds influences from Chopin to Jason Robert Brown, mixing the singability of pop with the extended chords you love to hear in late night jazz.
Elle works as a composer, lyricist, educator, innovator, and champion for the arts. Her musical Getting Through April premiered in 2024 in Dallas, Texas, helmed by Rebecca Lowrey; her newest TYA musical Every Color premiered in Boulder in July 2026. Her piece Female Troubles won FemmeFest 2026 and earned a spot in the 2026 Indy Fringe. She is the co-creator and co-producer of New Musical Project, where she has also had portions of her shows The Door and Nadia Half Dreaming staged. She has additionally had work performed at the TYA/USA National Conference, the Circle in the Square Theatre School, CO New Musical Fest, the Denver Fringe, and multiple MusicalWriters cabarets. She is an inaugural writer in residence for MusicalWriters and was an artist in residence at the YMCA of the Rockies. When not writing or playing music, you can find Elle out for a run, browsing cookbooks at the library, drinking cortados, or at a park with her small people.
Let the art flow and ripple out.