PFW figures out how to present student theater productions
The protocols which led to so many artistic endeavors being canceled, postponed, or restricted have been a disappointment and hardship. For Purdue Fort...
Article Category: Stage & Dance
Laura Ingalls invites your family over for Christmas
For many decades, the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder have enchanted readers of all ages, harkening back to an era when the sole focus was on family and...
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s Annie a perfect antidote to hard times
Let’s face it: these are not easy times right now. With common phrases like “new normal” and “separate yet together,” people are experiencing loss of...
Civic, Embassy work together for musical
Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s production of Annie needed a second chance when COVID-19 drove the musical out of its established home at the Arts United...
Local choreographer sinks teeth into Dracula
For decades, Fort Wayne Ballet has established its reputation on the strength of its beloved traditions.
Each holiday season offers The Nutcracker,...
Help The Embassy Raise the curtain
Bob Nickerson recalls his father telling him stories about the 1918 influenza pandemic and its effects on daily life in Fort Wayne.
“He was eight years...
all for One addresses children’s anxieties in new stageplay
The opening production of all for One’s 2020-21 season, The Dreadful Journal of Phoebe Weems, had a relatively long history before its upcoming debut,...
The Civic tells Philadelphia story with cast of all females
The enormous success of Hamilton on Broadway, around the country, and even in London demonstrates that the origins of the United States of America is...
Coronavirus interruption keeps ballet on their toes
In some ways the last few months have been new and strange at Fort Wayne Ballet, but in other ways it has been business as usual.
Like everyone else,...
Day-by-day planning in a time of pandemic
For the last few weeks, teachers and parents have debated the wisdom and feasibility of sending children back to school.
But for Fort Wayne Youtheatre,...