Making a mark on Youtheatre
When Todd Espeland arrived early last year to assume duties as the executive director of Fort Wayne Youtheatre, he inherited a 2018-19 season that was...
Article Category: Stage & Dance
Optimistic love of America sentiment of play
My first encounter with Flora, the Red Menace was through the original cast recording of the 1965 Broadway production. The library at my undergraduate...
Charming, hilarious mystery opens afO season
If the glut of true crime programming and procedural dramas on television tells us anything, it’s that people love a mystery. While there may be a certain...
Working hard to challenge themselves
Over the last several seasons, Fort Wayne Ballet’s fall performance has tapped into new and exciting relationships, mergers that have helped establish...
First-rate performance of Sondheim musical
Some people are resistant to Sondheim’s musical about a vengeful barber because of its subject matter.
Serial murder and cannibalism can come as quite...
afO’s decision to stage Sherlock was elementary
There are few literary figures and cultural icons more pervasive and enduring that Sherlock Holmes. Older generations and classic movies fans still...
Classic Wilde play comes to life at FPT
The 2019-20 season at First Presybyterian Theater season kicks off this month with Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic The Importance of Being Earnest. This...
Musical about obsession makes the cut at Civic
The opening words, “Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd…,” began a love affair I have had with Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street since I first...
Classic Wilde play perfect opening for season
From the perspective of a theater director, the opportunity to direct Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a true privilege and delight....
Civic musical accelerates the comedy in delightful show
When Broadway stars leave their iconic roles, replacing them may seem daunting, even if few of us ever saw Julie Andrews as Eliza Doolittle, Mary Martin...