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....
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Ben Butler
The 2018-2019 season ends this month at First Presbyterian Theater with Ben Butler, a play that mixes historical figures from the dawn of The Civil...
Twelfth Night
There may not be a literal recipe for the perfect story, the perfect date, or the perfect performance, but there are instances when all three can mesh...
Twelfth Night
‘If music be the food of love, play on.” This is probably the most famous quote from Shakespeare’s romantic comedy masterpiece, and Shakespeare makes...
The Christians
“I have a powerful urge to communicate with you, but I find the distance between us insurmountable.”
That quote from our upcoming show The Christians...
Tom and Thom’s Christmas Songs and Stories
If you’re looking for a unique event to help you get in the spirit of Christmas, look no further than the First Presbyterian Theater’s presentation...
Tom and Thom’s Christmas Songs and Stories
Thirty-seven years ago, First Presbyterian Theater Managing Artistic Director Thom Hofrichter met Tom Didier when they performed Of Mice and Men at...
Tom and Thom’s Christmas songs and stories
Tom Didier and I have known each other for 37-plus years. We did Of Mice and Men together back in 1981, and ever since I’ve been back to run FPT, I’ve...
The Doctor’s Dillema
Who would have guessed that a scathingly funny play about the state of health care in the United States was written in England over 110 years ago?
The...
Present Laughter
Above the fireplace within stage actor Gerry Essendine’s late 1930s flat in London is an image of the actor himself, holding a skull, which is no doubt...