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Alicia Rodenbeck

Alicia Rodenbeck

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PFW's upcoming production of "Elephant & Piggie's 'We Are In a Play!,'" starring Isabelle Shenfeld and Ayden Murphy, opens April 18.

PFW’s ‘Elephant & Piggie’ is for all ages

Books offer avenues to adventure and imagination in so many ways while also encouraging young minds to explore and create.  One of the greatest and most prolific modern authors of […]
IMTF will present "The Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-Time" at Saint Francis' North Campus Auditorium.

IMTF show helps shed light on autism

April is National Autism Awareness month.  While autism spectrum disorders are becoming more visible in the public eye thanks to television shows such as ABC’s The Good Doctor, there are […]
Adam Cesarz, right, and Jeff Casazza star in Fort Wayne Civic Theatre’s production of Red, which will take place at Fort Wayne Museum of Art from March 21-April 6.

Civic Theatre gets artistic with ‘Red’

When it was announced that Arts United Center was being remodeled, there were several performing companies who were left, for lack of a better word, homeless — their primary venue […]
Arena Dinner Theatre’s upcoming production of I Hate Hamlet, which opens Friday, March 14, includes Todd Frymier and Sean Findley, portraying John Barrymore and Andrew Rally, respectively.

Shakespeare is not for everyone

Who doesn’t love a bit of Shakespeare?  Honestly, a lot of people.  However, most people would not openly admit to hating The Bard. The question that should be asked is […]
Purdue University Fort Wayne’s run of John Proctor Is the Villain continues through March 1 at Williams Theatre. Featured in the show are, from left, Michaela Mooney, Caleb Curtis, and Madison Morgan.

PFW play takes deeper look into #MeToo

There’s a lot going on in the world. Our lives are inundated with political news, natural disasters, and whatever tomorrow holds for TikTok.  But for a moment, stop and think […]
Three Rivers Music Theatre's production of "Doubt" opens Nov. 8.

No doubt Three Rivers’ show will spark discussion

Three Rivers Music Theatre is getting into the habit of bringing award-winning plays to the stage.  Last season, the company brought a compelling production of August: Osage County. This season, […]
Purdue University Fort Wayne will put on a production of The Catastrophist at Williams Theatre beginning Friday, Sept. 20.

PFW go viral with production of ‘The Catastrophist’

When faced with your own mortality, when you look at your life, what do you see?  This is one of the questions pondered in Purdue University Fort Wayne’s upcoming production […]
Indiana Musical Theatre Foundation will present Chicago: The Musical at Arena Dinner Theatre beginning Thursday, Sept. 19.

IMTF look to razzle dazzle with ‘Chicago: The Musical’

Fort Wayne, who couldn’t use a little “Razzle Dazzle” “Nowadays”?  Well, if you’re looking for “All That Jazz,” Indiana Musical Theatre Foundation is bringing Broadway’s longest running show to the […]
This year's Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre production will be Legally Blonde the Musical.

Youths get taste of theater with ‘Legally Blonde’

Omigod you guys! Just when you thought the pretty pink Barbie world had left Fort Wayne, we have the invasion of the Delta Nus!  The Indiana Musical Theatre Foundation is […]