During their season-ending Christmas on Lake shows in December, Indiana Musical Theatre Foundation also announced what you can expect from the nonprofit theater company this year.
As has become tradition, IMTF will kick off the season by honoring a soulful singer in a concert setting. After having already performed shows in honor of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, and Stevie Wonder, this year will be an ode to the Queen of Soul — Aretha Franklin.
Aretha: A Tribute to the Queen of Soul will feature the voices of Martel Harris, Dave Ealy, Prentis Moore, Tamia Beverly, Jaylee Hill, Fatima Washington, Debbie Kirkland, Jordan Weatherbe, Albert Brownlee, and Jake Wilhelm, backed by Peter Klopfenstein & The IMTF All-Star Band.
Produced by Alex Leavell and hosted by Moore, the production will be at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at RKF Studios, 2446 Lake Ave.
The rest of the season will include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the University of Saint Francis North Auditorium from April 17-19 and April 25-27.
The summer cabaret show, June 13-14, will be Flops! The Best Songs from Broadway’s Biggest Bombs, followed by the annual Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre show, which will be Sweeney Todd from July 11-13 and July 18-20.
In September, they will team up with Arena Dinner Theatre for Avenue Q from Sept. 12-21, followed by the season closer Company, from Nov. 14-23 at USF’s North Auditorium.
Take a tour of The Build Guild on Jan. 4
The Build Guild, 1025 Goshen Ave., is offering a guided tour to show prospective members what they have to offer.
The tour will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4. The cost is $10 and will be credited toward the first month’s membership. The credit must be used within 30 days of the tour.
For more information about the Build Guild, go to thebuildguild.org.
Life coach offers workshop on Jan. 8
Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Center will hold a Gold-Setting on Fire workshop at Northeast Indiana Innovation Center, 3201 Stellhorn Road, at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Life coach Lori Zacharias, owner of U2FP, will guide participants through techniques to set goals.
The workshop can be attended live or virtually. Tickets are $15 and are available at Eventbrite.com
Civic Theatre auditions for Red
The Fort Wayne Civic Theatre will hold auditions for Red, a drama about the painter Mark Rothko.
Director Andrew Holderfield is seeking two male presenting actors to portray Rothko, a celebrated painter in his 50s specializing in abstract expressionism; Ken, a 20-something man who seems to be hiding a dark past; and an actor of any gender, age 18 and older, to read the stage directions and descriptions live for the show.
The play is rated R for language and will be performed March 21-April 6 at Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
Auditions will take place Sunday, Jan. 5, at the Civic Theatre’s temporary location at 1940 Bluffton Road. All auditioners must arrive by 6:45 p.m. for the 7 p.m. auditions.
Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For more information, go to fwcivic.org/auditions
Holiday light displays beginning to dim
If the holidays had you too busy to take the family on a tour of holiday lights, you still have some opportunities before next year.
- Holiday Lights: Parkview Field, 1301 Ewing St., through Saturday, Jan. 4
- Illuminating Leo: Riverside Gardens Park, 14701 Schwartz Road, Grabill, through Monday, Jan. 6.
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