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Stage & Dance
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
In order to keep up his spirits, his doctors have lied to him about his true condition. His wife is in denial. Their Golden Boy son, Brick, has taken ...
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Stage & Dance
Beyond Glory
First Presbyterian Theater presents stories of Medal of Honor recipients
First Presbyterian Theater excels at presenting stories that audiences may not have heard but absolutely should. Their current production, Beyond Glor...
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Stage & Dance
Beyond Glory
I grew up in a generation where the military didn’t really need me. I was 14 when the Vietnam war ended and by the time we were participating in the...
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Writer David Sedaris’ true account of two Christmas seasons he spent working as an elf at Macy’s department store in New York are depicted in this...
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Stage & Dance
Christmas Songs and Stories
The holiday season that runs roughly from Halloween to New Year’s Day is more stressful than joyous for many people, even when they have the best of...
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Stage & Dance
Disney's Frozen Jr.
Popular Disney musical visits Fort Wayne stage
The typical pattern for local theater groups and arts organizations is to quietly assemble the following season.
Then as the current season winds dow...
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Stage & Dance
Christmas Songs and Stories & The Santaland Diaries
Don’t get confused this holiday season! First Presbyterian Theater will have three shows running over the holidays.
The two shows that FPT is produ...
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Stage & Dance
Art
These two questions contemplate the core concept of the 1990s comedy and Tony award winner for best play, Art:
“Are you who you are because you are ...
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Stage & Dance
The Importance of Being Earnest
Chance Parker and Aaron Mann star in First Presbyterian Theater’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest.
The 2019-20 season at First Presybyterian Theater season kicks off this month with Oscar Wilde’s timeless classic The Importance of Being Earnest. T...
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Stage & Dance
The Importance of Being Earnest
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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Stage & Dance
Curtain Call
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 Wa...
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Stage & Dance
Curtain Call
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...
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Stage & Dance
Artistic Director's Notes
‘If music be the food of love, play on.” This is probably the most famous quote from Shakespeare’s romantic comedy masterpiece, and Shakespeare ...
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Stage & Dance
Director's Notes
“I have a powerful urge to communicate with you, but I find the distance between us insurmountable.”
That quote from our upcoming show The Christi...
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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 presentatio...
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Stage & Dance
Curtain Call
Thirty-seven years ago, First Presbyterian Theater Managing Artistic Director Thom Hofrichter met Tom Didier when they performed Of Mice and Men at th...
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Stage & Dance
Director's Notes
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...
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Stage & Dance
Director's Notes
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...
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Stage & Dance
Curtain Call
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 do...
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