Longing for the Light
Many of you will be aware that we premiered a new Christmas piece last December. But you may not have realized that this is a piece of repertoire that we intend to produce each Christmas season. For many years afO…
Father Brown Solutions
THE PROLOGUE The first “case” solved by Father Brown takes place during the Prologue, and serves primarily to introduce us to the main characters in the story: Father Brown, Chief Inspector Valentine, Officer O’Brien, Laura Galloway and Flambeau. The story…
Notes from the Costume Room
If you’ve seen our play, Father Brown, you’ll have noticed the long skirts and ruffles on the ladies, and maybe the men’s jackets buttoned to the sternum or throat rather than at the navel. Welcome to the Edwardian era in…
Faith and Reason in “Father Brown”
“Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all. If one is merely a skeptic, one must sooner or later ask the question, “Why…
Father Brown
Fill in the blank: “Father Brown” is a _______. What is your first thought? A popular BBC mystery series with multiple seasons? A Catholic priest invented by G.K. Chesterton a hundred years ago, who is featured in five books of…
A Word About Tigger…
Tigger, as iconic as he is, did not actually appear in the first volume of the Pooh stories. He is introduced in The House at Pooh Corner, which did not enter public domain until January of this year. Since we…
Enter the Actors!
Only when there are live humans embodying the characters can the play truly come to life. The personalities, vocal qualities and insights of each individual affect how the role is played. But more than that, the spirit and enthusiasm of…
The Design Team
With the script under control, now Lauren needed to recruit a team to make the show come to life. Lauren met with costumer Mary Swerens to describe her ideas for how to easily morph the human characters into the dream…
AUDITION NOTICE: Father Brown
Father Brown by Patrick RiegerAdapted from stories in The Innocence of Father Brown by G.K. ChestertonPresented by all for One productions at the PPG Artslab September 20 -29, 2024 AUDITIONS WHEN: Monday, May 13 at 7:00 PM with call backs on…