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…
Audition notice: WALK TWO MOONS
AUDITION November 19, 7 PM 2310 Weisser Park Ave, 46803 Based on the Newbery award winning novel by Sharon Creech, this coming of age story takes place in several narrative frames simultaneously, leaping back and forth in time and memory…
A New Collaboration is Born
This play originated over two years ago with a casual conversation between two friends: one, a father-to-be, mentioned that he was practicing his “Pooh” voice so that he could read to his baby the stories beloved by his wife; the…
2024-2025 Season Announcement!
London is once again confounded by the notorious thief, Flambeau. Scotland Yard detectives team with an unlikely ally: the humble and unassuming priest, Father Brown. Patrick Rieger’s faithful adaptation weaves together four of author G.K. Chesterton’s beloved mystery stories, which…
The TEMP: an origin story
by Michael Wilhelm “You’ll never work in this town again.” That’s what they tell you in Hollywood if you don’t quite live up to their expectations. The truth is, there are all sorts of interesting jobs in that town. An…
Reflections on A Peculiar People
by Lauren E. Nichols “For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.” (I Cor 7:22 NIV) It has been…
Reflections on “Daddy Long Legs” (with spoilers)
by Lauren Nichols I have to be honest and confess that I enjoy having a break from directing, especially when I can deputize such a capable guest director as Mary Beth Frank. One thing I have appreciated with our current…
Multiple projects
As I drive to the afO office for the third time in four days, I reflect that I don’t recall the last time I was able to work on three distinct projects in such a short span of time. Over…
A PECULIAR PEOPLE Auditions
When: Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7:00 PMWhere: afO offices, 2310 Weisser Park Avenue Fill out online Audition Form View Rehearsal Schedule Script Excerpts What: A Peculiar People (April 21 – 30, 2023) takes us to the Roman Empire and a 1st-…