My Life as a Theatre Director, part 1
by Lauren E. Nichols I did not always want to be a theater director. Those who have known me in the past couple of decades may find that surprising. But it’s true. My aspiration as a girl was to be…
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-…
Reflections on The Christmas Express
The cast of The Christmas Express; photo by Rachel Wilhelm Photography As the artistic director of a faith-driven theater, I often find myself walking a theological tightrope when choosing plays for our company. We are always looking for shows with…
All aboard THE CHRISTMAS EXPRESS!
Just in time for the start of the holiday season, afO's feel-good comedy chugs into the PPG ArtsLab for two weekends, November 11-13 and 18-20! It's Christmas eve, 1958, in a small town somewhere in the Midwest. Hilda Trowbridge dutifully…
Reflections on afO’s production of The Little Prince
by Lauren Nichols, Artistic Director Antoine de Saint-Exupery's lovely novella, The Little Prince, is a story which repays repeated visits and grows with the reader over time. I first read it in high school, many, many years ago, and was moved…
The Little Prince Artistic Director Notes
Here’s a pop quiz question for you: what is the individual book with the second-highest worldwide sales in history, according to Wikipedia’s list of verified book sales? (It’s not the Bible, because their list excludes “all books of a religious, ideological,…