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Tis t h e Se a s o n — A Christmas show Pu r e l y Da n c e 2011 — New works of JANUARY 2012 filled with favorite characters the choreography by the faculty and Ba r r y m o r e ’s Gh o s t — A one-man whole family will enjoy at The alumni of the Department of Theatre show about the legendary actor Round Barn Theatre, Amish Acres, dance minor program at Williams John Barrymore and the penance Windy City Mayhem Nappanee, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Nov. Theater, IPFW, Fort Wayne, 8 p.m. he must do for having abandoned 16-Dec. 29 (call for dates), $27.95 Friday-Saturday, Dec. 2-3 and his art at First Presbyterian Theater, One of the fun aspects (dinner theatre packages available), Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 8-10; Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Friday, of directing a show is the 800-800-4942 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, $5-$14, Jan. 6, $10-$24, 422-6329, www. fact-finding research. In Director’s Notes Tr u e Li f e Ch r i s t m a s Di s a s t e r s — A IPFW students w/ID free, 481-6555, firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/theater http://new.ipfw.edu/theatre digging into the content holiday comedy at Arena Dinner Yo u n g Fr a n k e n s t e i n — The Mel Brooks PHIL COLGLAZIER Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. dinner, ‘Tis t h e Se a s o n : A Ch r i s t m a s musical comedy about a man and of the musical , I 8 p.m. curtain, Friday-Saturday, Ce l e b r a t i o n — A musical revue by his monster, a Broadway series discovered some Indiana Nov. 25-26 and Dec. 2-3, 9-10; 1 the Huntington University music production at the Embassy Theatre, connections to one of our p.m. lunch, 2 p.m. curtain, Sunday, and theatre departments at MCA Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11; and 7 p.m. dinner, 8 p.m. Zurcher Auditorium, Huntington Jan. 12, 424-5665, www.fwembas- two murderesses and the CHICAGO curtain, Friday-Saturday, Dec. University, 7:30 p.m. Friday- sytheatre.org./events_broadway.htm playwright Maurine Dal- Sat., Oct. 29 & Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16-17, $35, 424-5622 Saturday, Dec. 2-3, $5-12, www. Th e Ye a r o f Ma g i c a l Th i n k i n g — An las Watkins. 4-5 & Nov. 11-12 • 8 p.m. Ro ck o f Ag e s — A celebration of the huntington.edu/MCA/ adaptation of the Joan Didion mem- First, the playwright great rock music of the 80s, PG-13 A Tu n a Ch r i s t m a s — A holiday comedy oir about the year she lost both her Sun., Oct. 30, Nov. 6 & Nov. 13 at Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7 about Christmas time in the small- husband and her daughter at First Maurine Dallas Watkins p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, $24-$54, est town in Texas. Presented by Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, was born in Louisville, • 2 p.m. 563-1102, www.honeywellcenter.org Civic Theatre at the Allen County 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. Kentucky, a stone’s throw Arts United Center Ch r i s t m a s Ca r o l — Charles Dicken’s Public Library Auditorium, Fort 13-14; 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21; away from Indiana. She classic presented at The Round Wayne, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22; and 7:30 303 E. Main St. • Fort Wayne Barn Theatre, Amish Acres, Dec. 2-3; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 27-28, attended five different Tix.: $18-$26 thru box office, Nappanee, 2 & 8 p.m. Nov. 4; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. $10-$24, 422-6329, www.firstpres- colleges, one of which 30-Dec. 31 (call for dates), $27.95 9-10; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 8 fw.org/the_arts/theater 260-424-5220 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 16-17; was Butler University in (dinner theatre packages available), Sh a k e s p e a r e ’s Wi l l — On the day Indianapolis, but it was 800-800-4942 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, $11-$16, of her husband’s funeral, Anne DECEMBER 424-5220, www.fwcivic.org Hathaway struggles with her grief when she was attending Yale Uni- Beulah Annan, “”; Al- Aw a y in t h e Ba s e m e n t — A Christmas bert Annan, “Amos Hart”; and the An Am e r i c a n Ch r i s t m a s Ca r o l — over the death of England’s great- versity that she wrote The Brave A story set in 1959 at Honeywell musical adaptation of the Charles est playwright at First Presbyterian Little Woman, then Chicago or two lawyers, William Scott Stew- Center, Wabash, 3 p.m. and 7:30 Theater, Fort Wayne, 5 p.m. Dickens classic set this time in p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, $12- Play Ball and, finally, Chicago. art and W. W. O’Brien, were com- Saturday, Jan. 14; 2 p.m. Sunday, turn of the century Chicago at First $25, 563-1102, www.honeywellcen- bined into a composite character, Jan. 15; 7:30 p.m. Friday- She covered two 1924 murders Presbyterian Theater, Fort Wayne, ter.org 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Saturday, Jan. 20-21; 5 p.m. and the subsequent trials of Belva “.” A Ch r i s t m a s Ca r o l — Dec. 1-3; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4; The Charles Saturday, Jan. 28; and 2 p.m. Gaertner, a twice-divorced cabaret Belva Gaertner was divorced Dickens classic about Ebeneezer 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. Sunday, Jan. 29, $18-$24, 422- singer who used the professional three times, and her second mar- 9-10; 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11; 7:30 Scrooge, accompanied this time by 6329, www.firstpres-fw.org/the_arts/ p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 16-17; the Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, theater name Belle Brown, and Beulah riage in 1917 was to William presented by the Fort Wayne and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, $18- Sh r e k t h e Mu s i c a l — A musical Sheriff Annan. Watkins focused Gaertner, 31 years her senior and a Youtheatre at Arts United Center, $24, 422-6329, www.firstpres-fw. adaptation of the movie Shrek at wealthy industrialist, from Crown Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16 on the sensational aspects of the org/the_arts/theater Honeywell Center, Wabash, 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. Tuesday, Jan. 17, two cases: two “jazz babies” cor- Point, Indiana. Belva was accused Th e Nu t c r a ck e r — The Fort Wayne $24-$58, 563- 17-18, 422-6900, www.fortwayney- 1102, www.honeywellcenter.org rupted by men and liquor, charac- of the murder of her lover, Walter Ballet presents the Nutcracker outheatre.org at the Arts United Center, Fort Mu r d e r Am o n g Fr i e n d s — A comedic terizing Beulah as “beauty of the Law. He was found sprawled in the Wayne, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2; thriller whodunnit at Arena Dinner cell block” and Belva as “most front seat of Belva’s car with a bot- 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Theatre, Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. stylish of Murderess Row.” Belva Dec. 3; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. dinner, 8 p.m. curtain, Friday- Continued on page 31 4; 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6; 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20-21, 27-28 and Gaertner became “”; Friday Dec. 9; 2:30 p.m. and 8 Feb. 3-4, $35, 424-5622 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10; 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, $13-$28, 484- 9646, www.fortwayneballet.org/ nutcracker.htm 260.424.5220 fwcivic.org shop unique. shop original. Tony Award shop local. winner for Best Revival presents shop the museum store 311 East Main Street 260-422-6467 • www.fwmoa.org Hours: Tues.-Sat.,10am-5pm, Sun., Noon-5pm Free to members; $5 Adults, $3 students & $10 Families

First Presbyterian Theater presents 300 W. Wayne Street—with a grant from Marsha Heller Show Sponsors by Anne Coulter Martens October October 28-30 & Set during the roaring twenties and the age of November 4-6, 2011 13-29 prohibition, Chicago tells the story of Roxie Hart’s quest for fame and fortune through the unlikely A spoiled brat. . . a pair of directed by would-be kidnappers. . . a Box Office hours Thom Hofrichter means of adultery, murder, and incarceration. hilarious show and a great Mon/Wed/Fri As she awaits her trial, Roxie vies with another family-night out! Rated G noon-5 p.m. murderess, vaudeville entertainer Velma Kelly, for for all audiences. the spotlight and the headlines. Performances at the Allen 422-6329 County Public Library Season Sponsors Auditorium Fri/Sat curtain times are 7:30 CALL 260.622.4610 for tickets or go to our website: www.firstpresbytreriantheater.com

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