The youth of Fire & Light Academy perform full-scale classic productions for our Fort Wayne community. We are elated to be on stage at the Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab this 2024-25 season. We hope you’ll join us for every show!
We promise you won’t want to miss a single moment.
November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
Octavia, Hannah, and other girls from dissimilar backgrounds are thrust into the American industrial revolution of the 1840s when they take on jobs in a New England mill. There they discover the unique rewards of factory work, as Hannah earns money to send her brother to Harvard, while Octavia saves for her own tuition. As Irish immigration provides a wave of cheap labor to the mills, wage cuts and miserable working conditions become the norm - but the mill girls are determined to gain reasonable pay and conditions. With compelling characters and theatrical staging, the play brings history vividly to life.
December 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world–so when they crash Sunday school and demand parts in the Christmas pageant, the whole town panics. There’s not supposed to be biting or cigar-smoking in Bethlehem, and while these kids have never even heard the Christmas story, they definitely have rewrites! Soon, everyone is calling for reluctant director Grace Bradley to cancel the whole thing. It’s up to the Bradleys and the Reverend to help their community see the Christmas story and the Herdman kids through new eyes in this buoyant musical adaptation of the funny and touching holiday classic.
January 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and hefty doses of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus' life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus' messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.
April 4, 5, 10, 11, 12
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
This show, written by local actor and director Harvey Cocks, brings Mark Twain's classic rascal to life! Characters include Tom Sawyer, his best friend Huck Finn, Becky, Aunt Polly, and all the beloved characters that abide in Missouri in the 1840's.
May 1, 2, 3
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
World War Two. The Nazi Occupation of Poland. Dr. Janusz Korczak - writer, educator, physician, and passionate advocate for children - tries to keep the 200 Jewish boys and girls of his famed Warsaw orphanage alive and hopeful in the face of unbelievable deprivation and terror. In the horrible conditions of the Jewish ghetto, Korczak does everything within his power to make sure his children are fed and clothed, cared for and safe. But there are rumors of a change in the ghetto. Tales of deportations to concentration camps are spreading and Korczak knows time may be running out. This show is based on the true story of Dr. Janus Korzcak.
May 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
PPG Arts Lab, 300 E. Main Street, Fort Wayne
At the height of the Great Depression, aspiring chorus girl Peggy Sawyer comes to the big city from Allentown PA, and soon lands her first big job in the ensemble of a glitzy new Broadway show. But just before opening night, the leading lady breaks her ankle. Will Peggy be able to step in and become a star? The score is chock-full of Broadway standards, including "You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me," "Dames," "We're In the Money," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" and "Forty-Second Street."
PPG ArtsLab
300 E. Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
The PPG ArtsLab is an ADA compliant venue and the Fort Wayne Fire Department Code Enforcement is on site for all performances to assist in the safety of our guests. If there is anything we can assist with please don’t hesitate to ask and we’ll do our best to accommodate!
