Did you know that Colonel Sanders of KFC fame was from Indiana? So, was that Southern drawl he used in TV commercials just a show? Guess we’ll find out that nugget of information and others about some of the Hoosier state’s most notorious sons at the Fort Wayne showing of Michael Martone’s book-turned-play Alive and Dead In Indiana.
The comedy/drama adapted from Martone’s book by play adaptor Doug Long is a fictional account of Sanders and other Hoosiers including James Dean, former Vice President Dan Quayle, and Indiana University sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Martone was born and raised in Fort Wayne.
Content advisory status for Alive & Dead in Indiana: Mild sexual situations.
Performance dates and times:
Friday, June 1, 2012 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 2, 2012 8:00 PM
Sunday, June 3, 2012 2:00 PM
Friday, June 8, 2012 8:00 PM
Saturday, June 9, 2012 8:00 PM
Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:00 PM
Tickets: $24.00
It's all part of the Northeast Indiana Playwright Festival
Performance dates for Alive And Dead In Indiana coincide with the 3rd Annual Playwright Competition to be held Saturday, June 2 and Saturday June 9, 2012.
First place: Althea’s Well by Ruth Tyndall Baker
Second place: Hands Under the Table by Theron RD Steinke
Third place: Spring at the Willowbrook Inn by Douglas C. Evans and Jonathan Van Dyke
3rd Annual Playwright Competition schedule:
Saturday, June 2:
• 10AM Workshop
• 11AM Lunch break (on your own)
• 12PM Spring at the Willowbrook Inn
reading with post discussion
• 3PM Civic hosted break
• 4PM Hands Under the Table
reading with post discussion
• 7PM Dinner break (on your own)
• 8PM Althea’s Well
with post discussion
• Post-show reception in the Ian Rolland Gallery
Sunday, June 3: (Coffee available)
• 12PM Panel discussion
• 1PM Box luncheon
• 2PM Alive and Dead in Indiana
with post discussion
Fees for each of the events are listed at the Civic website.
The Arts United Center charges a parking fee of $3 per car. Parking options free after business hours include 1st Source Bank building parking garage, City-County Building parking garage, and metered spaces behind Freimann Square.
For additional information, please visit the Fort Wayne Civic Theatre website.
Arts United Center
303 E Main Street
Fort Wayne 46802
260.422.8641 X 221
Box office: 260.424.5220
