In addition to plays and musicals, the series includes a variety of programs ranging from Opera to Folk Music. The theatre is handicapped accessible including hearing assistance devices. Chicago artist Dean Ewing contributed the colorful on-stage graphics. A 280-foot, fully illustrated timeline gets rolled off a large spool and onto the floor. Every inch represents 5 million years since the time of the Big Bang.
Humans get one inch at the end.
Lance Brown has been a professional actor and musician for over 23 years. Coming to the acting side of show business from the musical end, Lance cut his musical teeth on jazz, swing, Dixie, rock, and blues. He considers satirists like Mark Russell, Randy Newman, and especially Tom Lehrer, among his major songwriting influences. Senior citizen and student discounts are available. The programs of the Festival Players Guild are presented with the support of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, the Indiana Arts Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Unity Foundation of LaPorte County.