- Home
- About
Past Shows
FPA carefully selects works from great authors and themes that can articulate the Christian worldview in a way that is imaginative, multi-layered and relatable to audiences from any faith perspective, or none at all.
C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce
“Infinitely thought-provoking!”
The New York TimesC.S. Lewis’ mesmerizing fantasy about heaven, hell and the choice between them comes to life with Lewis’ signature wit, amazing actors and dazzling, state-of-the-art stagecraft!
Lewis’ brilliantly drawn characters take a fantastical bus trip from hell to the outskirts of paradise. Each receives an opportunity to stay . . . or return to hell, forever divorced from heaven. The choice proves more challenging than imagined.
C.S. Lewis On Stage: The Most Reluctant Convert
“MASTERFUL… INVIGORATING… HUGELY MOVING!”
Washington PostUsing C.S. Lewis’ own words, award-winning actor Max McLean brings the brilliant Oxford don to life, taking us on his extraordinary journey from hard-boiled atheist to “the most reluctant convert in all England.”
Mark’s Gospel
“Life-changing moments come from the text!”
Chicago TribuneIn Mark’s Gospel, award-winning actor Max McLean brings the greatest story ever told to life on stage as it has never been told. With “wit and humor” and “life-changing moments,” McLean traces the life journey of Jesus along with those whose lives he changed.
Paradise Lost
“Thrillingly cinematic!”
The New YorkerBoy meets Girl. Girl meets Lucifer. Boy and Girl lose Paradise. An imaginative and witty retelling of Paradise Lost – John Milton’s classic tale of Lucifer’s temptation of Adm and Eve. A bite-sized epic of good vs. evil, war, passion, grace . . . and apples! When everything is bliss, what more could you want?
Martin Luther on Trial
“Delivers high drama grappling with giant issues of democracy and authority, credibility and control.”
TheaterManiaAn afterlife trial for the soul of Martin Luther . . . at Lucifer’s request. This fantastical courtroom drama features Hitler, Freud, MLK Jr, and Pope Francis as witnesses, with a thorough examination of Luther’s life and relationship with Katie Von Bora. And did we mention how funny it is?
A Man for All Seasons
“Engrossing … could not be more timely”
NewsweekAs Sir Thomas More refuses to recognize Henry VIII’s divorce and ascendancy as Supreme Head of the new Church of England, A Man for All Seasons reveals the risk of speaking truth to power and the clash that follows when fierce political will collides with deep moral conviction.
Shadowlands
“Of the 10 plays I saw last week Shadowlands was by far the best!”
In the AisleThe smart, brash Joy bursts into Lewis’s sedate, middle-aged life and upends it. Lewis is shocked to discover he and Joy have fallen deeply in love – and then almost immediately he must contend with the equally deep pain of losing her to terminal cancer. Poignant, witty, and insightful, Shadowlands is a moving portrait of love and loss, doubt and faith.