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Formed 1992; incorporated 1993
Founding: all for One began in 1992 with a "what if" conversation among five friends who wanted a faith-based theatre company that would perform outside any church, "in the heart of the arts community." Artistic director Lauren Nichols's The Redemption of Ruth, written in 1992, was its introducing work. It incorporated as a 501(c)(3) in 1993 and spent its first years touring as a repertory company to colleges, churches and conferences in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois; cofounder Sharon Henderson led it as executive director.
A home season: In 2000 the company settled into building a home audience in Fort Wayne, and in 2015 it partnered with Arts United and moved its productions into the PPG ArtsLab black box theatre at the Auer Center, where community performances are staged still. Its seasons adapt classic literature and rarely seen plays with a values-rich brief, and it sponsors a Young Playwrights Festival for students in grades K–12. The company marked twenty-five years in 2017 and thirty in 2022.
Sources:
- all for One productions, "About afO" (allforonefw.org) — formed 1992, incorporated 1993, the touring years; Alignable company history — the 2000 home focus and the 2015 Arts United partnership and ArtsLab move.
- Whatzup, "Pair of Ruths" and "Intellects in Opposition" — The Redemption of Ruth (1992), Lauren Nichols, cofounder Sharon Henderson.