2021 marks the 10th Annual Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Festival! This ticket is for the daytime competition only.... One of the most prestigious events of the year! The finest acoustic guitarists in the world come to Brown County to compete on the historic stage of the Brown County Playhouse! 40 musicians will compete for the prize guitars, and a chance to play that night at The Evening Concert! Wristbands will be issue so that you can come & go.

The evening concert featuring the winners and special guests will begin at 7:30 pm. Daytime competition cost is $16.50. Evening concert tickets sold separately, no combo tickets are available. 

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PRESENTED AS A LIVE RADIO THEATRE PRODUCTION: You Can't Take it With You 

 At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa’s interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn’t believe in the income tax.

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PRESENTED AS A LIVE RADIO THEATRE PRODUCTION: You Can't Take it With You 

 At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa’s interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn’t believe in the income tax.

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PRESENTED AS A LIVE RADIO THEATRE PRODUCTION: You Can't Take it With You 

 At first the Sycamores seem mad, but it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder. In contrast to these delightful people are the unhappy Kirbys. The plot shows how Tony, attractive young son of the Kirbys, falls in love with Alice Sycamore and brings his parents to dine at the Sycamore home on the wrong evening. The shock sustained by the Kirbys, who are invited to eat cheap food, shows Alice that marriage with Tony is out of the question. The Sycamores, however, though sympathetic to Alice, find it hard to realize her point of view. Meantime, Tony, who knows the Sycamores are right and his own people wrong, will not give her up, and in the end Mr. Kirby is converted to the happy madness of the Sycamores, particularly since he happens in during a visit by an ex-Grand Duchess, earning her living as a waitress. No mention has as yet been made of the strange activities of certain members of the household engaged in the manufacture of fireworks; nor of the printing press set up in the parlor; nor of Rheba the maid and her friend Donald; nor of Grandpa’s interview with the tax collector when he tells him he doesn’t believe in the income tax.

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A Theatre Brown County LIVE Radio Theatre Production: "Harvey," Mary Chase's comedy of errors, is about Elwood P. Dowd, a charismatic man who makes friends wherever he goes. But when Elwood introduces his friend, Harvey, whom he describes as a 6-foot-3 1/2-inch tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit, to guests at a society party, his social-climbing sister, Veta, decides to have him committed. Read more…

A Theatre Brown County LIVE Radio Theatre Production: "Harvey," Mary Chase's comedy of errors, is about Elwood P. Dowd, a charismatic man who makes friends wherever he goes. But when Elwood introduces his friend, Harvey, whom he describes as a 6-foot-3 1/2-inch tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit, to guests at a society party, his social-climbing sister, Veta, decides to have him committed. Read more…

A Theatre Brown County LIVE Radio Theatre Production: "Harvey," Mary Chase's comedy of errors, is about Elwood P. Dowd, a charismatic man who makes friends wherever he goes. But when Elwood introduces his friend, Harvey, whom he describes as a 6-foot-3 1/2-inch tall pooka resembling an anthropomorphic rabbit, to guests at a society party, his social-climbing sister, Veta, decides to have him committed. Read more…

RiverSong Music is thrilled to announce the inaugural season of ChamberFest Brown County, which will be held in Nashville, Indiana. This 6-day festival of interdisciplinary events features contrasting styles of music and world-class performers. Join us on 8/21 at the Brown County Playhouse for a performance by the Pacifica Quartet. Recognized for its virtuosity, exuberant performance style, and often-daring repertory choices, over the past twenty-six years the Pacifica Quartet has achieved international recognition as one of the finest chamber ensembles performing today. Named the quartet-in-residence at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in March 2012, the Pacifica was previously the quartet-in-residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and received a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance.

For the full festival events list, please visit www.chamberfestbrowncounty.com

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Donna Orbits the Moon by Ian August

Therapy is out of the question--and church isn't the place to share one's distress. Donna will need to pass through space and through time--all the while listening to an unlikely voice--and try to break free from her gravitational pull to learn just how she can land.

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 Jill Tasker is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Fine Arts with a BFA in Acting. She spent 25 years as a professional actor in New York City and Los Angeles. Member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA actors unions. Performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theatre, TV series work in NYC and LA, voiceover work in commercials and video games. She has worked with such stars as Cynthia Nixon, Joan Collins, Joanne Woodward, Marlon Wayans and many more. She founded and produced the Players Creative Workshop as a member of the Players Club in NYC. Jill has many years of experience as an acting coach to professional and amateur performers.

After moving to Indiana, she directed SYLVIA and acted and directed THE GIN GAME with Doug Stender at Brown Co. Playhouse, directed THE LARAMIE PROJECT for Ensemble Theatre Columbus, and performed in LOVE LETTERS and GRACE&GLORY at the Harlequin Theatre in Columbus. She also has a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School.

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