Dayton Opera to present world premiere ‘Finding Wright’ in 2021
Dayton Opera artistic director
this unique gem in Dayton’s past during their visit to that historic cemetery, sparking their search to learn more about this amazing woman whose story had to be told.”
This past October, the creative team met for the first time to workshop Fineberg’s beginning draft, assisted by student actors from Wright State University.
“We were thrilled by the words of this story of human connection and emotion,” said Bankston. “And it could not be more fitting that this woman’s story is being realized by these female artists.”
Season announcements
■ Dayton Playhouse’s 2020-2021 season includes “Hello, Dolly!” (Sept. 11-27, 2020, directed by Brian Sharp), “The Great Gatsby” (Nov. 6-15, 2020, directed by Annie Pesch), “Into the Woods” ( Jan. 15-31, 2021, directed by Tina McPhearson), “August: Osage County” (March 5-14, directed by
Jamison Meyer), and “Monty Python’s Spamalot” (April 30-May 16, 2021, directed by Dawn Roth Smith).
■ Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park’s 2020-2021 season includes “The Wizard of Oz” (Aug. 29-Oct. 4, 2020), “Tiny Beautiful Things” (Sept. 12-Oct. 25, 2020), the world premiere of “The West End” (Oct. 17-Nov. 14, 2020), “Incident At Our Lady of Perpetual Help” (Nov. 7-Jan. 3, 2021), “A Christmas Carol” (Nov. 25-Dec. 27, 2020), “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” ( Jan. 16-March 7, 2021), the U.S. premiere of “Pressure” ( Jan. 23-Feb. 20, 2021), “Steel Magnolias” (March 6-April 3, 2021), the world premiere of “Rooted” (March 20-April 25, 2021), the world premiere of “Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Mystery” (April 17-May 16, 2021), and “Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical” (May 8-June 27, 2021).
■ Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 2020-2021 season includes “Born Yesterday” ( July 17-Aug. 2, 2020), the regional premiere of “Network” (Sept. 4-26, 2020), “Romeo and Juliet” (Oct. 9-31, 2020), the regional premiere of Kate Hamill’s adaptation of “Little Women” (Nov. 13-Dec. 5, 2020), “Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some)” (Dec. 11-27 2020), “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” ( Jan. 22-Feb. 13, 2021), “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (Feb. 26-March 20, 2021), “The Comedy of Errors” (April 2-24, 2021), and “King Charles III” (May 7-23, 2021).
‘We were thrilled by the words of this story of human connection and emotion. And it could not be more fitting that this woman’s story is being realized by these female artists.’