Tag Archives: Human Race Theatre Company

RED
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Jan. 19-Feb. 5
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton City Paper | Dayton Most Metro |

“What do you see?” asks artist Mark Rothko in the opening line of RED, as he stares at one of his works — and what artists see is the core issue of the play, which won six 2010 Tony Awards, including Best Play. The Guardian of London calls this look at Rothko, his work and his working relationship and conflicts with his apprentice “a totally convincing portrait of the artist as a working visionary.” What the audience sees will include on-stage preparation of a canvas for one of Rothko’s famed larger-than- life rectangles of bursting color.

Directed by Richard E. Hess

Cast: Michael Kenwood Lippert as Rothko & Will Allan as Ken

• In preview on Thu, Jan. 19 at 8pm
• Fri-Sat, Jan. 20-21 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 22 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, Jan. 24 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Jan. 25-28 at 8pm
• Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm
• Wed-Sat, Feb. 1-4 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm

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Local media coverage: Dayton Most Metro article |

CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Nov. 3-20
Dayton

Reviews: Talkin’ Broadway | Dayton Most Metro |

It’s America in 1963, with the turmoil of the JFK assassination and the civil rights movement. In a Jewish household in Louisiana, the divorced African-American maid and the eight-year old family son have their own worries and relationship. Virtually sung-through, in styles ranging from Motown to Yiddish Klezmer, Caroline, or Change brings together the incredible talents of Kushner (Angels in America) and Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie) to create a multi-Tony-nomination show that is about both major issues of the nation and personal issues of the household, and how they interact.

• In preview, Thu, Nov. 3 at 8pm
• Fri-Sat, Nov. 4-5 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 6 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, Nov. 8 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 9-12 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 13 at 2pm
• Wed-Sat, Nov. 16-19 at 8pm
• Sun, Nov. 20 at 2pm

 Official page with cast | Online ticketing |

Articles: Dayton Most Metro | Dayton Daily News |

Collage by Marsha Pippenger.

GOD OF CARNAGE
Presented by Human Race Theatre Company
Sept. 8-25
Dayton

Dayton City Paper review | Dayton Most Metro review |

Anyone who is a parent, or who had parents, will recognize the carnage of this 2009 Tony® Award winner for Best Play. The mayhem starts innocently enough, as two couples get together to discuss their 11-year-old sons’ schoolyard scuffle, but that just sets off the ever-shifting battles and what The New York Times called “laughter that comes from the gut.” USA Today said it’s “scabrously funny.”

• Thu, Sept. 8 at 8pm (preview)
• Fri-Sat, Sept. 9-10 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 11 at 2pm & 7pm
• Tue, Sept. 13 at 7pm
• Wed-Sat, Sept. 14-17 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 18 at 2pm
• Wed-Sat, Sept. 21-24 at 8pm
• Sun, Sept. 25 at 2pm

Official page with cast list |

Dayton Most Metro article |

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND: THE SONGS OF BOB MERRILL
Presented by the Human Race Theatre Company as part of the 2011 Festival of New Musicals
Aug. 6-7
Dayton

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND: THE SONGS OF BOB MERRILL is what the writers like to call “A Revusical.” With the book by Duane Poole (book writer of a previous Human Race workshop A CHRISTMAS MEMORY) and musical arrangements by Brad Ellis (arranger and pianist for the hit TV show GLEE) , this romp through the Merrill catalogue is set in a piano bar. Three ladies wander in – in search of something missing in their lives – and connect with the pianist through the music of Bob Merrill. It includes hit songs from his musicals – “Funny Girl,” “Carnival,” “Henry,” “Sweet Henry,” “Take Me Along,” to name just a few, and popular songs like “Mambo Italiano” (another Rosemary Clooney connection), “How Much Is That Doggie In The Window,” “Honeycomb,” “If I Knew You We’re Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake,” and many more.

• Aug. 6 at 7pm
• Aug. 7 at 2pm

PLAY IT COOL
Presented by the Human Race Theatre Company as part of the 2011 Festival of New Musicals
Aug. 5-6
Dayton

PLAY IT COOL – conceived by Larry Dean Harris, lyrics by Mark Winkler, music by Phillip Swann and book by Martin Casella & Larry Dean Harris. PLAY IT COOL transports you back to the days of film noir and smoky hot jazz in a secret 1953 Hollywood club called Mary’s Hideaway – where men couldn’t dance with men and women were expected to know their place in society. It’s a show about five individuals: their passions, ambitions and their courage to break the rules no matter what the price. A 45-minute version of PLAY IT COOL appeared in the 2010 National Alliance for Musical Theatre’s Festival of New Musicals in NYC.

• Fri, Aug. 5 at 7pm
• Sat. Aug. 6 at 2pm

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Dayton City Paper article |