Organization

Set designer

Lynne Hutton

Stage director

Aija Penix

Conductor

Cremaine Booker

Costume designer

Delee Michiko Benton

Lighting designer

Lyndell T. Mcdonald

Singer

Soprano

Allison Sanders

Opera Birmingham

English

dwb (driving while black)

Birmingham

United States

Red Mountain Theatre Cabaret

Public

Approved

Opera Birmingham continues its successful chamber opera series with dwb (driving while black). This new one-act opera explores issues of racial injustice, juxtaposing the story of an African American parent (as her son reaches driving age) with contemporary news bulletins highlighting the dangerous world beyond a parent’s control.  dwb continues our Birmingham Speaks initiative, using this production as a springboard for community conversations where art and life intersect.  

dwb is sung in English with projected English text. The performance length is approximately 60 minutes.
Please note: This production contains adult themes. We recommend that only high school age and older attend.

Join us one hour before each performance of dwb for a Pre-Show Chat with General Director Keith A. Wolfe-Hughes and special guests. Stay with us after the show for a Post-Show Talk-Back with the artists.

dwb (driving while black) by Kander, S., From (2023/2023), Directed by Aija Penix,, Conductor Cremaine Booker, Red Mountain Theatre Cabaret, Birmingham, United States

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