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PULITZER PRIZE WINNING DRAMA IS COMING TO THE LOFT

DAYTON, OH - February 27- David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole deals with a very realistic family situation, but the title of the most recent winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama provokes an image from one of our most famous fantasies - “The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.”

In the next production of The Human Race Theatre Company and Victoria Theatre Association, the Corbetts of Larchmont, New York, were traveling smoothly through the tunnel when they were suddenly cast into that very deep well by the accidental death of a child. The play follows their struggle to rise back to the light of day, with Lindsay-Abaire showing the conflict, the anguish, and the healing effects of humor with what the New York Times called, “meticulously mapped empathy.”

Dayton Theatre Hall of Fame member Scott Stoney will direct The Human Race presentation, which will run at The Loft Theatre from March 13 to March 30. California native Samara Bay plays distraught mother Becca, the role which won a Tony for Cynthia Nixon. Long-time Daytonian and frequent Human Race performer Barbara Calarese Dirr plays Becca’s mother Nat, a Tony-nominated role for Tyne Daly in New York.

New Yorker Gil Brady, whose background includes everything from stand-up comedy to soap opera plays Becca’s husband, Howie. Wright State junior Andrea Young, seen often in WSU productions and others in the area, is Becca’s sister, Izzy. And Kettering native David Beck, a resident artist with New York’s Roust Theatre Company, is Jason, the teenager whose car struck 4-year old Danny Corbett, whose voice is portrayed by 3-year old Emery Kimmins of Dayton.

Rabbit Hole is produced by Human Race Artistic Director Marsha Hanna. Scenic Designer is Terry Stump, Costume Designer Carol Finley, Lighting Designer John Rensel and Sound Designer Charlie Parker.

There will be a Pay What You Can performance for charity March 12, a preview night March 13, with official opening night March 14 and performances Tuesday through Sunday to March 30. Tickets are available via www.humanracetheatre.org or by calling Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630 or toll-free at (888) 228-3630.

Production sponsors include Larry S. Glickler, Bradford-Connelly & Glickler Funeral Home; Morris Home Furnishings; Ashley’s Pastry Shop; and local independent family therapists.

Samara Bay	Barbara Dirr

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Founded in 1986, The Human Race Theatre Company presents universal themes that explore the human condition and startle us all into a renewed awareness of ourselves. The company moved to the Metropolitan Arts Center in 1991, taking up residence at The Loft, a 219-seat theatre. In addition to the Loft Series (in collaboration with the Victoria Theatre Association) The Human Race produces for the Fifth Third Broadway Series, the Musical Theatre Workshop series, and special event programming. The Human Race, under the direction of Artistic Director Marsha Hanna and Executive Director Kevin Moore, also maintains educational outreach programs for children and adults, guest artists and artist residencies in area schools, The Muse Machine In-School Tour, Youth Summer Stock and The Human Race Conservatory. The new Caryl D. Philips Creativity Center of The Human Race opened in January 2006 to provide a space for extensive theatre education classes and workshops.