Artists from Dayton, from around the state, the tri-state, and around the world have made The Human Race their artistic home – either temporary or permanent.
Their incredible work and devotion is reflected in this list ranging back to our beginning – 1986. We thank them and let them know they are always welcome.
MTW = Musical Theatre Workshop | YSS = Youth Summer Stock | IST = In-School Tour | FR = Fundraiser | MHNPW = Marsha Hanna New Play Workshop | FONW = Festival of New Works
2022-2023
2021-2022
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2020-2021 (partial due to Covid closure)
Other Works and Events
- Garden Politics (reading)
- 26 Pebbles (streaming of 2017 World Premiere production)
2019-2020
- Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill @ the Loft
- The Cake @ the Loft
- Elisabeth von Trapp & Friends @ the Loft
- GLORIA: A Life
- The Revolutionists – Postponed due to Covid closures
- Looped – Postponed due to COVID closures
Other Works and Events
- If All The Sky Were Paper (reading)
- Elizabeth von Trapp & Friends (concert)
- My Von Trapp Dream (workshop)
- The Submission (reading)
- Look Into My Eyes (reading)
2018-2019
Season
- Banned From Baseball @ the Loft
- An Act of God @ the Loft
- Around the World in 80 Days @ the Loft
- Sylvia @ the Loft
- Lizzie @ theLoft
Other Works and Events
- Sweat @ the Loft
- Americana Christmas @ the Loft
- Hand to God @ the Loft
- Fallen Angels @ the Loft
2017-2018
Season
- Legendale @ the Loft
- The House @ the Loft
- Sex with Strangers @ the Loft
- Brighton Beach Memoirs @ the Loft
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised) @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- A Christmas Story @ the Victoria Theatre
- Broadway’s Rebecca Luker: One Night Only, featuring Rebecca Luker @ the Loft
- Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End @ The Philips Creativity Center
2016-2017
Season
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street @ the Loft
- Hail Mary! @ the Loft
- The Santaland Diaries @ the Loft
- 26 Pebbles @ the Loft
- On Golden Pond @ the Loft
- Family Ties @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Thurgood @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Legendale – MTW @ the Loft
- Broadway and Beyond, featuring Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley @ the Loft
- If the Shoe Fits – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Shuffle Off this Mortal Coil – IST
2015-2016
Season
- The Full Monty: The Broadway Musical @ the Loft
- Steel Magnolias @ the Loft
- The Santaland Diaries @ the Loft
- The Glass Menagerie @ the Loft
- One Slight Hitch @ the Loft
- Master Class @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Have You Ever Played, Dayton? – FONW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- The Day After Epiphany – FONW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Central Park Tango – FONW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Some Self-Evident Truths – FONW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Mann…and Wife – FONW @ the Loft
- The Adventures of Rose Red – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Poetry in Motion – IST
- Lewis Black in Concert: A Benefit to The Human Race (Theatre Company) – FR @ the Victoria Theatre
- A Mardi Gras Celebration! – FR
2014-2015
Season
- Miracle on South Division Street @ the Loft
- Mame @ the Loft
- Family Shots @ the Loft (World Premiere)
- Taking Shakespeare @ the Loft (Regional Premiere)
- Crowns @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike @ the Victoria Theatre
- Molly Sweeney: A Musical – MTW @ the Loft
- 2014 Songwriter Showcase – MTW @ the Loft
- Snow Queen – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- #othello – IST
- A Mardi Gras Celebration! – FR
2013-2014
Season
- Becky’s New Car @ the Loft
- Fiddler on the Roof @ the Loft
- Torch Song Trilogy @ the Loft
- Other Desert Cities @ the Loft
- Play It by Heart @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play @ the Victoria Theatre
- My von Trapp Life – MHNPW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes – MTW @ the Loft
- Guarding Gold Street – MTW @ the Loft
- The Wizard of Oz – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Historical! – IST
- A Mardi Gras Celebration! – FR
2012-2013
Season
- Managing Maxine @ the Loft
- Under a Red Moon @ the Loft (World Premiere)
- Oliver! @ the Loft
- Lombardi @ the Loft
- Race @ the Loft
- Avenue Q @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Next to Normal @ the Victoria Theatre
- Gingerbread Children – MHNPW @ the Loft
- Dani Girl – MTW @ the Loft
- Red-Blooded, All-American Man – MTW @ the Loft
- 35MM: Musical Exhibition – MTW @ the Loft
- Portales, NM – YSS @ the Loft
- A Dickens of a Time – IST
- Blues, Brews and More! – FR
2011-2012
Season
- God of Carnage @ the Loft
- Caroline, or Change @ the Loft
- Red @ the Loft
- Gem of the Ocean @ the Loft
- Band Geeks! @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical @ the Victoria Theatre (World Premiere)
- Love Makes the World Go ‘Round – MTW @ the Loft
- Play It Cool – MTW @ the Loft
- Carried Away: A New Musical – YSS @ the Loft
- King Midas and the Touch of Gold – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Change – IST
- Celebration X3: Wine, Women and Song – FR
- Celebration X3: Twenty-Five Seasons of Joy – FR
- Celebration X3: A Night to Remember – FR
2010-2011
Season
- August: Osage County @ Wright State University
- The 39 Steps @ the Loft
- 8-Track: The Sounds of the ’70s @ the Loft
- Twelfth Night @ the Loft
- Permanent Collection @ the Loft
- right next to me @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- The Drowsy Chaperone @ the Victoria Theatre
- Play It by Heart – MTW @ The Loft
- Tenderly – MTW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Dust in the Sunlight: A Musical in Pieces/Lovewell – YSS @ the Loft
- The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Belch, Bottom & the Boys – IST
2009-2010
Season
- Lend Me a Tenor @ the Loft
- Man of La Mancha @ the Loft
- A Christmas Carol @ the Loft
- The Vertical Hour @ the Loft
- Rounding Third @ the Loft
- Ordinary Days @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Moonlight & Magnolias @ the Victoria Theatre
- Divine Decadence – FR @ Gilly’s
- The Trimble Wars – MTW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- right next to me – MTW @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Super-Powerless: An Action-Packed Musical/Lovewell – YSS @ the Loft
- The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Lazzi Faire – IST
2008-2009
Season
- Over the Tavern @ the Loft
- Ears on a Beatle @ the Loft
- A Christmas Carol @ the Loft
- Brother Wolf @ the Loft
- Doubt: A Parable @ the Loft
- Ethel Waters: His Eye Is on the Sparrow @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Wait Until Dark @ the Victoria Theatre
- New Year’s Eve with the Rubi Girls – FR @ the Loft
- Tinyard Hill – MTW @ the Loft
- “The Black Crook” Project – MTW @ the Loft
- A Novel Insight: A Musical Bestseller/Lovewell – YSS @ the Loft
- The Jungle Book – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Charlotte’s Web – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
- Myth-Connected – IST
2007-2008
Season
- Snapshots @ the Loft
- The Sunset Limited @ the Loft
- A Tuna Christmas @ the Loft
- Romeo and Juliet @ the Loft
- Rabbit Hole @ the Loft
- Five Course Love @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Shenandoah @ the Victoria Theatre
- Dayton’s Divine Ms. P.: Katie Pees’ One-Woman Show – FR @ the Loft
- Will Power – IST
- The Secret Garden – YSS @ the Loft
- Stuart Little – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
2006-2007
Season
- Moonlight & Magnolias @ the Loft
- Big River @ the Loft
- I Am My Own Wife @ the Loft
- Harold & Maude: An Intimate Musical @ the Loft
- Painting Churches @ the Loft
- Take Me Out @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Tuesdays with Morrie @ the Victoria Theatre
- The Ambition Bird – MTW @ the Loft
- Voice of the City – MTW @ the Loft
- Be ’Twixt and Be Twain – IST
- Romeo and Winifred – YSS @ the Loft
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – YSS @ The Philips Creativity Center
2005-2006
Season
- The Nerd @ the Loft
- Copenhagen @ the Loft
- Seussical @ the Loft
- The Tempest @ the Loft
- A Delicate Balance @ the Loft
- Toxic Audio @ the Loft
Other Works and Events!
- Alone Together @ the Victoria Theatre
- Vanishing Point – MTW @ the Loft
- Nefertiti – MTW @ the Loft
- The Tempest – IST
- Still Life with Iris – YSS @ the Loft
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – YSS @ the Loft
- The Scarecrow Diaries – FR @ the Loft
2004-2005
Season
- Was @ the Loft (World Premiere)
- Crimes of the Heart @ the Loft
- The Drawer Boy @ the Loft
- Every Good Boy Deserved Favour @ the Schuster Center With the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
- The Retreat from Moscow @ the Loft
- The Underpants @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Green Gables @ the Victoria
- Animal Farm – IST
- Squeeze Box – FR @ the Loft
- The Wizard of Oz – YSS @ the Loft
2003-2004
Season
- The Dazzle @ the Loft
- The Spitfire Grill @ the Loft
- Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune @ the Loft
- Convenience @ the Loft & the Sacramento Theatre Company, Sacramento, CA
- Of Mice and Men @ the Loft
- Getting to Know You @ the Loft (World Premiere)
Other Works and Events
- The Odd Couple @ the Victoria
- Fetching Water – MTW @ the Loft
- 24 Hours – MTW @ the Loft
- John Steinbeck: American’s Noble Knight – IST
- Alice in Wonderland – YSS @ the Loft
2002-2003
Season
- Dirty Blonde @ the Loft
- Bat Boy @ the Loft
- The Wonder Bread Years @ the Loft
- Death of a Salesman @ the Loft
- Proof @ the Loft
- Jitney @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Green Gables – MTW @ the Loft
- Over the River and Through the Woods @ the Victoria
- Wild Blue @ the Mathile in the Schuster Center (World Premiere)
- Moby Dick! The Musical – MTW @ the Loft
- Antigone – IST
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – YSS @ the Loft
2001-2002
Season
- Over the River and Through the Woods @ the Loft
- Spinning into Butter @ the Loft
- A Grand Night for Singing @ the Loft
- Macbeth @ the Loft
- Seascape @ the Loft
- Anton in Show Business @ the Loft
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- I Hate Hamlet @ the Victoria
- Pacific Overtures featuring George Takei – MTW @ the Loft
- Convenience – MTW @ the Loft
- Macabaret – MTW @ Thomato’s Restaurant
- Scratch – IST
- Many Moons – YSS @ the Loft
2000-2001
Season
- The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron @ the Loft
- Art @ the Loft
- Wit @ the Loft
- The Trip to Bountiful @ the Loft
- Resident Alien @ the Loft
- Higher Ground @ the Loft
- Forever Plaid @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Steel Magnolias @ the Victoria
- West Side Story @ the Victoria, featuring the Dayton Ballet
- Guys and Dolls @ the Fraze, a concert with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
- Goblin Market – MTW @ the Loft
- King Island Christmas – MTW @ the Loft
- Prometheus Dreams – MTW @ the Loft
- Nevermore – IST
- Romeo and Juliet – IST
- The Little Prince – YSS @ the Loft
1999-2000
Season
- A Little Night Music @ the Loft
- How I Learned to Drive @ the Loft
- The Last Night of Ballyhoo @ the Loft
- Three Days of Rain @ the Loft
- The Mineola Twins @ the Loft
- Beautiful Thing @ the Loft & the Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis
Other Works and Events
- Noises Off @ the Victoria
- Weird Romance – MTW @ the Loft
- Six Wives – MTW @ the Loft
- Hereafter – MTW @ the Loft
- Romeo and Juliet – IST
- The Phantom Tollbooth – YSS @ the Loft
1998-1999
Season
- Picasso at the Lapin Agile @ the Loft
- Sisters @ the Loft
- All My Sons @ the Loft
- Mother Russia @ the Loft, Chicago’s Theatre Building, and the Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis
- The Beauty Queen of Leenane @ the Loft
- Children of Eden @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- On Golden Pond @ the Victoria
- Adventures in Time – a radio serial @ the Renaissance Auditorium, The Dayton Art Institute
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – IST
- Ramona Quimby – YSS @ the Loft
- Swing Fling – FR @ the Loft
1997-1998
Season
- Angels in America, Part II: Perestroika @ the Loft
- Zombies from the Beyond @ the Loft
- Taking Sides @ the Loft & the Phoenix Theatre, Indianapolis
- Stonewall Jackson’s House @ the Loft
- Late Night Catechism @ the Loft
- After-Play @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- To Kill a Mockingbird @ the Victoria
- Having Our Say @ the Victoria
- Macbeth – IST
- The Last Song of John Profitt – HRTC presents Rhythm In Shoes @ the Loft
1996-1997
Season
- And That’s My Story @ the Loft (World Premiere)
- The Fantasticks @ the Loft
- Mrs. Coney @ the Loft
- A Tuna Christmas @ the Loft
- Robert Johnson: Trick the Devil @ the Loft
- Sylvia @ the Loft
- Angels in America, Part I: Millennium Approaches @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Quilters @ the Victoria
- Puttin’ on the Dog – FR @ the Loft
- Celebration Performance – IST
1995-1996
Season
- All in the Timing @ the Loft
- The Sisters Rosenweig @ the Loft
- Scotland Road @ the Loft
- The Gifts of the Magi @ the Loft & Fitton Center, Hamilton
- True West @ the Loft
- Three Tall Women @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street @ the Victoria
- The Rocky Horrow Show @ the Fraze Pavilion
- Proud Voices @ the Dayton Convention Center
- Casual Concerts @ the Victoria with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
- Mardi Gras Musical Revue – FR @ the Loft
- When I Think of Home – IST
- Patient A @ the Boll Theatre, University of Dayton
1994-1995
Season
- The Good Times Are Killing Me @ the Loft
- Keely and Du @ the Loft
- Oak and Ivy @ the Loft
- The Gifts of the Magi @ the Loft
- Cloud 9 @ the Loft
- Beau Jest @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood @ the Victoria
- Silence & I @ the Loft
- Mardi Gras with Phyllis Diller – FR @ the Loft
- The Proposal – IST
1993-1994
Season
- Arsenic and Old Lace @ the Loft
- Closer Than Ever @ the Loft
- Speed-the-Plow @ the Loft
- Dancing at Lughnasa @ the Loft
- Marvin’s Room @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- A Christmas Carol @ the Victoria
- Beehive @ the Victoria
- Where the Grass Is Greener – IST
- An Evening with Ben Vereen – FR @ the Loft
1992-1993
Season
- Prelude to a Kiss @ the Loft
- From the Mississippi Delta @ the Loft
- The Elephant Man @ the Loft
- The Speed of Darkness @ the Loft
- Homeward Bound @ the Loft
Other Works and Events!
- A Christmas Carol @ the Victoria
- Beehive @ the Fraze Pavilion
1991-1992
Season
- Other People’s Money @ the Loft
- The Mystery of Irma Vep @ the Loft
- Falsettoland @ the Loft
- Bus Stop @ the Loft
- On the Verge @ the Loft
Other Works and Events
- A Christmas Carol @ the Victoria
- Romance*Romance @ the Victoria
- How Johnny Learned to Fail – IST
1990-1991
Season
- A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine @ the Muse Space
- A Shayna Maidel @ the Muse Space
- Lyrics from the Hearthside with Joseph Mydell @ the Muse Space
- The Road to Mecca @ the Muse Space
Other Works and Events
- The Boys Next Door @ the Victoria
- Come A-Waltzing with Me with Zoe Caldwell @ the Victoria
- Little Shop of Horrors @ the Victoria
- Tintypes – IST
- Three Legends – IST Elementary
1989-1990
Season
- Tar2f @ the Muse Space
- Godspell @ the Muse Space
- Fences @ the Muse Space
- The Real Thing @ the Muse Space
- An exchange with Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
- Darkside – An ETC production
- Six Women with Brain Death – A HRTC production both @ the Muse Space and ETC in Cincinnati
Other Works and Events
- The Dining Room @ the Victoria
- Viva Victoria Festival ‘90 @ the newly restored Victoria Theatre
- Russian Roulette – IST
- An Evening in Paris – FR @ the King Cole Restaurant
1988-1989
Season
- Amadeus @ the Muse Space
- Election ‘84 @ the Muse Space
- Moon for the Misbegotten @ the Muse Space
- Steel Magnolias @ the Muse Space
- Fool for Love @ the Muse Space
- Baby @ the Muse Space
Other Works and Events
1987-1988 (The first official season of productions)
Season
- The Sea Horse @ the Muse Space
- The Colored Museum @ the Muse Space
- Orphans @ the Muse Space
Other Works and Events
- The Foreigner @ the Victory
- Class Reunion – IST
1986-1987
Season
- Count Dracula @ the Victory
- A Midsummer Daydream – IST
- Hans Christian Anderson – IST Elementary