Event Date

July 25, 2023 2:00 pm - July 29, 2023 2:00 pm

Location

Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk

Admission

Yes

The Wright Sister 7 p.m. Shows: July 25, 26, 27, 28 2 p.m. Shows: July 23, 29 Directed by Janet Barton Speer If you hear the Wright Brothers, your mind travels easily to Wilbur and Orville, who in 1903 went from simple bicycle shop owners to the famous inventors of heavier-than-air flight. But while the Wright Brothers had their heads in the clouds, there was one person on the ground working to help them soar—their sister, Katharine. The Wright Sister brings Katharines forgotten story to life in a beautiful new musical that spans decades—from their childhood and work in the Dayton, Ohio bicycle shop, to her nursing skills that saved Orvilles life more than once, to her ability to charm heads of state, kings, and presidents while her brothers struggled to even greet them. Janet Speer, with John Thomas and Tommy Oaks, the creative trio who brought the hit musicals America’s Artist: The Norman Rockwell Story, From the Mountaintop: The Edgar Tufts Story, and The Denim King: The Moses Cone Story to our stage—found the life of Katharine Wright to be a compelling subject for their next musical. With a captivating story and beautiful original music, The Wright Sister proves how strong a sister’s love and sacrifices can be, even during the most difficult of times.

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