About the World Premiere

It’s 1941 in Cincinnati’s historic West End. Every day, the region grows as Black Americans migrate from the Deep South and forge new lives in northern cities. At the same time, German residents face growing hostility as the U.S. teeters on the brink of World War II. Grace, who has fled the South and settled in the West End, houses people of both backgrounds in her row house. When a stranger arrives in the middle of the night in her backyard, Grace must confront the secrets of her past and the irrevocable ripples they have made on her present. This world premiere drama by Cincinnati native Keith Josef Adkins shines a light on a transformative chapter of our city’s history.

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Running Time

The show runs 2 hours and 20 minutes, with a 20-minute intermission.

Advisory

Recommended for ages 13 and up. This historical drama finds characters wrestling with mature topics like racism, war, xenophobia and adult relationships. They discuss these with in-depth wisdom and stoicism, though not without occasional adult language and a few acts of violence.

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Porsche McGovern

Sep 10, 2021, 10:37 AM

Role : Lighting Designer

Order : 10

Porsche designed Skeleton Crew and We Are Proud to Present... (PlayMakers Repertory Company), The Thanksgiving Play (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), A Single Shard (People's Light and Theatre Company) and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). In New York, she designed Mothers (The Playwrights Realm), Ghetto Babylon (Dramatic Question Theatre), many shows with Spookfish Theatre Company, among others. She has an MFA from California Institute for the Arts and a BA from St. Lawrence University. She is pleased to have served on the TCG Programming council (2017-18) and the USA829 Diversity Committee (Nov 2015 - June 2020). She is currently serving on the Local USA 829 Executive Board. Porsche is the author of the HowlRound series, “Who Designs & Directs in LORT Theatres by Pronoun.” She is a frequent panelist, speaker and facilitator at regional and national events for conversations on diversity and social justice in theatre. She has been honored to attend the artEquity National Facilitation Training 2016, the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute Immersion NYC and the Emergent Strategy Facilitation Training, among others.