Right Time, Right Place, Wright Brothers

Scott Theatre
3rd Grade
10:00AM, 11:30, and 12:00PM
January 11-14, 2010

This musical is the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s quest to do what no one had ever done before - build and fly a heavier-than-air machine. The story starts with the Wright brothers as young boys, then follows them as they grow up, open their bike shop, design and build gliders; finally culminating in their historic powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The story and songs show how determination and tenacity won out over doubt, ridicule, and superstition. The musical provides a glimpse of the entrepreneurial spirit that accompanied the breathless pace of scientific and social changes sweeping across America in the early 20th century. It also explores the family dynamics of the Wright brothers; their inspiring, college-educated mother, their supportive but distant father, and their dedicated, dependable younger sister. We see and hear them as they argue and reconcile, alternately ignoring and bothering each other, and as they ultimately share in the triumph of their historic flight. Along the way they encounter friends and nay-sayers; those who thought them brilliant or else crazy. The musical ends with the affirmation that if we follow our dreams, focus our efforts, and overcome our fears we will “finally fly”.

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