About Blind Injustice
Music by Scott Davenport Richards
Libretto by David Cote
Original Stage direction and Dramaturgy by Robin Guarino
Based on field work by the Ohio Innocence Project and the book Blind injustice by Mark Godsey.
Originally Commissioned by Cincinnati Opera
Friday, July 14, 2023
7 p.m.
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
825 N. Cascade Avenue
Libretto by David Cote
Original Stage direction and Dramaturgy by Robin Guarino
Based on field work by the Ohio Innocence Project and the book Blind injustice by Mark Godsey.
Originally Commissioned by Cincinnati Opera
Friday, July 14, 2023
7 p.m.
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
825 N. Cascade Avenue
In collaboration with Chamber Orchestra of the Springs, Opera Theatre presents a new opera that tells the true story of six wrongly imprisoned people freed by the Ohio Innocence Project. Following the performance there will be a panel discussion with the Korey Wise Innocence Project moderated by Blind Injustice director, Lynne Hastings.
Content warning: This production features strong language and complex issues of crime and justice that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Content warning: This production features strong language and complex issues of crime and justice that may not be appropriate for young audiences.
Cast
The Lawyers
The Exonerees |
The Ensemble |
Production Team
Production Team
Lynne Hastings, Director
Elizabeth Barnes, Stage Manager
Thomas Wilson, Conductor, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
Eapen Leubner and Jacob Pope, Executive Directors
Martile Rowland, Artistic Director
Lynne Hastings, Director
Elizabeth Barnes, Stage Manager
Thomas Wilson, Conductor, Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
Eapen Leubner and Jacob Pope, Executive Directors
Martile Rowland, Artistic Director