Electric Root Presents
The Sound of (Black) Music
A joyful reimagining of the Rogers and Hammerstein songs through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens.

Recognized as among the “Best of Theater, 2021” by the New York Times, The Sound of (Black) Music is a vibrant one-act concert reimagining of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens full of love. Cherished songs such as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain'' are recast through a Black roots music kaleidoscope of jazz, gospel, blues, soul, funk and Afro-beat.

The Sound of (Black) Music is co-directed by Shariffa Ali and Kamilah Long, with arrangements by Mathis Picard and music direction by Vuyo Sotashe. The concert channels the singular musical gifts of some of today’s most talented Black musicians into an overflowing celebration of Black Roots music. Vocalists Vuyo Sotashe, Brianna Thomas, Charenee Wade, Alexis Lombre and Zhanna Reed are supported by an electrifying band to bring to life the most joyous and loving presentation.

Electric Root Presents
The Sound of (Black) Music
A joyful reimagining of the Rogers and Hammerstein songs through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens.

Recognized as among the “Best of Theater, 2021” by the New York Times, The Sound of (Black) Music is a vibrant one-act concert reimagining of the classic Rogers and Hammerstein musical through a utopian, afrofuturistic lens full of love. Cherished songs such as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Edelweiss,” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain'' are recast through a Black roots music kaleidoscope of jazz, gospel, blues, soul, funk and Afro-beat.

The Sound of (Black) Music is co-directed by Shariffa Ali and Kamilah Long, with arrangements by Mathis Picard and music direction by Vuyo Sotashe. The concert channels the singular musical gifts of some of today’s most talented Black musicians into an overflowing celebration of Black Roots music. Vocalists Vuyo Sotashe, Brianna Thomas, Charenee Wade, Alexis Lombre and Zhanna Reed are supported by an electrifying band to bring to life the most joyous and loving presentation.

The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition.   Friday and Saturday, 27 & 28 October, 2023 Curtain at 7:30PM.   Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students and children 8 and under: Free This year's concert will include Valerie's Grandchildren performing with their friends, an Aerialist, music by local artists, an […]

The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition.   Friday and Saturday, 27 & 28 October, 2023 Curtain at 7:30PM.   Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students and children 8 and under: Free This year's concert will include Valerie's Grandchildren performing with their friends, an Aerialist, music by local artists, an […]

Kieran Kane’s seminal work in The O'Kanes and Kane Welch Kaplin, as well as co-founding the independent label Dead Reckoning Records, laid the foundation for the contemporary world of Americana music. A successful solo artist, collaborator, and songwriter (with songs recorded by Alan Jackson, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, and many more), Kieran is a musician's […]

“Amba’s music is a chaotic spiritual exploration, a path to enlightenment strewn with skronking wails. “The music is God; God is the music,” she recently told the New York Times — a philosophy that, although old as time, has made her one of the brightest new stars in avant-garde jazz.” — STEREOGUM (Top 40 Band’s […]

“…trio picks up the pieces from the 1960s collision of black power and avant-jazz while dispensing with everything superfluous.”- Village Voice Lomax is the rare drummer who leaves you wanting more, leading his bandmates through a strikingly terse, brilliantly counterintuitive and ultimately joyous series of explorations. Dr. Mark Lomax, II, is a critically acclaimed composer, […]

Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington Presented by Mad River Theater Works Bringing collected oral history to life, this new one-act play with music explores the historic 1963 march on Washington. Revered as the day that Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech in August of 1963, […]

Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington Presented by Mad River Theater Works Bringing collected oral history to life, this new one-act play with music explores the historic 1963 march on Washington. Revered as the day that Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech in August of 1963, […]

The Outside Presents is a new, free quarterly concert series of experimental music in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Presented by WYSO's experimental music show, The Outside, the series aims to connect local audiences with artists and composers from around the midwest. Individual artists to be announced.

The Foundry Theater and Stuart's Opera House present: LIVE! ON STAGE: JONATHAN RICHMAN featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums! “Richman is one of America’s most unique and dynamic songwriters…” – Nashville Scene The Foundry is proud to partner with our friends at Stuart's Opera House to bring this show to Yellow Springs. Born in Boston […]

Theater Oobleck has been a stalwart of Chicago’s fringe theater community, presenting original works without a director, for over 35 years. The Foundry Theater is honored to present this play that has been one of the most successful productions in Theater Oobleck’s history, presented to critical acclaim in Chicago, Houston, Austin, St. Louis, Washington D.C., […]

Theater Oobleck has been a stalwart of Chicago’s fringe theater community, presenting original works without a director, for over 35 years. The Foundry Theater is honored to present this play that has been one of the most successful productions in Theater Oobleck’s history, presented to critical acclaim in Chicago, Houston, Austin, St. Louis, Washington D.C., […]

Theater Oobleck has been a stalwart of Chicago’s fringe theater community, presenting original works without a director, for over 35 years. The Foundry Theater is honored to present this play that has been one of the most successful productions in Theater Oobleck’s history, presented to critical acclaim in Chicago, Houston, Austin, St. Louis, Washington D.C., […]

The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition   Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 April, 2024 Curtain at 7:30PM   Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students: $5.00 Children 8 and under: Free  <div data-blackbaud-registration-form data-blackbaud-registration-form-envid="p-NPZL_LbPPEmM1EvFf23Qww" data-blackbaud-registration-form-id="2296f50c-c67b-43fc-8615-095a166a7022" data-blackbaud-registration-form-zone="usa" data-blackbaud-registration-form-header-height="0"> <!-- If your page has a header/overlay, then you can set […]

The Valerie A. Blackwell-Truitt Community Dance and Performance Arts Concert and Art Exhibition   Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 April, 2024 Curtain at 7:30PM   Adults: $15.00 Students and Seniors: $10.00 Antioch College Students: $5.00 Children 8 and under: Free   <div data-blackbaud-registration-form data-blackbaud-registration-form-envid="p-NPZL_LbPPEmM1EvFf23Qww" data-blackbaud-registration-form-id="e694eecb-6a7e-4589-9c49-583e43fc11a7" data-blackbaud-registration-form-zone="usa" data-blackbaud-registration-form-header-height="0"> <!-- If your page has a header/overlay, then you can […]

Larry & Joe were destined to make music together. Larry Bellorín hails from Monagas, Venezuela and is a legend of Llanera music. Joe Troop is from North Carolina and is a GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and oldtime musician. Larry was forced into exile and is an asylum seeker in North Carolina. Joe, after a decade in South […]

Kristin Andreassen & Chris Eldridge Kristin and Critter met back when their bands Uncle Earl and Punch Brothers were just getting started. Over the years, they’ve played music with some of most luminous artists of our time (Paul Simon, John Paul Jones, Emmylou Harris) and they’ve won awards (John Lennon Song Contest Grand Prize, a […]

The Outside Presents is a new, free quarterly concert series of experimental music in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Presented by WYSO's experimental music show, The Outside, the series aims to connect local audiences with artists and composers from around the midwest. Individual artists to be announced.

Gran Gran - Album Release Show featuring Dustbin and Kid Bigfoot Saturday, June 15 at 8pmTickets $12 at the door

"She Grows Wings" is an original aerial theater show created by GravityWorks Circus showcasing their first ensemble.    "She Grows Wings" is a story about a young daydreamer who escapes the reality of her parents' constant fighting through her imagination. Through her dreams we find her floating in space, playing with forest creatures, and venturing […]

"She Grows Wings" is an original aerial theater show created by GravityWorks Circus showcasing their first ensemble. "She Grows Wings" is a story about a young daydreamer who escapes the reality of her parents' constant fighting through her imagination. Through her dreams we find her floating in space, playing with forest creatures, and venturing a […]

"She Grows Wings" is an original aerial theater show created by GravityWorks Circus showcasing their first ensemble. "She Grows Wings" is a story about a young daydreamer who escapes the reality of her parents' constant fighting through her imagination. Through her dreams we find her floating in space, playing with forest creatures, and venturing a […]

BIGGER and BETTER Comedy Show - Featuring in-house band THE BOOGIE BROS   8pm at the Foundry Theater. Doors open at 7:15pm   Surrealism gives way to the fantastically mundane in this entirely original hour of comedy blending live music written by Elliot Cromer, Adam Zaremsky and Charlie Cromer. From water cooler conversations to near death […]

BIGGER and BETTER Comedy Show - Featuring in-house band THE BOOGIE BROS   8pm at the Foundry Theater. Doors open at 7:15pm   Surrealism gives way to the fantastically mundane in this entirely original hour of comedy blending live music written by Elliot Cromer, Adam Zaremsky and Charlie Cromer. From water cooler conversations to near death […]

BIGGER and BETTER Comedy Show - Featuring in-house band THE BOOGIE BROS   8pm at the Foundry Theater. Doors open at 7:15pm   Surrealism gives way to the fantastically mundane in this entirely original hour of comedy blending live music written by Elliot Cromer, Adam Zaremsky and Charlie Cromer. From water cooler conversations to near death […]

The World House Choir presents: John Crawford III: 10 Years On, The Tragedy of Injustice Revisited   A Collaborative Program with the World House Choir, Bomani Moyenda, and other YS justice groups will commemorate the death of John Crawford III. Music, film and poetry, with guest speaker John Crawford, Jr.   Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

2024-2025 Season Kick-Off Party with TEKE::TEKE and special guests Acts begin at 5pm! Join us to celebrate the launch of SEASON TWO at the Foundry Theater.  This multi-band program will be headlined by the Montreal-based Japanese psych-rock band TEKE::TEKE.   Featuring traditional Japanese instruments, flute and trombone alongside raging guitars and a pulsing rhythm section, TEKE::TEKE creates […]

THE BIG FAMILY BUSINESS: A Rhythm in Shoes Revival It’s called “blood harmony” - the sound of voices blending with the knowledge of each other’s joy and sorrows - and it sends a tingle down your spine. Come listen to the BIG FAMILY BUSINESS deliver just that, along with some driving dance music to spur on […]

THE JERRY DOUGLAS BAND “Dobro’s matchless contemporary master” by The New York Times Dobro master and 16-time GRAMMY winner Jerry Douglas is to the resonator guitar what Jimi Hendrix was to the electric guitar, elevating, transforming, and reinventing the instrument in countless ways. Additionally, Douglas is a freewheeling, forward-thinking recording and touring artist whose output […]

THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS Our play is called THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS. We are three very old friends who met when we were young- as students and alumni of Antioch College. Two of us live now in New York City. One of us lives in Yellow Springs. We are close to one another and far […]

THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS Our play is called THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS. We are three very old friends who met when we were young- as students and alumni of Antioch College. Two of us live now in New York City. One of us lives in Yellow Springs. We are close to one another and far […]

THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS Our play is called THE LANGUAGE OF DOLLS. We are three very old friends who met when we were young- as students and alumni of Antioch College. Two of us live now in New York City. One of us lives in Yellow Springs. We are close to one another and far […]

Nobuntu, the female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano) and organic, authentic dance movements. Nobuntu was nominated […]

Free and Open to the Public. Donations accepted at the door. Saturday, November 2 @ 7pmSunday, November 3 @ 4pm Founded in 2012 by Dr. Catherine Roma, the World House Choir is a diverse, multi-cultural, mixed-voice choir of 80-90 active citizen singers. The choir’s repertoire is drawn from the music of peace and justice struggles […]

Free and Open to the Public. Donations accepted at the door. Saturday, November 2 @ 7pmSunday, November 3 @ 4pm Founded in 2012 by Dr. Catherine Roma, the World House Choir is a diverse, multi-cultural, mixed-voice choir of 80-90 active citizen singers. The choir’s repertoire is drawn from the music of peace and justice struggles […]

Free and Open to the Public. Donations accepted at the door. Saturday, November 2 @ 7pmSunday, November 3 @ 4pm Founded in 2012 by Dr. Catherine Roma, the World House Choir is a diverse, multi-cultural, mixed-voice choir of 80-90 active citizen singers. The choir’s repertoire is drawn from the music of peace and justice struggles […]

THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND “The Dirty Dozen Brass Band is arguably the most influential ensemble to emerge in New Orleans over the last 25 years. Its sway on the brass band scene has been staggering, spawning bands like the ReBirth, New Birth, Hot 8, Li’l Rascals, Soul Rebels and just about every other young […]