This new play for Centenary Stage Company takes us to the heart of 1930s Newark, where a group of scrappy young women begin to train in backyard gyms for what would become the experience of a lifetime.
From the show:
Playwright Darrah Cloud brings their stories, once lost to history, back to vibrant life in the new play "Turning", as part of the NJ Stage Exchange Program, in collaboration with the New Jersey Theatre Alliance. Inspired by the real life stories of Hackettstown resident and 1st US Gymnastics Team member, Ada Lunardoni, team members Consetta Caruccio, Jennie Caputo, Margaret Duff, Irma Haubold, Marie Kibler, Adelaide Meyer, and Mary Wright, and the memoirs of Jesse Owens.
