With help from Herbert Woodward Martin, the Dayton Opera commissioned the new one-act production, "Paul Laurence Dunbar: Common Ground," and hosted a lavish premiere Feb. 10, 1995, in the fully restored Victoria Theatre in Dayton.
A Poet Gives Life to His
Fascination
The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation's leading higher
education periodical, profiles Herbert Woodward Martin performing as Paul
Laurence Dunbar.
A Poet and His Song
A UD professor breathes life into Dunbar's poetry with passionate study
and performance. A poet himself, Herbert Woodward Martin
"borrows" Dunbar's voice to recreate the fury, humor and rhythm
of his works.
