Jonathan Dove’s “Flight” at NEC's Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre

Jonathan Dove’s Flight lands at NEC with four nights of brilliant, high-energy opera that turns the chaos of an airport delay into an unforgettable comedy. Filled with wit, heart, and soaring music, this production brings to life one of the most captivating contemporary operas of our time.  Joshua Major is the stage director; Robert Tweten conducts.

Artists

Thursday/Saturday

REFUGEE, Ricky L. Owens. Jr.
CONTROLLER, Sohyun Choi
BILL, Shijin Sun
TINA, Autumn Kaeul Ahn
OLDER WOMAN, Brianna Davies
STEWARDNESS, Lila Yan
STEWARD, Isaac Hall
MINSKMAN, Jiasen Zhao
MINSKWOMAN, Sara Zerilli
IMMIGRATION OFFICER, Piye Qin                                                          

Friday/Sunday

REFUGEE, Baian Chen
CONTROLLER, Sua Lee
BILL, Suowei Wu
TINA, Isabel Merat
OLDER WOMAN, Spencer Bailen
STEWARDNESS, Shanshan Xie
STEWARD, Nicholas Ottersberg Enriquez
MINSKMAN, Taewon Sohr
MINSKWOMAN, Mirah Johnston
IMMIGRATION OFFICER, Yuhao Zhang

Thursday, November 20, 2025 / 7:30pm

Friday, November 21, 2025 / 7:30pm

Saturday, November 22, 2025 / 7:30pm

Sunday, November 23, 2025 / 3:00pm