‘Rosie the Riveter: A Spectacular Experience’ Opens at the Military Aviation Museum

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Taking place in two massive airplane hangars filled with period aircraft in working order, Rosie the Riveter: A Spectacular Experience is an action-packed, music-filled journey straight into the heart of WWII-era America. The audience will weave its way through the giant museum space as they follow Rosie and her fellow factory workers and witness their struggles, victories, and unyielding spirit. Rosie the Riveter: is more than a show, it’s a tribute to a generation that faced challenges with courage and commitment. With only a few performances scheduled, Rosie the Riveter: A Spectacular Experience offers a one-of-a-kind chance to honor the hard-working spirit that defines America. 

Written by Trey Clarkson, produced by ROŪGE: Theater Reinvented in collaboration with the Military Aviation Museum, Rosie the Riveter brings to life the powerful story of the women who stepped up to keep America moving during WWII through a dynamic fictionalized retelling. Based on in-depth research into Rosie’s story, including archival work at the Library of Congress, the play celebrates Rosie and her crew as they tackle tough jobs and forge unbreakable bonds on the factory floor—surrounded by the very planes they helped build. Encouraged to dress in 1940s-inspired attire to embrace the era, audiences will move from one scene to the next following the action and experiencing the sights, sounds and activities of a bustling WWII factory, complete with roaring engines, a live swing band, and hands-on riveting stations. The ground will shake as a WWII airplane prepares to taxi off, bringing history to life in the 360 degree space around the audience. The show will run November 7-9 and 14-16 (limited run) at 7:30 pm nightly at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Tickets available now on rougeva.org

Emma Quedzuweit

Emma Quedzuweit is a historial researcher and graduate school student originally from California, but travels extensively for work and study. She is the former Assitant Editor at AOPA Pilot magazine and currently freelance writes along with personal projects invovled in the search for missing in action aviators from World War I and II. She is a Private Pilot with Single Engine Land and Sea ratings and tailwheel endorsement and is part-owner of a 1946 Piper J-3 Cub. Her favorite aviation experience was earning a checkout in a Fairchild PT-19.

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