Tawawa House

[3] Travelers and vacationers were drawn to the natural springs in the area and stayed at the resort owned by lawyer and state legislator, Elias Drake.

[2] When she first moved to Wilberforce, Ohio, she began to research the history of the town and found the story of Tawawa House.

[5] The first fully staged production with sets and complete score was not performed until 2014 at the Townsend Opera in Modesto, California.

[5] The opera starts with an overture using "pentatonic melodic lines and harmonies based on seventh, ninth and eleventh chords.

[5] Tawawa House features a "unique fusion of traditional Negro Spirituals and western classical music.