Friday, September 19 @ 7:00 p.m.
Hard Travelin’ with Woody Guthrie
A One-Man Multimedia Play with the Music
and Artworks of Woody Guthrie
Written and Performed by Randy Noojin
“A constant delight! This is a great show for Guthrie fans and for those hearing these songs and stories for the first time.” – NYTHEATRE.com
Hop a box car through the Dustbowl with Woody Guthrie and commune with the spirit, stories and songs of America’s iconic folksinger, saint-of-the-workingman, and poet-of-the-people. This critically acclaimed, award-winning musical play is packed with Woody’s spirit, music and artwork. Woody was quintessentially American in his indomitable spirit and quest for a better and more just world. And he captured the feelings of millions through his songs of hope, despair, protest and love. Join us for this celebration of one of America’s folk heroes whose work inspired a generation of Americans from Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash to Bruce Springsteen and Willie Nelson.
“By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer-performer Randy Noojin invests Hard Travelin’ with Woody with TOPICALITY and URGENCY…a call for united action against greed and selfishness.” – Backstage.com
“Noojin captures the spirit of Woody, getting an uptight New York crowd singing along . . . This is ENTERTAINING work that should travel far and wide in these hard times, just like Guthrie himself.” – The Huffington Post
“What distinguishes Noojin’s ILLUMINATING portrait of Woody from all the others I’ve seen is that he has resolutely let Woody speak (and sing) for himself; this is WOODY UNFILTERED in his own words, assembled by a MASTER CRAFTSMAN.” – Folksworks
“A REVELATION. He captures the spirit of the man like no others have done onstage. Noojin’s Guthrie is ornery, pugnacious, sly, and driven by the twin forces of anger and love.” – Will Kaufman, Author of “Woody Guthrie: American Radical.”