Woody Guthrie’s American Song celebrates the life and work of one of the country’s greatest and most admired folk balladeers. Guthrie was a wandering minstrel and poet of the downtrodden, the voiceless, the powerless and the forgotten. He was a humanist who railed against injustice, particularly during the Great Depression, but also extolled the splendors of this country, especially in his most famous song, “This Land Is Your Land.” Five singers and three musicians light up the stage with Guthrie’s timeless songs.
One man’s voice changed the sound of America’s story.
Songs and Writings by Woody Guthrie
Conceived and Adapted by Peter Glazer
Orchestrations and Vocal Arrangements by Jeff Waxman
Directed by Kent Thompson
Musical Direction by R.L. Rowsey
*Part of The Center’s BIG IDEA project We the People: Protests and Patriotism.
“Manages to find both the high beauty and the earthly humor of Guthrie’s
love affair with America.”
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The New York Times
“A dazzling, dizzying explosion
of Guthrie’s genius,”
—The Boston Globe
“An exuberant musical celebration
of our nation, our history, and
our shared humanity.”
—Seattle Times
Guthrie’s works “had the infinite sweep of humanity in them”… “I could sing all these songs, every single one of them and they were all that I wanted to sing. It was like I had been in the dark and someone had turned on the main switch of a lightning conductor.” —Bob Dylan
Original cover artwork for Company of Fools 23rd Season by Marcia Mode-Stavros
