The Joe Hill Revival brings the story of executed International Workers of the World (IWW) songwriter and union activist Joe Hill into the 21st century through its contemporary musical language and a participatory tavern environment.

Songwriter and activist Joe Hill often rewrote the words of church hymns and popular tunes of his time, converting them into songs of protest and activism. Extending that approach, this show often resets Hill's lyrics using the musical language of our time. But although the show's music is an amalgamation of hiphop, bluegrass, folk, blues and country, it is held together by the voice of Hill and the ideas he and the IWW represented. The show is narrated by Hill's contemporary, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a firebrand activist, a leader of the IWW at the time of Hill's arrest, and the inspiration for Hill's song, "The Rebel Girl."

The most recent production of The Joe Hill Revival was presented in 2023. 

For more information on The Joe Hill Revival and its production history, please visit joehillrevival.com.