"The Joe Hill Revival"!

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

With the attacks on immigrants, deportations and the authoritarian direction of the current US regime, now is the time for a show like JHR! 

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 amalgam of hiphop, bluegrass, folk, blues and country, it is held together by the voice of Hill and the ideas he and the IWW represented. Although Joe Hill was a Swedish immigrant, in this revival he is played by an African-American actor. 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."

We are looking for opportunities to produce or collaborate on this show in 2025 or 2026.  Drop us a note if you'd like to get involved!