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One Big Union – play world premier

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One Big Union, world premier of the play by Debora Threedy at Plan-B Theatre, November 10 – 20, 2016.

Joe Hill’s story of an immigrant worker framed and executed for murder and his songs of a better world under One Big Union continue to fascinate audiences more than 100 years after his death.

November at Plan-B Theatre

This year, share Joe Hill’s story and music with Plan-B Theatre audiences at the world premier of Debora Threedy’s new play, One Big Union, November 10-20. See One Big Union as part of your celebration of Joe Hill’s life 101 years after his death.

The play with music features Daniel Beecher, Carleton Bluford, Roger Dunbar, April Fossen, Tracie Merrill and Jay Perry. Musically directed by David Evanoff, choreographed by Stephanie Howell, designed by Keven Myhre (set), Jesse Portillo (lighting) and Aaron Swenson (costumes), directed by Jason Bowcutt.

Buy tickets to One Big Union now at planbtheatre.org.

Don’t wait for November for One Big Union

The New American Playwrights Project of the Utah Shakespeare Festival will hold staged readings of the play on August 12, 13, and 26 in Cedar City, Utah. Buy tickets for NAPP: One Big Union at bard.org.

From the author of THE END OF THE HORIZON, WALLACE and THE THIRD CROSSING. Developed in part at Utah Shakespeare Festival’s New American Playwrights Project. Sponsored by The George B. & Oma E. Wilcox and Gibbs M. & Catherine W. Smith Charitable Foundation.

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One Big Union play by Debra Threedy at Plan-B Theatre

Joe Hill play on DVD

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Joe Hill's Last Will playWere you in Salt Lake City on the centennial of Joe Hill’s death? If you missed John McCutcheon’s performance of Si Kahn’s play, “Joe Hill’s Last Will,” you can now see the performance on DVD.
 
“The scene is November 19, 2015, Salt Lake City. 100 years to the day after Hill’s execution. Legendary labor songwriter, John McCutcheon, is performing a play, written by legendary labor songwriter, Si Kahn, about those final two hours. McCutcheon breathes new life into Hill’s music, offering a startling acting debut as Hill himself, still thinking, writing, fighting about worker rights, immigration, income inequity, love, war, and solidarity.”
 

John McCutcheon in Joe Hill’s Last Will

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Joe Hill's Last Will play

John McCutcheon in Joe Hill’s Last Will, a play by Si Kahn.

The words and music of Joe Hill come to life in a new one-man production of Hill’s final day in prison.

Followed by panel discussion with John McCutcheon, Si Kahn, and John Sillito.

Date is the anniversary of the death of Joe Hill. Come to the play after the IWW’s vigil 6PM at Sugar House Park, the site of Joe Hill’s death 100 years before.