I am the one that you hear but cannot see, the one that illuminates and serenades the mania that is being performed on stage. From rain, to wind, to Stutz bearcats, Machines, Steam whistles, lights and music underscore, I fill in the tiny details that help shape the story. ...

The race between John Henry and the steam drill is more than a simple competition between man and technology but rather a struggle between humanity and the machine of our socioeconomic structure. In “The ...

Certainly one of the most dramatic, sudden, and shocking events in “The Life of John Henry” is the smashing of Robert’s guitar in act two.

After I graduated this past May from Cabrini College I knew the one thing I would miss the most is Cabrini’s theater. During college I acted, stage managed, was a member of stage crew and took classes on producing and directing theater, acting and drama. ...

Week two of John Henry begins and the cast has come together for a brush-up rehearsal. Ostensibly, this is an opportunity to run the show, sans tech, to let the actor reflex the muscles that have had a few days to rest between shows.We want the gang to run lines and remember the life of the play. .....

John Henry (Kash Goins) finds out his fate from the bluesman Robert (Jerry Rudasill) in the Iron Age Theatre production of "The Life of John Henry."

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