HARD TRAVELIN' WITH WOODY

Hard Travelin' with Woody

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HARD TRAVELIN’ WITH WOODY, the critically acclaimed multimedia solo show with the music and artworks of Woody Guthrie, written and performed by Randy Noojin, will play as part of Hollywood Fringe at:

Theatre Asylum’s Elephant Studio, 6320 Santa Monica Blvd, 90038 on
Friday, June 20 @ 10pm,
Saturday, June 21 @ 4pm,
Monday, June 23 @ 8:30pm,
Thursday, June 26th @ 10pm,
Saturday, June 28 @ 5:30pm.

Tickets are $15 or pay-what-you-can and can be purchased at HFF14.org/1678, HollywoodFringe.org or at the door.

HARD TRAVELIN’ WITH WOODY began its international tour soon after it became a critical and box office hit at its premiere at FringeNYC 2011. Randy Noojin channels folk singer, activist Woody Guthrie, as he plays for a union meeting of striking mine workers. The show is packed with Woody’s wit and humor, over a dozen of his greatest songs, and projections of his astonishing and rarely seen artworks.

“Noojin delivers one of the delights of the fest…captures the spirit of Woody…solid, entertaining work that should travel far and wide in these hard times, just like Guthrie himself.” HUFFINGTON POST

“By equating the conditions of Depression-era America with those of today, writer-performer Randy Noojin invests…his one man show about Woody Guthrie, with topicality and urgency, rescuing it from mere homage and transforming it into a call for united action against greed…Blows the dust off such Guthrie standards as ‘Bound for Glory’ and ‘This Land is Your Land,’ restoring their intended sting and deepening their soulfulness.” BACKSTAGE.COM

“A constant delight…jokes, puns and verbal plays make the spoken sections a pleasure to listen to but what is more of a pleasure is getting to hear Woody’s songs. This is a great show for Guthrie fans and for those hearing these songs and stories for the first time.” NYTHEATRE.COM

The show is conceived, designed and performed by singer–actor Randy Noojin, whose plays have been commissioned and produced at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, the 45th Street Theatre, Bloomington Playwrights Project, and Circle Rep Lab. The film version of Noojin’s play Unbeatable Harold premiered on Showtime starring Dylan McDermott, Phyllis Diller, Charles Durning, and Gladys Knight. He has acted widely in New York and regionally with Circle Repertory, La Mama, E.T.C., Circle-in-the-Square, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre and Mill Mountain Playhouse. His film and television work includes The Bench and Boardwalk Empire.

PRESS CONTACT: Randy Noojin (917) 842-0878