Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum

Geer Family & Friends present
The Woody Guthrie Story
Sunday, October 8th from 5:00 PST

Songwriter, folklorist, activist, and longtime Theatricum friend, Woody Guthrie, is celebrated by members of the Geer family and Special Guests in a show that frames his life story with a variety of his songs as well as incorporating selections from published and unpublished writings of this influential American artist. This concert boasts a unique aspect, given that just outside the theatre’s main stage entrance lies the quaint wooden structure where Guthrie stayed when visiting and is affectionately known as “Woody’s Shack”.

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Ticket Price:

General Admission - NOW $25! (regularly $100)

*Geer Family Presents: The Woody Guthrie Story with Special Guests
Songwriter, folklorist, activist and longtime Theatricum friend, Woody Guthrie, is celebrated by members of the Geer family and special guests in this unique and engaging musical portrait of the self-described “rambling man from Oklahoma”. The show frames his life story with a variety of his songs, such as Pastures of Plenty, Worried Man, Union Maid and This Land is Your Land, as well as incorporating selections from published and unpublished writings of this influential American artist. This concert boasts a unique aspect, given that just outside the theatre’s main stage entrance lies the quaint wooden structure where Guthrie stayed when visiting Will Geer, wife Herta, and their children and is affectionately known as “Woody’s Shack”.