CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, January 24, 2017

John Henry Lives

Pittsburgh Magazine - February 2017 - Pittsburgh, PA: Anya Martin has a vivid memory of an elementary school music class.

Martin, 29, director, lead playwright and producer of “JH: Mechanics of a Legend,” opening Feb. 10 at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture recalls a lesson in which the class was singing about John Henry, the steel-driving man. According to folklore, Henry raced a steam drill to prove that machines weren’t better than men.

Although he won the race, it cost him his life.

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