Coal Country Comes to Colorado

November 02, 2023 by Joe Jung

Greetings from Boulder, Colorado where I am currently playing the Musician in Coal Country by Erik Jensen, Jessica Blank, and Steve Earle, directed by Jessica Robblee and produced by Mark Ragan, with the Boulder Ensemble Theater Company (BETC) from October 21-November 19 at the Dairy Arts Center. The houses have been packed and the cast and crew have been an absolute joy to work with as we bring this poignant, timely, powerful story to life.

The Salt Cracker Crazies at the Jalopy

February 13, 2022 by Joe Jung

The Salt Cracker Crazies sure had fun playing at the Jalopy Theatre’s Mid-Winter Jug and String Band Rendezvous. If you happen to have FB and want to check out the full evening, you can find it here. If you love the Jalopy as much as I do, you can also become a Jalopy subscriber to help keep traditional American music alive in NYC and also get access to all the shows, videos, music, and march from the Jalopy.

Coal Country is Coming Back!

January 21, 2022 by Joe Jung

Coal Country is coming back! That’s right, the Public Theater and Audible are teaming up to bring Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen, and Steve Earle’s powerful documentary play retelling events of the 2010 Upper Big Branch mining disaster over back to the stage at the Cherry Lane Theatre. I’m thrilled to be once again understudying Steve and acting as Assistant Music Director as the play finds a new life after COVID shut us down in March 2020.

March 13, 2020: If I Could See Your Face Again...

January 21, 2022 by Joe Jung

Most recently I had the pleasure of understudying the legendary Steve Earle in Coal Country by Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen, and Steve over at the Public Theater. Set in Montcoal, WV, the documentary play tells the story of the the Upper Big Branch mining disaster as told by families and survivors. It runs through March 29th. We closed March 12 due to the Covid-19 citywide shutdown, but we all look forward to the future of this spectacular show.