Program

The audience will travel across Mark Twain's America with songs from and about his fascinating lifetime. Samuel Clemens lived in an America full of famous heroes and grand adventures. Mark Twain's America saw the age of steamboats on the great rivers of middle America; the turmoil of the Civil War; and the heyday of cowboys and lumberjacks. Mark Twain lived through the entire Victorian Era; and, to use a phrase he coined, the Gilded Age. Along the way Judy provides fascinating historical details to introduce the songs and to join them in a cohesive whole. Judy can dress in 1860's style costume, and/or accompany the songs with projected images. Audience members are drawn into the experience and are encouraged to sing on the many choruses. They leave with a deeper understanding of Mark Twain's life and times. "Songs of Mark Twain's America" is an informative and entertaining program.