WOODY SEZ at Dupont Underground (Oct 8 - 25, 2026) production

Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie

at Dupont Underground

Devised by David M Lutken with Nick Corley and

Darcie Deaville, Helen Jean Russell and Andy Teirstein

Directed by Georgette Verdin 

October 8 - 25, 2026

Winner of the 2013 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Non-Resident Production

Produced by Voices Festival Productions

"The international smash hit WOODY SEZ: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE brings its unstoppable spirit and foot-stomping energy to DUPONT UNDERGROUND this election season!

THE ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME calls Woody Guthrie “the original folk hero, a man who, in the Thirties and Forties, transformed the folk ballad into a vehicle

for social protest and observation .. Fueled by a boundless curiosity about the

world, the colorful life he led became as legendary as the songs he wrote.”

“Bound For Glory”, “Pastures of Plenty”, “Vigilante Man”, “The Ballad of Tom Joad”, “Deportees” and “This Land Is Your Land” and many more, — WOODY SEZ celebrates “America’s greatest ballad maker,” the rambling troubadour whose unforgettable words, timeless melodies and extraordinary life-story embodied Resistance Singing, long before it became a hashtag.

His music continues to inspire today’s finest storytelling songwriters — from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to Bruce Springsteen, Ani DiFranco, Jonatha Brooke, Chuck D, Tom Morello, Jesse Welles, and Jay Z.

David M. Lutken, winner of the Helen Hayes Award for his portrayal, returns to Washington to kick off a new, 2026 production of the tour-de-force musical, from Voices Festival Productions and Woodrow Theatricals at DUPONT UNDERGROUND Oct. 8th - 25th.

WOODY SEZ tells the vibrant, true story of a uniquely American hero whose radical influence, and songs of defiance, hope and resilience endure.

"The musicianship is first class ... Guthrie’s music is more seductive than antagonistic, often managing to express with dry-eyed humor the bitter experiences of the poor.” (Peter Marks - The Washington Post)

“A haunting, powerful show .. transcends its homespun materials to become a work of art” (The New York Times)

“Stirringly captures the rebellious spirit of Guthrie’s times, and of our own .. Knocks the big West End biopics in a heap of dust!” (The Guardian)