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Episode 12 - Charlie Romano and Harold Hodge Jr: Call Me From The Grave Part 2


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In this episode, we continue our conversation with Charlie Romano and Harold Hodge Jr about their new musical, Call Me From The Grave.

Call Me From The Grave explores the life and myth of the legendary Blues guitar player, Robert Johnson. In Greenwood, Mississippi, a young sharecropper, Robert, dreams of becoming a Bluesman. When his loving girlfriend, Virginia, becomes pregnant, Robert puts his dreams on hold to build a life and a family with her. However, Robert’s life comes crashing down when Virginia dies of complications in childbirth and their newborn son is taken into the exclusive custody of her unapproving father. Feeling he has failed as a husband, father, and a musician,

Robert is at his lowest when he is approached by the Devil. Robert exchanges his soul for the music career he has always dreamt of, on the condition that he never returns home. As the years go by, Robert gains all the fame and renown that he is promised. However, after learning that the people he loves are in need back home, Robert must choose between his fame and his family.

This episode features demo recordings of the songs “Some Deals Can’t Be Undone” performed by Sara Speller, Julian Manresa, and the Yale College Original Cast Ensemble, and also “He Will Free You” performed by Daneille Yvonne James.

Connect with Charlie Romano:

Website: https://www.charlieromano.com/

Instagram: @charlieromanomusic

Connect with Harold Hodge Jr:

Instagram: @haroldemort

Connect with New York Theatre Barn:

  • Twitter: @nytheatrebarn

  • Instagram: @newyorktheatrebarn 

  • Facebook.com/nytheatrebarn

  • nytheatrebarn.org 

  • Pauls’s personal instagram: @paulsmacs

  • Teresa’s personal instagram: @terijoyeaux

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