NYC PREMIERE
at
Urban Stages
Sep 12-Oct 11, 2025
REVIEWS for our NYC PREMIERE:
“A must-see! The healing power of music shines on the porch.” DC Theatre Arts
“Poignant, funny, and deeply moving … has harmony found in every note.” DC Theatre Arts
“A fabulous hootenanny … great pride, great healing — but most of all, great music.” Pages on Stages
”Powerful. As many people as possible should see this play.” The Knocturnal
“The Porch on Windy Hill is a pleasure!” OffOffOnline
“Entertaining and authentic. Great music and a timely, touching play.” Theatre Pizzazz
”Acting and musicianship are excellent. Songs are skillful, entertaining, and authentic.” - Theatre Pizzazz
“Lots of glorious, soul-stirring sound and an unbending positivity infuse The Porch on Windy Hill.” Theatre Scene
“Soul-stirring sound … a heady musical mélange that links everyone on the stage, even when they seem worlds apart.” Theatre Scene
“The Porch on Windy Hill is a well-acted, well-sung, well-played, beautiful, heartfelt story that will make you smile, laugh, tap your feet, and possibly shed a tear.” Front Row Center
“Poignant, funny, and deeply moving … has harmony found in every note.” DC Theatre Arts
“A fabulous hootenanny … great pride, great healing — but most of all, great music.” Pages on Stages
”Powerful. As many people as possible should see this play.” The Knocturnal
“The Porch on Windy Hill is a pleasure!” OffOffOnline
“Entertaining and authentic. Great music and a timely, touching play.” Theatre Pizzazz
”Acting and musicianship are excellent. Songs are skillful, entertaining, and authentic.” - Theatre Pizzazz
“Lots of glorious, soul-stirring sound and an unbending positivity infuse The Porch on Windy Hill.” Theatre Scene
“Soul-stirring sound … a heady musical mélange that links everyone on the stage, even when they seem worlds apart.” Theatre Scene
“The Porch on Windy Hill is a well-acted, well-sung, well-played, beautiful, heartfelt story that will make you smile, laugh, tap your feet, and possibly shed a tear.” Front Row Center
A young, Classical violinist and her folk song collector boyfriend escape their 2021 quarantine in Brooklyn to the mountains of western North Carolina. They’re searching for some of Appalachian music’s famous sources, inspirations and influences, authentic and un-adulterated. Their journey takes a surprising turn when they stumble upon exactly what they’ve been looking for— and all the unexpected complexity, discord, difficulty, heartbreak, joy, and strange new harmony that goes with him.
