John Henry and the Railroad

Overview

This is the tale of John Henry. The one from the railroad story. Legend goes that John Henry was a freed slave. John took his only son out looking for work. He was out to make a new life for himself. He heard somethin’ about railroad work needing to be done. So that’s where he went. But trouble was just around the bend.

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Cast

E. Roger Mitchell

John Henry

Eugene H. Russell IV

Narrator / Jack Henry

Jamie Renell

Reginald

Michael Iluma

Young Jack Henry

Adam Boyer

Buford

Vince Canlas

Chow

Matthew Dunaway

Conductor

Billy Wilkerson

Blind Man