SHOUT! SISTER, SHOUT!

“Shout! Sister, Shout!” is a chronological compilation of music and words written or performed by female composers, vocalists, writers, and cultural changemakers from the 1930s to present day. This show was developed and produced in partnership with The History Theatre of St. Paul, MN

Music performed in the show includes:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe – “Up Above My Head” (Traditional Gospel Tune) and “Shout, Sister, Shout” (Tim Brymn, Alex Hill, Clarence Williams – 1930)

Nina Simone – “I Shall Be Released” (Bob Dylan – 1968) and “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” (Billy Taylor and Dick Dallas – 1963)

Carole King – “Believe In Humanity” (1973), “Been to Canaan” (1972) and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (King and Gerry Goffin – September 1967)

Laura Nyro – “Save the Country” (1968), “Broken Rainbow” (1985)

Janis Ian – “At Seventeen” (1974), “Society’s Child” (1965) and “Boots Like Emmy Lou’s” (2000)

Phoebe Snow – “Poetry Man” (1974), “Harpo’s Blues” (1974) and “Shakey Ground” (Jeffrey Bowen, Alphonso Boyd and Eddie Hazel – 1975)

Bonnie Raitt – “What Is Success?” (Allen Toussaint – 1974) and “Guilty” (Randy Newman – 1973)

Joni Mitchell – “The Magdalene Laundries” (1994), “ Woodstock” (1970) and “Nothing Can Be Done” (Mitchell and Larry Klein – 1991)

Joyann Parker – “Memphis” (2018)

India.Arie – “Strength, Courage and Wisdom” (2001) and “One” (2013)

Joy Ohana – “Human” – (2018)

Lori McKenna – “Humble and Kind” (2015)

Andra Day – “Rise Up” (2015)

Lady Gaga – “Born This Way” (Stefani Germanotta and Jeppe Laursen – 2010)

Poetry, Writings and Quotations from – 

Terry Tempest Williams

Maya Angelou

Mary OIiver

Aretha Franklin

Coretta Scott King

Winona LaDuke

Lori Dokken

ACT ONE 

"You Don’t Own Me" - (recorded by Lesley Gore 1963 – written by John Madara & David White)

Performed by: Rachel Holder Hennig (lead) with Judi Vinar, Patty Peterson, Ginger Commodore, Joyann Parker, Yolande Bruce, Katie Gearty, and Anna Christy.

“Son of a Preacher Man” - (Dusty Springfield 1968 – John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins) – Joyann with Ginger, Yolande & Rachel

“At Last” – (Etta James 1960 – Mack Gordon & Harry Warren) - Ginger

“Mack the Knife” – (Ella Fitzgerald 1960 – Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein, & Kurt Weill) – Yolande

“Stoney End” – (Barbra Streisand –1967 - Laura Nyro) - Katie with Joyann, Rachel & Lori

“Happy Days/Get Happy” – (Judy Garland/Barbra Streisand 1963 – Milton Ager& Jack Yellen/Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler) – Judi & Patty

“The Beat Goes On” – (Sonny & Cher 1963 – Sonny Bono) – Lori and Joyann with Judi, Rachel & Anna

“Make Your Own Kind of Music” – (Cass Elliot 1969 – Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil) – Anna with Judi & Lori

“Feeling Good” – (Nina Simone 1965 – Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse) – Patty

“Mississippi Goddam” – (Nina Simone 1964 – Nina Simone) – Yolande

“You Keep Me Hanging On” – (Diana Ross & The Supremes 1966 – Hollsnd-Dozier-Holland) – Rachel with Judi & Anna

“Guess Who I Saw Today” – (Nancy Wilson 1960 – Murray Grand & Elisse Boyd) – Ginger

“Piece of My Heart” – (Janis Joplin 1968 – Jerry Ragovoy & Bert Berns) – Katie with Rachel & Joyann

“Dream a Little Dream of Me” – (Cass Elliot 1968 – Fabian Andre & Wilbur Schwandt) – Anna

“Me and Bobby McGee” – (Janis Joplin 1969 – Kris Kristofferson & Fred Foster) – Joyann

“I Say a Little Prayer” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Burt Bacharach & Hal David) – Yolande with Judi, Rachel & Lori

“(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls” – (Dionne Warwick 1967 – Andre & Dory Previn) – Rachel

“Chain of Fools” – (Aretha Franklin 1968 – Don Covay) – Judi with the ensemble

“Respect” – (Aretha 1967 – Otis Redding) Anna with the ensemble

ACT TWO

“White Rabbit” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Grace Slick) Judi

“Somebody to Love” – (Jefferson Airplane 1967 – Darby Slick) Joyann with Patty, Katie & Lori

“For What It’s Worth” – (The Staple Singers 1968 – Stephen Stills) – Judi, Ginger & Yolande

“Both Sides Now” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Lori

“Chelsea Morning” – (Joni Mitchell 1969 – Joni Mitchell) Rachel with Judi, Anna & Lori

“And When I Die” - (Laura Nyro 1966 – Laura Nyro) – Katie

“Woodstock” – (CSNY 1970 – Joni Mitchell)

“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – (Joan Baez 1969 – Robbie Robertson) – Anna with Judi & Lori

“River Deep, Mountain High” – (Ike & Tina Turner 1966 – Phil Spector) – Ginger with Patty, Yolande and Anna

“This Is My Life” – (Shirley Bassey 1968 – Bruno Canfora, Antonio Amurri and English lyrics by Norman Newell) – Patty

“Walkin’ Blues” – (Bonnie Raitt 1969 – Robert Johnson) – Judi

“These Boots Are Made for Walking” – (Nancy Sinatra 1965 – Lee Hazlewood) – Ensemble

“Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – (The 5th Dimension 1969 – James Rado, Gerome Ragni & Galt MacDermot - Ensemble