Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau

WALDEN: The Ballad of Thoreau ... a performance play about the final two days Henry David Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Thoreau is America’s most famous pencil maker, literary giant and the forefather of the global green movement. The two act, four character play is an animated conversation between Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. The dialogue of the play is based on actual quotes from the writing and letters of Thoreau and Emerson. WALDEN has already been performed 9,400 times in 42 countries. The WALDEN HD broadcast was filmed in front of 2400 fans in a beautiful theatre in Lexington, KY and available to any school, college or community theatre free of charge and includes lesson plans. About the author: The “Walden: Ballad of Thoreau“ script is written by Michael Johnathon, a folksinger, songwriter, concert performer, author, and playwright. Influenced by Tho