“Coal Country” shares the riveting story of a small, West Virginia mining community moving through tragedy to make itself heard. Crafted from interviews of people who lived through the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion, this NY Times Critics’ Pick play by Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank draws you into a world few have encountered and a power dynamic that is all too familiar.
Soul-stirring music by three-time Grammy Award-winner Steve Earle courses under, through, and alongside the words, and the result is…stunning.