Renegade Amish

Renegade Amish Musicians Head to The Sherman Theater

Those curious about the Amish Outlaws have their chance to check them out at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg on Friday, May 19, 2023.

At first glance, with their straw hats and suspenders, you might think they play bluegrass or country music.  But the Amish Outlaws perform music ranging from U2 to Prince to Johnny Cash to Queen. The band’s show can be summed up as eclectic and fun.

It is a little-known fact that most Amish practice a tradition similar to the Christian “Confirmation” and Jewish “Bar Mitzvah” called “Rumspringa” (literal translation: “running around”) in which Amish children at the age of 16 have an opportunity to live free of the strict Amish code of conduct before deciding if they want to come back and be baptized into the Amish church.

Surprisingly, virtually all of the youths return.

But sometimes they don’t.

Four out of the original six members of The Amish Outlaws were born and raised in Lancaster, PA and had a strict Amish upbringing. No electricity from land lines, no alcohol, no musical instruments, but their spirits were too wild for the Amish lifestyle.

Once they trampled in the Devil’s Playground, there was no turning back. In the years since Rumspringa, the members of the Amish Outlaws have become very well acclimated to the pleasures and vices of the modern world…  music, most of all.

Thus, with a bold lust for life and a fire for music and performance that can only come from 16 years of repression, The Amish Outlaws were unleashed upon the world.

Show: The Amish Outlaws

Date: May 19, 2023

Doors at 7:00, Show at 8:00

Tickets available online through shermantheater.com or at the Sherman Theater Box Office (570) 420-2808.  

The Sherman Theater is Monroe County’s only nationally ranked, non-profit theater and performing arts center.  Located in downtown Stroudsburg, PA, the Sherman Theater has proudly served the Pocono region for 90 years.  The Theater and Performing Arts Center is committed to strengthening the community by producing culturally-diverse, nationally-known professional acts and festivals at the theater and at satellite locations throughout Monroe County for people of all ages, by providing an opportunity for local artists to perform, and by creating economic development in the region. The Sherman Theater projects and events attract over 100,000 visitors to the Pocono Region annually.  

For more information call 570-420-2808 or visit www.shermantheater.com.