Performances

Trumpet in the Land

Written by Paul Green / Music by Frank Lewin

Trumpet in the Land, Ohio's premier and longest running outdoor theatre production, brings to life the tragic but inspiring story of David Zeisberger and his Christian Indian followers as they struggled to preserve their peaceful settlement despite the growing violence of the Revolutionary War.

The story begins in 1772 in the heart of the Ohio wilderness. Ziesberger, a Moravian minister has just arrived in the Ohio valley with dreams of building the first settlement in the wilderness, Schoenbrunn. Meanwhile, tempers between the British and Americans flair, eventually leading to the start of the Revolutionary War.

When the Revolutionary War breaks out, Zeisberger and his followers find themselves caught between the British at Fort Detroit and the Americans at Fort Pitt. By refusing to take sides in the struggle, Zeisberger and his people incur the wrath of both warring parties, eventually leading to the brutal massacre of 96 Christian Indians at Gnadenhutten in 1782 by a band of American militiamen. President Teddy Roosevelt, a noted historian, called the event "a stain on the frontier character that time cannot wash away."

The performance is full of unforgettable historical characters including Simon Girty, a conniving border renegade who agitated for all-out war in the region; Captain Pipe, a young warrior chief whose hatred of all white men for the killing of his father added to the dangers facing the missionaries; and John Heckewelder, one of the first explorers of the "Ohio country."

Written by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Paul Green, Trumpet in the Land is set in the very hills once traveled by those portrayed in the show and handpicked by the author. Watch the warm summer nights come alive with beautiful horses, brilliant fire dances, authentic looking costumes, fiery battle pyrotechnics and a beautiful natural setting.

The White Savage

Written by Joseph Bonamico and Mark H. Durbin / Music by Frank Lewin

Whether it just or not, Simon Girty was labeled a "savage" because of his strong alliance with the Native Americans and the British during the American Revolution.

Stories of his conquests and ferocity spread throughout the colonies and frontier bringing fear to all along the frontier in the late eighteenth century. However, while his loyalty to the Native Americans and his savagery in battle was legendary, soon the myth overwhelmed the man.

Girty was a very complex, three-dimensional man - as fierce as any Indian warrior, yet still willing to put his life on the line to plead for strangers' lives. Girty is a very misunderstood man thrust into an extraordinary and explosive situation. With the death of Colonol Crawford in 1782, he became from that moment, SIMON GIRTY, "THE WHITE SAVAGE."

Trumpet's own Joseph Bonamico co-authored The White Savage after years of portraying him in The Trumpet in the Land. The show is set on the same stage as Trumpet in the Land, and is complete with horseback riding, spectacular pyrotechnics and fascinating battle scenes. This show is a unique and exciting show for the whole family to enjoy.

All Shook Up

Inspired by and featuring the songs of ELVIS PRESLEY®, Book by Joe DiPietro

Into a square little town in the 1950's, in a square little state, rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Jailhouse Rock," and "Don't Be Cruel." Will true love prevail? ("Fools Fall In Love") Will the power of music win the day? Will this small town in the Midwest survive getting all shook up? These questions and more are answered as the characters come together for the finale ("Burning Love").

All Shook Up is presented through special arrangement with and all all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2100, New York, NY 10018 www.theatricalrights.com

Originally Produced on Broadway by Jonathan Pollard, Bernie Kukoff, Clear Channel Entertainment, Harbor Entertainment, Miramax Films, Bob & Harvey Weinstein, Stanley Buchthal, Eric Falkenstein, Nina Essman/Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Jean Cheever, Margaret Cotter, in association with Barney Rosenzweig, Meri Krassner, FGRW Investments, Karen Jason, Phil Ciasullo Conard. Originally produced for Goodspeed Musicals, Michael P. Price, Executive Producer, Sue Frost, Associate Producer.