Performances
Trumpet in the Land
Written by PAUL GREEN / Music by FRANK LEWIN
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Trumpet in the Land , Ohio's official state play and longest running outdoor theatre production, brings to life the tragic but inspiring story of David Zeisberger and his Christian Deleware followers as they struggled to preserve their peaceful settlement despite the growing violence of the Revolutionary War.
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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 Delaware 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."
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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."
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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.
State Fair
Music by RICHARD ROGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
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Book by TOM BRIGGS & LOUIS MATTIOLI
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Based on the screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein II and the Novel by Phil Strong​
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Roger & Hammerstein's only musical written directly for the screen is now a stage musical that's had critics raving from coast to coast. Set against the colorful backdrop of an American heartland tradition, State Fair travels with the Frake family as they leave behind the routine of the farm for three days of adventure at the annual Iowa State Fair. Mom and Pop have their hearts set on blue ribbons, while their children Margy and Wayne find romance and heartbreak on the midway. Set to the magical strains of an Academy-Award winning score, which includes "It's a Grand Night for Singing", "It Might as Well be Spring", and the title song, State Fair is the kind of warm-hearted family entertainment only Rogers & Hammerstein could deliver!
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STATE FAIR is presented by arrangement with CONCORD THEATRICALS on behalf of the Rogers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com
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July 18, 24 & August 1, 7, 15, 2026 * 7:30pm
Noah from A to Z
Written by GEORGE LATSHAW
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HAVE YOU EVER GONE ON A VACATION TRIP.....
In the family car - tent - camper - trailer with mother and father and all your brothers and sisters
AND the family pet? When it rained - and rained - AND RAINED?
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A is for Ark, Z is for Zoo...Noah builds an Ark! The Sinners laughed? Mrs. Noah doesn't want to get on
"that old boat!!" And where does one keep snakes and monkeys and elephants and a WHOLE ZOO when it rains for forty days and forty nights?!?
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Straight from the Bible, this delightful play provides opportunity for parents and grandparents to share with children a wonderful theatre experience in God's great outdoors.
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Noah from A to Z is a unique production, specifically written for the ampitheatre stage and first performed in 1973.
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July 22, 29 & August 5, 12, 2026 * 6:30pm
