For those of you who have asked or are curious, here are the showtimes for the Ozark Mountain Players 2006 production of "Laura's Memories", a musical based on the life and Little House books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Fridays and Saturdays
July 21 & 22
July 28 & 29
August 4 & 5
August 11 & 12
September 15 & 16
That last weekend coincides with Mansfield's yearly Wilder Day festivities--parade, craft booths, beard and baking contests, games on the town square, all that fun stuff and more.
Location is Mansfield, Missouri. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. at the outdoor theater in the park by the schoolhouse. Usually there is some kind of local musical entertainment before the show and during intermission. A few years someone has even played Pa's fiddle (yes, the Fiddle), although I don't know if they're doing that this year. If you come, be sure to stop by the stage and say hello.
All summer during the daytime, Laura and Almanzo's farm, Rocky Ridge, is open and well worth visiting. The museum there is full of the Ingalls and Wilder families' belongings, and guided tours are available for both the house Almanzo built for Laura and the home Rose Wilder Lane (their daughter) built for them. You can learn lots of fascinating little tidbits about Laura and Almanzo's life together that were never recorded in her books on these tours, and admission for both of them are included in the price of the museum tickets. This year a new walking path through the woods between the houses is open, as well.
4 comments:
Thanks for that info.! I will try to plan a trip down for that. And to say hello at the stage to you. And to imagine Laura and Almanzo kissing under that thar pin oak. And to count all of this as homeschool hours.
:)
Thanks!
Teri
yay! I may try to swing up and over and see that. My roomie and I went to the House and had a blast...we are history junkies though :)
Yay! I will pester the Brad and see if maybe we can come see the girls again this year. We will bring the camera this time too so we can get pics!
Yay! Victims...er...an audience! I'll post admission prices a little closer to performance dates, then.
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