You may have read the book or seen the John Wayne film but here's your chance to see the play in the setting in which it was written. Harold Bell Wright's 1907 semi-biographical tale of Ozark life, The Shepherd of the Hills , is played out in this outdoor evening production.
The amphitheatre is built on the actual setting where Wright lived as he wrote this Ozarkian epic of triumph, tragedy and love. The book is brought to life with over 80 actors, 40 horses, a flock of sheep, guns and rifles, a burning log cabin and a vintage 1908 DeWitt automobile. During the day, guests can tour the log house where Wright first experienced Ozark hospitality, ride in wagons pulled by huge Clydesdale horses, watch artisans at work and explore the Ozark village, which after dark becomes the stage for the show. The play first opened in 1959 and has become the longest running outdoor drama ever performed. Performances run from early spring to the end of October.
