There is something unique yet strikingly similar about the outdoor pageants that take place every summer all over the United States. They are part history, part hokey drama, part pure patriotism, with lots of singing and dancing. There is often a love story between young people of two different factions.
Texas! is put on at the Pioneer Ampitheater in Palo Duro Canyon in a beautiful setting. The action takes place from the stage to the clifftop above. Horses, lightning, fire and the six flags of Texas play important roles in the drama. The two warring groups here are the farmers and the cowboys.
And there are at least two more outdoor dramas that I know about yet haven't seen. The Wilhem Tell Pageant is performed in New Glarus, Wisconsin and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Although I have missed both of these pageants' dates for summer 2013, I can put them on my calendar for summer 2014.
I am sure there are more outdoor dramas exist than I have listed here. Do you know of any to put on my outdoor drama bucket list?
WALK three times a week with the commitment you have dedicated to your blog. Start at ONE mile divided into three walks. Add a mile each week. Continue to eat the SAME amount that you normally currently eat. If you experience MAJOR pain, take two weeks off, subtract five miles and start over. When you reach eighteen miles, divided however you like over three days, enter a marathon and WALK it whenever it is scheduled, but continue your training until that time comes. If you succeed AND you have lost 25% of your current body weight AND you still want to run the 26 mile distance; then take two weeks off and start the whole regimen at mile one but always jogging for one minute and walking for two minutes. When you reach five miles, enter a 5k and jog it whenever it is scheduled. Take a week off and continue your regimen. When you reach 10 miles, enter a 10k. When you reach 18 miles, enter your marathon. The whole effort will have been a TREMENDOUS success whether you get through the jogging stage or not. Most bodies are not able to handle a lot of jogging. There is no quick way that you can safely jog a marathon. Keep us posted on your blog if you decide to commit to this extraordinary challenge.
ReplyDeleteFound another outdoor drama - Unto These Hills - also in North Carolina, but quite a distance from the Outer Banks. It's in Cherokee, on the Oconaluftee River. The drama " ... traces the Cherokee people through the eons, through the zenith of their power, through the heartbreak of the Trail of Tears ..."
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There are also the six annual Mormon pageants--all of which fulfill your description of "They are part history, part hokey drama, part pure patriotism, with lots of singing and dancing," with the added benefit of religious fervor. (Hill Cumorah is the longest running, Manti is the largest, Mesa has the most community support, Nauvoo is the most emotional, Clarkston and Castle Dale both feature down-home charm.) Check them out! https://www.lds.org/locations/pageants?lang=eng
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