History Alive! Pop-up Plays: Lanesboro Ww 2 and Beyond

sep
18

Sons of Norway -- Heimbygda Lodge

200 Parkway Avenue South, Lanesboro, Minnesota 55949, United States Kaart

Our new 2021 Pop-up Plays feature fascinating local World War II veterans' tales! After months of oral interviews playwright Jane Peck brings to the stage local accounts of soldiers in D Day, German prison camp, the Norwegian Resistance, Pacific Theater battles, and farmers growing food for Europe. The show is packed with 1940's life: the Hormel Girls, vintage cars, the first sci-fi hero Buck Rogers, Andrews Sisters music, a swing band, and a past visit by Norwegian royalty is recreated!
The scenes are staged across our historic town, with audience led by costumed characters. Show has 36 performers and 7 scenes. It's 1.5 hours long with 4 block of walking. Scene 1 at Sons of Norway is seated.
Area veterans Orval Amdahl, Don Ward, Bob Earley, Dr. Westrup, Paul Abrahamson, Ruby Nelson, Signe Soma will come to life again with Grace Obata, Japanese nurse from Rochester.
We will follow CDC orders about masking indoors. There are 3 indoor scenes and 4 outdoor scenes. In case of rain, all scenes will be indoors. Handicapped accessible.
September 18 /19 and 25/26, 2021. 1 pm and 3 pm. each day. 8 shows total. Free but suggested donation $10 each.
Produced by History Alive Lanesboro. https://historyalivelanesboro.org
**This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeast Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Many thanks to Lanesboro Area Community Foundation and our individual donors

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre

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