Little girls on the prairies
Each summer season in Mansfield, Missouri, we enjoy performing the pageant Laura’s Memories. As we make memories for ourselves and our community about the contribution of Laura Ingalls Wilder, we save special photos of the cast and performances.
You can view them at the link:
Hello Laura Fans!
If you love music and if you love Laura’s stories then you will love Laura’s Memories. Laura’s Memories is a two-act, ten-scene play depicting specific events in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ozark Mountain Players (OMP) is very proud of what our two directors and the entire membership have accomplished. But I do not want to toot our own horn so here is a letter from one of our visitors (Mirror-Republican, Letter to the Editor, Sept. 25, 2008):
“After a week of ‘Doom and Gloom’ in the nation; my lovely bride and I attended the Saturday afternoon performance of Laura’s Memories presented by the Ozark Mountain Players.
For nearly two hours, we were lost in the past while being entertained and educated by the great cast and crew of the Ozark Mountain Players.
We applaud the wonderful presentation of pertaining to the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her contribution to Mansfield. Mansfield should be very proud to have the talent of Terry Spyres and Pat Allen, as the directors. Their production exhibited the wholesome values of Missouri. The cast ‘set the bar’ for family entertainment in a professional manner.
If you missed the presentation this year; put it on your calendar for 2009. You will not be disappointed.”
No, we do not have to toot our own horn…Laura’s fans will do that for us!
Phil Bennett
Publicist, OMP
Hello Fellow Laura Fans,
It is so nice to hear from you, and thank you for your interest in our play (Laura’s Memories). Yes, it has been warm but the evenings are not that bad at the amphitheatre because there are large oak trees shielding us from the evening sun. So, if the grandchildren want to wear their Wilder dresses that would be appropriate, and they will blend very well with our cast. I don’t think you should worry about getting a good seat because the seating was designed to have optimum viewing and hearing from any location.
The play usually last about 1 1/2 hours, and there are two acts (the 1st has five scenes & the 2nd has six).
The tour through the both Wilder Homes and Museum will vary depending on the number of tourists; however, on average it should take between one or two hours.
Thanks again, and I look forward to seeing you on the 7th.
Phil Bennett