The Wilder Outdoor Theater was awarded two grants to assist in the staging for its new summer production, Part Two of the Fragments of a Dream Trilogy, “CHASING THE DREAM” that follows the life of Laura Ingalls and her family during their time in Walnut Grove. The production requires some added staging as it takes...
Welcome to the Wilder Outdoor Theater. Watch this video for information about the new show for 2023, how to tryout to be a part of the performance, and how to purchase tickets and/or make a donation to help us make our place more your space!
Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867. In celebration of her birthday, we will celebrate Caroline Ingalls, Laura’s mother, with some of the actresses who played Caroline Ingalls in the Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant over the past 45 years.Please join us on February 5th, 2023 from 3:00-4:00pm, live on Facebook as...
Below is a newspaper article from the Library of Congress Historical Newspapers in the Redwood Gazette, from a column titled "Walnut Station Items".Fires were something farmers worried about quite often. In this article it is reported the Mr. John Ensign lost pretty much everything. John Ensign and family have been characters in some of the...
Inside Back Cover in the 1993 Walnut Grove Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant Program.This page is actually found in many years of the programs.This is a map of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and her families travels until she settled in Mansfield Missouri.After much research I have found that many of the pioneer families traveled great distances to...
In the script being developed ” Letters To Rose” by Mark Rosenwinkel there is a new Reverend for the Congregational Church, Reverend Moses. Before him in our production of “Fragments of a Dream” was Reverend Alden. Found in the Library Of Congress historical newspapers from the Redwood gazette a couple articles about Reverend Moses and...
