I would literally wrestle a bear Daniel Boone style to go see this show. The "will they/won't they?" tension between the Reverend and the Widow was on par with Ross and Rachel and kept us on the edge of our seat for the entire show. A man jumps through fire. Real live fire! Quite possibly the best night of my life.
- Guest Jeremiah
2024 HORN IN THE WEST™ SEASON DATES:
JUNE 21st - AUG. 10TH
Get ready for an exciting trip back in time, to the 18th Century North Carolina high country before and during the Revolutionary War when the 13 colonies threw off British rule to establish the United States of America.
Since 1952, Horn in the West™ has offered thrilling outdoor entertainment to generations of Americans. Loved by young and old alike, Horn in the West™ is located in the heart of Boone, NC.
The performances run Tuesdays through Saturday. The house opens at 7:30.
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Promotional video created in 2018 by cast member, Daniel McCook.
THE HORN IN THE WEST™ STORY
Horn in the West™ brings to life the famous frontiersman Daniel Boone and the hardy mountain settlers of the Blue Ridge Mountains in their struggle to preserve their freedom during the years before and during the War for Independence. The drama highlights those settlers who came to the region seeking freedom and escape from British tyranny. Dr. Geoffrey Stuart, a prominent British physician, comes to the Colony of Carolina to study the dreaded disease smallpox, bringing his wife, Martha, and their teenage son, Jack. Through hardship and danger, house-raising and romance, the ties that bind the Stuart family and the small pioneer community grow. Dr. Stuart finds himself a respected leader in this hidden mountain community but has to resolve his conflicted feelings of loyalty to the Crown and his family's sympathy for the Regulators and their fight for American independence.
THE PLAYWRIGHT
Dr. Kermit Hunter (1910 - 2001) was an American playwright primarily known for writing historical dramas. He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio State University. In 1940 he began serving in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and being awarded the Legion of Merit. After leaving the military, Dr. Hunter, a talented musician who had attended Julliard School of Music, served as General Manager of North Carolina Symphony. He received both of his graduate degrees from the Department of Dramatic Arts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After a year as a Guggenheim Fellow in writing, he served as a professor of drama at Hollins College and became the first Dean of the Meadows School of Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kermit Hunter wrote more than 40 historical productions.
I love everything about this show! The battle scenes are intense with the lighting, the love stories are fun but not over the top, and overall a great story line that is historically close to accurate with dramatic interpretations to tie in all the history. This is a fun must see show with action, comedy, and drama…something for everyone.
- Guest Roberta
"The gaze of man is westward, as if he could glimpse, somewhere beyond this uneasy world, the great reaches of eternity - as if he could hear, blowing in the distant sunset, the Horn of Freedom."
- Dr. Kermit Hunter, Horn in the West™
Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
1952 Opening Cast - Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
Photo by Greg Williams
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Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
Photo Courtesy of Tyler Wilcox
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Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher
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Courtesy of Steve Canipe
Courtesy of Steve Canipe
Courtesy of Steve Canipe
Courtesy of Steve Canipe
Courtesy of Steve Canipe
Courtesy of Steve Canipe
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Dancers of 1972 - Photo Courtesy of Wendy Fletcher