THE OX PASTURE INCIDENT:
A MURDER MYSTERY MELODRAMA

WORLD PREMIERE
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY DONNA DEVLIN

SHOWINGS: Friday-August 9th, & Saturday-August 17th

Based on a real-life murder mystery, this world premiere play tells the story of Mary Scanell, a young wife and mother living in a timber mill encampment in NH's North Country. In 1860 she disappeared after a raucous thanksgiving celebration, only for her body to turn up in an isolated ox pasture once the snows had melted in the spring of 1861. Her husband and several others were brought in as suspects, but the secret of "whodunnit" remained a mystery... until now! Told in a classic Victorian melodrama style that was all the rage in the North Country in the 1860's, interspersed with historical news articles and court documents this music filled tale, told by professional actors from all across the country, will captivate you with a daring story and a surprise ending where the audience decides "whodunnit"! PG RATED

ALL SHOWS ARE FAMILY FRIENDLY!

All shows are Pay-What-You-Can/By-Donation in honor of our first kid camper, SPC Marc Paul Decoteau, who lost his young life in service to the word "free" in Afghanistan in 2010.

SHOW SCHEDULE:
6:00pm | House Opens for General Admission and pre-show picnics
6:30pm | Curtain

ALL SHOWS ARE RAIN OR SHINE!

SHINE LOCATION:
Outdoor stage at the Gazebo Hill Amphitheatre, behind the Town Square Ice Rink and next to the Town Square Disc Golf Course.

RAIN LOCATION:
Indoor stage in Town Square Lower Level, adjacent to the Snowy Owl Inn.

Bring a blanket or camp chair, pack a beverage of your choice, picnic (or buy food from Town Square shops and restaurants) and come see "bare bones bard (and other classics) at its' best"! Adult beverages, water, and snacks available at the Shakespeare in the Valley concessions stand as well as a limited number of chairs for rent for a small donation (all proceeds fund the Creative Adventurers Club Kids Camp scholarships).