FEATURING
Pioneer Spirit Music:
"THE BALLAD OF THE TRAIL"
written by Maureen Stahr
Carsten Stahr
"OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM"
"WINDMILL PUMPIN'"
written by Maureen Stahr
Emarie Stahr
Corban Stahr
Isaiah Stahr
"PEOPLE, PLACES, FACES"
written by Maureen Stahr
"KEEP ON WALKIN'"
written by Maureen Stahr
"NEBRASKA PRAIRIE"
written by Maureen Stahr
"THE 15TH OF MAY"
written by Adam Stahr
Pioneer Spirit Band
"THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER"
written by Francis Scott Key
Carsten Stahr &
Pioneer Spirit Band
"AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL"
written by Katherine Lee Bates
"BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"
written by Julia Ward Howe
"IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL"
written by Horacio Spafford
Pioneer Spirit Band
MELODRAMA
Welcome to the dusty lanes of Taterfield County, Idaho. The year is 1898. Tonight's tale is one of starch, sas, and salvation...So hold on to yer taters! Get ready to BOO the villain and give the hero a big HOORAY. Popcorn and crisp dollar bills are also welcome to be thrown at any of our characters.
SYNOPSIS: There’s trouble in Tatertown! The Idaho community is desperate for rain lest their potato crops dry up in the fields. Especially hard hit are Irish Tater, his wife Etta Tater, and the Tater tots: Sweetpea, Lyonnaise, and Chip. Unless a solution is found, they will be forced to move, along with the other farmers in Taterfield County. Their plight is the result of a dastardly scheme hatched by Noah Count, the scoundrel lawyer who deliberately left the water rights out of their deeds. The townsfolk send our hero, Spud Farmer, to bargain for water with the B.Z. Beaver Corporation that dammed the Snake River. To Spud’s surprise, Sue Duse is not only head of the business, but Noah’s partner in crime. Spud’s ladylove, Candide Yam and the other citizens spy on the negotiations — all in wacky disguises. Hilarity abounds as the Tater tots are kidnapped for ransom and Spud fights Noah to stop the villain from blowing up the dam!
