Past Events

ruins
By Patty Reece • December 31, 2022

March 2022

Story-collecting and Auditions for "Theatre at the Ruin." No experience necessary. Real people, real stories. Live performances in June 2022.
two exterior buildings outside in daylight
By Patty Reece • December 30, 2022

March 11, 12, 13, 2022

Are you interested in acting in the Flint Hills? This is your chance to be part of a distinctly Wabaunsee County theatre production. No experience required. We are looking for a range of ages and abilities. Sign up for an audition now! Performances June 17-18, 2022
a little girl holding two kittens
By Patty Reece • December 29, 2022

March 27, 2022

Ann Anderson takes us on a journey to 1950s and 60s Kansas. Summer visits to cousins next door to The Volland Store are a great memory, and she is delighted to reconnect with the neighborhood.
Woman with brown hair and bangs smiles, wearing gold earrings and black turtleneck.
By Ryan Jones • December 28, 2022

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Link to recording on YouTube of an online conversation with Deanna Dikeman, led by Mary Frances Ivey, a PhD candidate who featured Deanna in her dissertation “Picturing Age in the Work of Five Contemporary American Women Artists.”
a collage of old women speaking
By Ryan Jones • December 27, 2022

April 24, 2022

Celebrate "Women of the Ranch" with a potluck and afternoon of visiting and story-telling. Mark Feiden and Farrell Hoy will share highlights from a series of interviews recorded in 2021. Enjoy a Spring afternoon in the Flint Hills!
ruins with brick remains and a forest of trees
By Ryan Jones • December 26, 2022

Available now until all tickets are sold

Would you like to be a Founding Sponsor? A Program Sponsor? A Contributing Sponsor? A limited number of Sponsorships are available.
a fish with a glowing white outline t-shirt desgin
By Patty Reece • December 25, 2022

June 4 & 5, 2022

3rd Annual Fish Wizards Tour. A fundraiser for Native Stone Scenic Byway and Volland Foundation. Learn about the beautiful and amazing fish species in the clear streams of Wabaunsee County, Kansas!
a sepia colored photo of a woman standing with her hands on her hip
By Patty Reece • December 24, 2022

Coming to Volland June 17-18, 2022

We have wondered through the years how it could best be used, what kinds of things could happen there.  And now, theatre seems just right, for a beginning.
outside shot of ruins during the day
By Patty Reece • December 23, 2022

June 17 & June 18, 2022

After collecting stories, creating a script, and weeks of rehearsals, Heart/Roots: Wabaunsee County will open at Theatre at the Ruin June 17 & 18. Tickets are now available.
a crowd of people gathered for opening night
By Patty Reece • December 22, 2022

June 2022

Heart/Roots: Wabaunsee County. Thank you to our Sponsors! Candids from the rehearsals, plus photos and a review of the performances.