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.