Wichita, KS— On Saturday, March 29, Friends University professor Ken Spurgeon is celebrating his movie premiere of Sod & Stubble with a Q&A event, hosted by Friends University.
The event will be held in the lobby of the Riney Fine Arts Center at 10 a.m., where the movie producer and actors will join the university’s leadership, board members, and donors to discuss the classic pioneer story.
Joining Spurgeon in the Q&A will be actors Bailey Chase, Dodie Brown, Buck Taylor, Mary McDonough, Darby Hinton, Rudy Ramos, Wyatt McCrea, R.W. Hampton, Gabriel Pranter, Nikki Tomlinson, Mark Mannette, and Delno Ebie.
Spurgeon is a writer, director and educator, best known for his documentaries Home on the Range and Road to Valhalla, both recipients of the Wrangler Award for Best Documentary from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Sod & Stubble follows the Ise family, who homesteaded in Osborne County Kansas in the 1870s and battled through the many challenges of homesteading on the Kansas plains. The original story was written by John Ise in the 1930s with the help and memories of his mother, Rosa Ise. In the 1990s, Von Rothenberger added over 150 pages of additional text to the updated volume. Now, the story comes to life on the screen through the work of an award-winning cast and crew.
“I’m grateful for the consistent support that Friends University has given me and to my creative endeavors. I’m excited to share the Sod and Stubble story with my collages and the Friends community,” said Spurgeon.
The Orpheum Theatre will premiere Sod & Stubble today, Friday, March 28. Buy last minute tickets here on their website.
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