Trumpet in the Land Presents: The White Savage

July 5th, 10th, and 23rd, 7:00pm
Schoenbrunn Amphitheatre
1600 Trumpet Dr NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44663

The White Savage outdoor drama was performed in repertory with Trumpet in the Land for twenty years before retiring from the stage at the end of the 2016 season.  For twenty years of The White Savage and thirty-seven years of Trumpet in the Land, the infamous Simon Girty was portrayed by co-author Joseph Bonamico.   Sadly, Joe passed away on September 21, 2024, and to honor his untimely passing, a special “reader’s” theatre production of The White Savage will be presented on three select nights in July.  Actors will gather, on stage, to read from the original script to once again bring this captivating story to life.   In August, a rare screen version of The White Savage can be viewed on  stage at The Joseph Bonamico Memorial Pavilion. 

 This spectacular outdoor drama told the story of frontier legend Simon Girty, a border renegade who was labeled, justly or unjustly as a “savage” due to his alliance with the Native Americans and the British during the American Revolution.  His loyalty to the Native Americans and his savagery in battle were legendary and soon the myth overwhelmed the man.  His name brought fear to all along the frontier in the late eighteenth century.

 Simon Girty is a very complex, three-dimensional character, as fierce as any, yet still willing to put his life on the line to plead for strangers’ lives.  He is a very misunderstood man thrust into an extraordinary and explosive situation, but with the death of Colonel Crawford in 1782, he became from that moment on “Simon Girty, The White Savage”.

Adult admission is $25.00 per person. Discounts are available for children under 18 and seniors 60 and over. Visit Trumpet in the Land’s website for more information or call 330-339-1132 for the box office or 330-364-5111 for the administrative office.