The Old State House Museum has partnered with the Torn Kite Theatre Company to present The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock, a play by Catherine Trieschmann. The production is supported from a $2,000 grant awarded by the Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission. Performances will take place on Friday, April 4, and Saturday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, April 6, a matinee performance will be performed at 2 p.m.

All showings are free and open to the public, but seating is limited. To make reservations call 501-324-8645 or visit oldstatehouse.com/bridegroom.

The Bridegroom of Blowing Rock is a play set during the last days of the Civil War and uses humor and drama to tell the story of women who must keep their homes together in the absence of able-bodied men. Director Josh Sigal says the play is a unique opportunity to both entertain and educate audiences about life during the Civil War.

“This play is an ideal fit for the Old State House Museum because it sensitively looks at the war from a woman’s perspective,” said Sigal. “That viewpoint has been underserved.”

The play is the first collaboration between the Old State House Museum and the Torn Kite Theatre Company. The Torn Kite Theatre Company is a Little Rock-based group that aims to make thought-provoking pieces of theatrical art that focus on socially conscious and historically significant issues.

The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission is housed within the  Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Heritage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating, registering and preserving the state’s cultural resources.

The Old State House Museum is a museum of the Department of Arkansas Heritage and shares the goal of all seven Department of Arkansas Heritage agencies, that of preserving and enhancing the heritage of the state of Arkansas. The agencies are Arkansas Arts Council, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Historic Arkansas Museum, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and the Old State House Museum.