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A bag made of apple seeds made by Ruffled Grouse Gallery of Narrowsburg, NY was on display of the Museum of Curious History, an exhibit on Johnny Appleseed that was open before Dream on the Farm's production of "Johnny Appleseed: an Historical Fantasia."
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A cast of Johnny Appleseed's foot that was on display. Notably missing its big toe...
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...and here's the toe!
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A collection of Lenape artifacts and history about the Munsee Lenape on display, loaned from Shelly DePaul of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania.
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A recreation of the last tree Johnny Appleseed planted in Nova, OH.
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Director and Foley Artist Tannis Kowalchuk starts the show. Kowalchuk and other members of the cast provided live music throughout.
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Old Johnny Appleseed (John Roth), wearing his famous pot on his head and his appleseed bag, begins his tale.
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Old Johnny Appleseed (John Roth) starts the show by asking the question: "Do you love America?"
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Old Johnny Appleseed (John Roth) talks with Pecos Bill, Paul Bunion and John Henry about who is the greatest American myth.
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Johnny's love interest and narrator of the show Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) shows off the ribbons Johnny used to give her as she makes her entrance.
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Johnny's love interest and narrator of the show Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) pines for Johnny.
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Mrs. Ely (Ginny Hack) and the ensemble perform a dance with brooms.
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Young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) can't even sweep right, much to Mrs. Ely's (Ginny Hack) chagrin.
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Mr. Miller (Jim Sullivan) gives young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) his first commodity: old apple pips.
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Mrs. Ely (Ginny Hack) and Young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge)
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The residents of Johnny's hometown big him farewell as he travels west.
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An orchardist (John Roth) tells Young Johnny Appleseed that he needs to graft Apple Trees to keep them healthy.
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Members of the ensemble join in on the Foley, providing the sounds of shears cutting apple trees to graft them.
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Young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) cannot bring himself to cut the trees.
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Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) sings one of the shows many musical numbers, accompanying herself on guitar.
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Tannis Kowalchuk and Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) sing together as Johnny stakes his own path.
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Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) pines over young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) as he rests on her family's farm.
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Young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) unsuccessfully tries to sell the idea of cider to a group of bar patrons.
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Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) tries to talk to young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) while he reads from a book by Swedish polymath and theologian Emmanuel Swedenborg.
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The ensemble go to church, as the priest (John Roth) leads them in a musical number about theology.
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Churchgoers confess their sins, and are forgiven by the priest (John Roth).
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Young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge) tries to spread the ideas of Emmanuel Swedenborg to an unconvinced congregation.
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A settler (Costanza Bugiani) buys land from young Johnny Appleseed (Jess Beveridge). Appleseed had bought acres upon acres, and grew apple trees on them.
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Young Johnny Appleseed ages into a middle aged Johnny Appleseed (Jim Sullivan).
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A US soldier (John Roth) tells the tale of how and why he killed a village of indigenous people.
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Johnny Appleseed is menaced by a US soldier (John Roth) who massacred an indigenous village.
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Johnny Appleseed (Jim Sullivan) looks out onto the Delaware River, only the sounds of nature breaking the silence.
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As Johnny Appleseed (Jim Sullivan) gets to the end of his life, he sees his younger self (Jess Beveridge) again.
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Johnny Appleseed reunites with Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) towards the end of this life.
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Johnny Appleseed (Jim Sullivan) is visited by people from his past as he dies.
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A funeral procession heads off as Rosalee (Kate Schroeder) stands by the body of Johnny Appleseed.
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The ensemble remake the body of Johnny Appleseed, each limb representing a different aspect of Johnny.
The ensemble sing as they walk back through Willow Wisp Organic Farm with a large puppet representing Johnny's body.
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The cast stand next to the Johnny Appleseed puppet. They proceed to throw apple seed at him, drawing a curtain on the show and on Johnny's life.
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After the show, audience members ate johnny cakes and succotash together as they celebrated the opening night of "Johnny Appleseed: an Historical Fantasia."
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After the show, audience members ate johnny cakes and succotash together as they celebrated the opening night of "Johnny Appleseed: an Historical Fantasia."
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