Film based on the book by John Ise
Friday, June 27, 2025, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
Ottawa Memorial Auditorium, 301 S Hickory St, Ottawa, KS
Purchase Tickets: $10 (plus fees and taxes)
Join us for a motion picture retelling of this iconic Kansas story! Based on the book by John Ise (with updated research by Von Rothenberger), Sod & Stubble tells the story of the Henry and Rosie Ise, who homesteaded in Osborne County Kansas in the 1870s and battled through the many challenges of life on the Kansas plains. Film writer and director Ken Spurgeon will be at the June 27 event.
The film stars Bailey Chase, Dodie Brown, Barry Corbin, Mary McDonough, Buck Taylor, Darby Hinton, Rudy Ramos, Wyatt McCrea, R.W. Hampton, Mark Mannette, Delno Ebie and more.
The movie was filmed on location in Downs, Wichita, and El Dorado, Kansas.
For more information, contact Ottawa Memorial Auditorium.
