Sod and Stubble stars at Downs Memorial Hall, Downs, KS

The stars, cast and crew of the recently released Sod and Stubble motion picture will appear on Saturday, March 29 at 7 pm at the Downs Memorial Auditorium for a question and answer and meet and greet.

Sod and Stubble tells the story of 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 remembrances of his mother Rosa Ise. In the 1990s, Von Rothenberger added over 150 pages of additional text to the new release. Now, the story of Henry and Rosie Ise comes to life on the screen through the work of an award-winning cast and crew.

The film features 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 film was written and directed by Ken Spurgeon. Appearing at the event in Downs will be Chase, Brown, Taylor, Hinton, Ramos, McCrea, Hampton, Spurgeon and more.

Filmed in Downs, Wichita and El Dorado, Kansas.

Produced by New Albany Films, Sod and Stubble LLC and distributed by Purdie Distribution.

Tickets are $20 and available only at the door.

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