Written by Kermit Hunter and produced by the Southern Appalachian Historical Association every year since 1952, Horn in the West is one of the country’s oldest outdoor dramas. Performed in the Daniel Boone Amphitheatre in Boone, North Carolina, the show is also one of the oldest dramas about the American Revolutionary War and tells the story of the life and struggles of the first European settlers in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina.

It describes the period between the 1771 Battle of Alamance and the 1780 Battle of King's Mountain and follows the family of British loyalist Dr. Geoffrey Stuart, who was forced to escape the lower colony because of his son’s activities in the Battle of Alamance. When Daniel Boone led him into the mountains, Stuart had to sort out his own loyalties as he was divided between his love for his son and his love for his country.

Horn in the West, 591 Horn in the West Dr, Boone, NC 28607-4283, Phone: 828-264-2120

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