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‘Blue Jacket’ a no-show for 2008By ELIZABETH STUDEBAKERFeature WriterEmphasizing that it will be a postponement and not a closure, Jim Harworth, president, and the Board of Directors of First Frontier, Inc. announced that the historical outdoor drama “Blue Jacket” will not be produced in 2008.During the next year, First Frontier plans to restructure the entire organization and proceed with a rewrite of the story.Recent DNA studies suggest Blue Jacket was more likely Native American and was not Marmaduke Van Swearingen as the legend has maintained. Harworth has met with Chief Glenna Wallace, Chief of the Eastern Band of the Shawnee Nation in Oklahoma, and she supports a new version of the historical outdoor dramabased on the scientific research.When First Frontier's 27th season does open, the audience will see a different depiction of the Shawnee nation. The revised outdoor drama will redefine Blue Jacket's place in history and broaden the story line of the Shawnee nation to preserve the history of their homeland in Ohio.Xenia Mayor Phyllis A. Pennewitt said “First Frontier, Inc. was founded in1982 as the producing organization for ‘Blue Jacket,’ an epic tale of the struggle for freedom between Ohio’s Shawnee Indians, frontier settlers and escaped slaves during the 18th Century. This is history, our history! And it certainly would be a sad day lor the City of Xenia and the community if the production closes permanently. This playSee Blue Jacket, Page 2A
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Xenia Gazette News Current
Xenia, Ohio, US
Fri, Apr 04, 2008
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