Theater students from Dublin’s three high schools will be teaming up to present “Leatherlips: Twin Clouds” to help celebrate the community’s bicentennial this summer.
The performances will be at 7 p.m. July 23, 30, and 31 at Scioto Park.
The story centers on the life and death of Wyandot Chief Leatherlips, who was executed 200 years ago near Scioto park. His given Wyandot name was ‘Shateyaronyah,’ but he became known as “Leatherlips” because he kept his word with both the settlers and his people. Leatherlips fought for peace between the settlers and natives of the Dublin area, as well as the larger region.
It is largely accepted that he died as a martyr to his belief that settlers and natives could get along and that war was not the answer to the tensions that existed between the different peoples.
The story of the play is narrated by an actor portraying Bill Moose, who was one of the last Wyandot to live in this region. He becomes our guide for the story of his hero and distant relative.
The performances will take place in the section of the park near where the execution took place.
Scioto Park is located at 7377 Riverside Drive in Dublin, Ohio.
Special thanks to Carol Kender, owner of Shawnee Hills Bakery, for alerting me to this great production.
