About The Show
Hold on to your seat and get ready for some explosive laughter! This rib-ticklin’, live, family-friendly variety show “will have you laughing until you reach the parking lot.” This original production is reminiscent of the popular TV show “Hee Haw,” but updated to appeal to today’s audiences, and sprinkled (respectfully) with Amish culture. The diverse and witty characters put on a show that appeals to grandparents, parents and kids—a remarkable feat given the high-sensory experiences audiences have come to expect.
Hosting the performance is Ken Groves, a nationally recognized ventriloquist. Ken has made 12 television appearances and has performed for packed audiences from Las Vegas, to Japan, and everywhere in between. A crowd favorite, Lynyrd, is a spotlight-stealing country bumpkin who is as unpredictable as an Ohio spring. And the Amish characters “The Jonas Brothers” use their quirky mannerisms to serve up hilarious one-liners about farm living. Combined with the rest of the cast and musicians, audiences enjoy a value-packed two-hour variety show.
Runaway Rooster
Hold on to your seat and get ready for some explosive laughter! This brand new rib-ticklin’ variety show features live bluegrass music, hilarious comedians, the Amish Comedy duo “The Jonas Brothers,” Grandma Fannie, and internationally acclaimed Ventriloquist Ken Groves in a laughter-packed family-friendly show!
You’ll experience hilarious acts including a Broadway parody about farm living, a friendly softball game between Lynyrd & The Jonas Brothers turned sour, Fannie Mae’s “Rocking Chair Gossip Circle,” a hysterical interactive “Story Time” with Lynyrd, knee-slappin’ surprises, and much, much, more!
Farmed & Dangerous
You haven’t laughed until you’ve experienced “Farmed and Dangerous!” This brand new variety show features live bluegrass music, acclaimed Ventriloquist Ken Groves, hilarious comedians, and the Amish comedy duo “The Jonas Brothers,” in a side-splitting, family-friendly show guaranteed to entertain!
Featuring new acts including the Amish Country Theater’s version of “The Dating Game,” crowd-favorite parodies from the Jonas Brothers, a peek into Lynyrd’s misguided presidential campaign, a hysterical interactive act with the audience, side-splittin’ surprises, and a finale performed by Ventriloquist Ken Groves that you’ll never forget!
The Amish Country Theater Band
Although most families can’t agree on which radio station to listen to in the car, every generation gets its toes tappin’ to the finger-pickin’, three-part harmonies of the renowned house band of the Amish Country Theater. Featured throughout the show, the band continually impresses audiences with a performance that could easily stand alone as its own bluegrass concert. Songs like “Pistol Packin’ Mamma,” “Gloom, Despair” and “Rocky Top” will have you whistling in the car on your drive home.
A State-of-the-Art Theater
The Disney-like venue that hosts this hilarious production is a 325-seat theater designed to trigger your imagination by creating the illusion that you are stepping into an authentic Amish barn—except this barn features state-of-the-art sound, lighting, and effects. As a result, audiences experience the production at the highest level. The climate-controlled theater features comfortable movie theater-style seating and easily accommodates wheelchairs and scooters.
Peckish patrons may even purchase homemade treats and desserts at the “Barnyard Fixin’s” stand just outside the theater adjacent to the box office.