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Article: Eureka! it's Arkansas. (The Great Passion Play, Eureka Springs, Arkansas)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
- Article date:
- March 1, 1993
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When residents of this tiny Ozark community stage a play, everyone gets into the act. The result is the best show in town and the largest outdoor drama in America.
Sharon and Wilson DeLano were vacationing in country-music mecca Branson, Mo., when they noticed the billboards touting Eureka Springs, site of Arkansas' passion play. They checked the map--48 miles of breathtaking Ozark scenery-- and decided to take a risk and make the trip. Eight years later, they're still talking about it.
"We've seen the play three times, and I'd see it again tomorrow if I could," says Sharon, a St. Louis resident. "It's that good."
So good, that the drama ...