In 1954, Hollywood was ready to film a glorious widescreen movie version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s classic musical, Oklahoma!  In order to best capture the Technicolor splendor of the bright golden haze on the meadow, the corn as high as an elephant’s eye, and the waving wheat as the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain, the studio wanted to film Oklahoma! on location.  But there was one problem: the state of Oklahoma had so many oil wells dotting the landscape, it was impossible to shoot the idyllic vistas the story required.  In true Hollywood fashion, Oklahoma needed a stand-in.
 
Location scouts quickly fanned out across the country searching for a brand new state that would treat them great; where the farmer and the cowman could be friends; and where honey lambs could sit and talk, and watch a hawk makin’ lazy circles in the sky. Oklahoma in Wisconsin imagines that one of those location scouts made his way from Hollywood up to rural Door County, Wisconsin, and fell in love.  
 
A family-friendly homage to the musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Oklahoma in Wisconsin is a valentine to musical theater itself, celebrating the wonder and magic of musicals that can happen anywhere: in Hollywood, Wisconsin, or in your own backyard.