Outdoor Drama & BBQ Bash in Branson, Missouri

The Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama with Buck's BBQ & Bluegrass Bash

Purchasing this ticket includes: The Pre-Show & Dinner (Buck’s BBQ & Bluegrass Bash), Historic Farm & Playland Admission, Mini Golf, Petting Zoo, Mega Slide & Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama Show

(If you would like just the show & not the meal, please click the back arrow and select just the Outdoor Drama option.)

Total Experience

4 Hours

Before The Drama (Pre-Show & Dinner)

A customer favorite add-on! Music, comedy, and lip-smackin’ BBQ for the whole family, in the Playhouse Theater, two hours before the Outdoor Drama showtime. Enjoy a delicious three-course BBQ dinner while The Foggy Minded Mountain Boys play your bluegrass favorites. After the 45-min dinner show, we’ll take you to the theatre in one of our comfortable truck-drawn trams!

Important Information

The VIP seating (the first 4 rows) is only for the Outdoor Drama. If you are going to the BBQ Bash Pre-Dinner Show, it does not include VIP seating.

All online and call-in tickets must be printed. Pick up tickets at Aunt Mollies.

In the event of a rainout, a credit will be automatically be issued to use for any activities/show on the park.

The BBQ bash is located in the Playhouse Dinner Theatre and will be approx. 45 minute show. The pre-show dinner starts 2 hours before the Outdoor Drama. Dinner service starts promptly at 6PM. (Dinner is served while watching the performance) Only a $20 add-on!

All tickets include a self-guided tour of the Farm, Mini Golf, Lil’ Pete’s Playland & Petting Zoo (Same-Day Admission).

Menu (Subject to Change)

• Smoked BBQ Chicken
• BBQ Rib
• Dinner Roll
• Cole Slaw
• Potato Soup
• Baked Beans
• Granny's Cobbler
• Choice of Beverage

About the Drama

The Historic Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama is the action-packed live reenactment of the famous historical novel by Christian minister, Harold Bell Wright. Published in 1907, this beautiful story tells of life in the rugged Ozark Mountains of Missouri in the late 1800’s.

Over 90 actors and actresses, horses, sheep, mules and donkey’s perform on a stage the size of a football field. There’s a shoot-out, the actual burning of a log cabin, a love story, a mystery and a moral message that is as true today as it was over a century ago.

Generations of families have grown up loving this experience – children who visited on a school field trip in the 1960s or 1970s now bring their children and grandchildren back to be a part of the fun and excitement of this live production.

In the event of a rainout, a full refund will be given for a rainout that occurs prior to intermission and a rain check will be given for a rainout that occurs after intermission. If you choose the BBQ Bash with the Outdoor Drama and you were able to go to the pre-show, the cost of the BBQ Bash ($20) will be kept from your ticket refund.