Central Texas’ favorite outdoor musical drama, Salado Legends, will be presented at  Tablerock’s Goodnight Amphitheater on Royal Street in Salado, Texas on July 23 and 30 and Aug. 6.

A catered Fajita dinner will be served before the play at 7:15 p.m. at Tablerock’s park where you will be eating on limestone tables, seated on rock benches under live oak shade trees.  Reservations for the $10 catered dinner are required.  If you wish to attend the 8:15 p.m. show only (no dinner), you may purchase tickets ($20 adult and $5 child) at the gate the night of the performance.   To purchase tickets on line with your credit card go to www.tablerock.org.  For group rates call 254-947-9205.

This year Donnie Williams will direct a cast and crew numbering 114 people in the epic tale written by Jackie Milles that the Library of Congress called “a record of life in America at the end of the 19th century.”

Andy Andersen is once again called upon to perform many roles in “Legends.” The full-time weather man for KCEN TV has appeared in Salado Legends for the past 18 years.

Joey Kincaid, will return this year to his role as Andrew McIver.  Joey is a Belton High School graduate and attends Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.  Joey has played lead roles in Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business, Cinderella, Once Upon a Mattress, and many other plays.  Megan Daniell, who has appeared in Tablerock productions for the past six years, will portrays Lucy McDougal.  As a 2016 graduate of Salado High School Megan was asked to sing the National Anthem before the graduation ceremony.  Megan will be attending Temple College this fall.  Howard Horton, retired University of Mary Hardin Baylor professor, returns for the eighteenth year to portrayed Sam Houston. Returning in the role of Cam McDougal is Matthew Ritch a 2016 graduate of Salado High School where he played the Euphonium in the school band, participated in the UIL one act play and was elected to the National Honor Society. Matthew, with 24 dual credits earned at TC,  was accepted at UNT at Denton, TSU at San Marcos but chose Texas Tech in Lubbock to enroll in Pre-Med.

Taryn Kornegay who has been in Salado Legends since she was in the third grade and has held many leading roles in the play, has completed her second year at Texas State University – San Marcos in Pre-Nursing having earned the honor of being on the Dean’s List.  During her two years at TSU Taryn was elected to the Renegade Roses, little sisters to the Renegade Rugby Team, and as such was active in planning food drives and conducting benifits for needy children.  Taryn has been accepted to the University of Texas Nursing Program starting in this fall and will specialize in either ERRN, Trama Nurse, or ORRN, Cardio Vascular Nurse.

A partial list of the cast and crew members are listed by home town:  From Salado – Addie Ashe; Shannon  Ashe; Gayle and Skip Blancett; Laurie Cahoon Stephen, Kim, Ashlyn and Edward Cathriner; Anne, Sam and Sarah Colley; Casey, Megan and Kathy Daniell; Emma Rose, Ian, Kyle & Raylene Gill; Taryn & Tonya Kornegay; Madison Letts; Kathy Lucas; Dina & Chrysanthe Nikalaidis; Angie, Chris & Katie Neas; Paula Miller; Jenny Miller; Jackie & Denver Mills; Sylvester Olivas; Geno, Patti & Logan Pitts; Matthew Ritch; Carolyn Taylor; Ashlyn & Hailey Stouder; Walt Tollefson; Donnie & Bridget Williams; David & Matthew Woodall.