Liberty Mountain - The Revolutionary Drama

08/31/2026

Fight week is in full swing ⚔️

Our fight team led a meeting last night for the participants in our 2026 SAFD workshop before they begin their week long stage combat intensive. During the day, these actors will be logging hours for their certification and during the evening we will be blocking all of our battles, skirmishes and anything that goes boom 💥

As Silas Martin so perfectly says, “We know the journey will be hard, the fight perilous. But whatever happens, it will be in service to our liberties.”

In this case, we hope the fights *look* perilous and all in service to Liberty Mountain ⛰️🇺🇸

08/28/2026

And so they begin to gather 🖤

Liberty Mountain 2026 has officially begun and we absolutely cannot wait to share it with all of you!

08/26/2026

The journey to Kings Mountain begins ⚔️🇺🇸

Tomorrow, the cast and creative team of Liberty Mountain officially begins rehearsals for our 2026 season!

Over the next few weeks, our company will bring together history, storytelling, music — and plenty of black powder💥 — as we prepare to bring the story of the battle of Kings Mountain back to life on stage at the Joy Theatre.

We can’t wait to take you behind the scenes as this year‘s production comes together!

🗓️ Opening September 18th
📍 The Joy Theatre in Downtown Kings Mountain

Don’t miss your chance to witness history!

https://kingsmountainlittletheatre.thundertix.com

08/25/2026

Rehearsals for Liberty Mountain 2026 start this week! Which means we are closer and closer to opening night.

Join us this fall for Liberty Mountain, an immersive journey following the people, choices and events surrounding the battle of Kings Mountain.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW!
🗓️ Opening night gala September 18th
📍 The historic Joy Theatre in downtown Kings Mountain, NC

Reserve your seats today and experience the story that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution 🇺🇸⚔️💥

https://kingsmountainlittletheatre.thundertix.com

08/24/2026

Members of Liberty Mountain companies past & present had an absolute blast performing The Tale of Blackbeard over the weekend 🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️

Thank you so much to the City of Kings Mountain Tourism and Events for organizing another incredible Beach Blast — and for inviting us to be a part of it!

In the spirit of “never a dull moment,” rehearsals for our 2026 production of Liberty Mountain start in a matter of days, so we will be trading our mermaid tails for muskets 🇺🇸⚔️💥

08/21/2026

Arrrrrrrr! Pirates are invading Beach Blast 🏴‍☠️🧜‍♀️

Members of our Liberty Mountain company are going to be shaking things up this weekend!

A diversion from our usual offerings, we’re trading the Carolina backcountry for the high seas and bringing a little pirate mischief to Beach Blast!

Join us for an original pirate show filled with music, adventure, games, colorful characters and plenty of swashbuckling fun for the whole family. “The Tale of Blackbeard” performs at 1:00 & 3:30, and our collection of sea shanties performs at 5:00.

So grab your crew, put on your best pirate gear and come see what happens when the cast of Liberty Mountain goes a little off course 🏴‍☠️🌊⚔️

We’ll sea you at Beach Blast! (Arrrrr, see what we did there 😉)

08/20/2026

On this we are throwing it allllll the way back to our premiere season in 2014!

We have come along way in the past 12 years, but we are endlessly thankful for your unwavering support. Come be a part of our growing legacy and reserve your tickets for the 2026 season of Liberty Mountain! This is one you will definitely not want to miss ⚔️💥🇺🇸

https://kingsmountainlittletheatre.thundertix.com

📸: Torrence Photography

08/19/2026

ON THIS DAY — August 19th 1780 ⚔️🇺🇸💥

Just weeks before the Battle of Kings Mountain, another important Patriot victory unfolded in the Carolina backcountry.

On August 19, 1780, Patriot militia under the leadership of Isaac Shelby, James William, and Elijah Clarke faced a Loyalist and Provincial force at the Battle of Musgrove Mill in South Carolina.

Outnumbered, the Patriots used the landscape to their advantage, drawing the Loyalists into an ambush and securing a decisive victory.

For Shelby and Williams, the fight was far from over.

Both men would soon take up arms again as the campaign moved northward — joining the Patriot forces that pursued Major Patrick Ferguson to Kings Mountain.

Less than seven weeks later, on October 7, 1780, they would meet again in a battle that helped change the course of the American Revolution. The road to Kings Mountain was already being paved. 🇺🇸⚔️

Experience their story live onstage this fall in Liberty Mountain: The Revolutionary Drama at the Joy Theatre. Reserve your tickets today:

https://kingsmountainlittletheatre.thundertix.com

📸: The Battle of Musgrove’s Mill Historic Site

08/18/2026

Liberty Mountain returns to the Joy Theatre on Friday, September 18, 2026, with Revolutionary-era festivities beginning at 5:30 PM and the performance at 7:30 PM.

Visitors will experience Revolutionary War reenactors, cannon and musket live fire demonstrations, crafts, horse mounted dragoons, a Drum and Fife Corps, music, food and beverages. Friday evening catering will be provided by Guilty Pleasures Catering & Bakery.

THREE EXTRAORDINARY HISTORICAL EXHIBITS

Thomas Kelly Pauley — “Wall of Commanders”
Renowned portrait artist Thomas Kelly Pauley www.pauleyportraits.com returns with his acclaimed portraits of the key Patriot and Loyalist commanders at Kings Mountain. The “Wall of Commanders” has been a favorite of patrons for years and a special photo opportunity for descendants of those who fought in the battle.

Charles Toppan — Jefferson's Rough Draft
New for 2026, the 1829 Charles Toppan steel engravings of Thomas Jefferson's original rough draft of the Declaration of Independence will be exhibited at the Joy. Brought by Founding Sponsors Gilbert and Jancy Patrick, the engravings preserve Jefferson's handwritten draft, including interlineations by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams.

Theodore W. Ohman — Declaration of Independence
Also on display is a 1942 Theodore W. Ohman lithographic restoration of the Declaration of Independence, donated by John B. and Sonja Houston. Ohman recreated the Declaration using an early photograph of the original parchment and the 1823 Stone engraving. Examples of his work are held by the National Archives, Library of Congress and Independence Hall.

Together, these exhibits help tell the story of American freedom — from Jefferson's words declaring independence to the Carolina patriots who fought to preserve it at Kings Mountain.

Read more through our link below and don't miss your chance to witness history right here in Kings Mountain! ⚔️💥

PRESS RELEASE -August 17, 2026 I KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC — Liberty Mountain returns to the Joy Theatre on Friday, September 18, 2026, with Revolutionary-era festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. and the performance at 7:30 p.m. Visitors will experience Revolutionary War reenactors, cannon and musket liv