6:00 pm Dinner Seating, 8:00 pm Show-Only Ticket

This is the extraordinary true story of a WWII officer who liberated the same Czech towns where his grandparents lived. Matt Konop had grown up speaking Czech on a farm in Wisconsin, ashamed of his humble background. Thrown into World War II, he landed on Omaha Beach, was a hero in the Battle of the Bulge, and survived to the final days of the war. Then, he was given the dangerous assignment to go behind enemy lines into Czechoslovakia. At the border, he decided to go in alone. His life would never be the same, as one coincidence after another brought him face-to-face with his identity. What once was a source of shame became his greatest pride, as the people of his grandparent's hometown hailed him as their "liberator." They, in fact, liberated him as well. The play was developed and is presented by Patrick Dewane, Konop's grandson. The material for the play was derived from Konop's memoir, which was discovered more than 20 years after his death. Told with never-before-seen color movie clips from World War II, vintage music, and photos, The Accidental Hero is a multimedia delight that has captivated audiences across the country.