Family 'Trick-Or-Treat' Tours Coming To Hammerstein Museum

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Families are invited to take part in "Trick-Or-Treat" tours at Highland Farm on Oct. 28, 29 and 30, announced the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center.

According to the museum, the tours will be geared specifically for families with all children given a scavenger hunt to complete and a trick-or-treat goodie bag. Costumes are encouraged. Some very mild “ghost stories” will be shared.

The Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theatre Education Center is a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Oscar Hammerstein II’s Doylestown home and telling the story of his legacy as a librettist, lyricist, humanitarian, and mentor.

Tours of Hammerstein’s historic Highland Farm have become increasingly popular among local residents and visitors alike.

The 45-minute tours include riveting stories about Hammerstein’s musical family, how his groundbreaking musicals forever changed the modern-day book-musical, and additional insight into his contributions to society through his many humanitarian acts.

The Hammerstein family lived at Highland Farm from 1940 to 1960. Hammerstein composed the
lyrics to his best-loved musicals while in residence at the farm, including “The Sound of Music,”
“Oklahoma!” “South Pacific” (inspired by James Michener’s novel Tales of the South Pacific), and
others.

A friendly neighbor, Hammerstein was known to fly a flag when local children could come to
use his swimming pool or play tennis. He also met and mentored a young Stephen Sondheim while
living at Highland Farm.

Hammerstein’s role as a mentor and humanitarian will play a large role in the forthcoming theatre education center at OHMTEC. Plans include a youth theater company; classes in theater, dance, and music production; mentorship programs for young adults and emerging professionals; school programming; writer’s retreats; and outreach programs for all ages, both in-person and virtual.

Tickets to the Highland Farm tours are available at https://www.hammersteinmuseum.org/tourhighlandfarm. Individuals and entities interested in helping to Create Hammerstein Museum can visit OHMTEC’s donation page at HammersteinMuseum.org. Contributions of any amount can be made by check, credit card or appreciated securities. Naming opportunities are available for rooms and spaces in the house and barn.

For more information, email hammersteinmuseum@gmail.com.