A story of nuclear waste infecting the town of Kingman, up to 40 actors convey the dead walking around town and coming together for the Thriller dance in a finale. Photo by Noel Mabile.
KINGMAN – The Kingman Center for the Arts has collaborated with Beale Street Theater to bring back the annual Kingman Historical Ghost Walk.
The event’s debut of the year took place last weekend, October 18 and 19. The Ghost Walk features several new true stories of Mohave County’s history and legends, with stories going back to the first hanging in Mohave County. The event will continue on October 25 and 26 starting at 7 p.m., with tours beginning every 30 minutes thereafter until 9 p.m.
There are two separate tours, one being wheelchair equipped. Tour guides will assist you in the exploration of many Kingman Historical sites as they tell you stories of the horrors that have taken place in the county, visiting some of the landmarks of these events where live actors will demonstrate these chilling narratives.
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Gretchen and Matt Hecht at what was previously Saint John’s Methodist Episcopal Church, where Hollywood star Clarke Gable and comedy actress Carole Lombard were wedded. Gretchen and Matt depict the story of the two actors’ short-lived romance, as Carole died at the young age of 33 in an airplane accident. Photo by Noel Mabile.Dale Herren in the first-ever performance on stage in the newly-named Beale Street Theater. Photo by Noel Mabile. Blake Rawls, Jayn Arnesto, Seth Michelson, and Deacon Parker told the story of a Chinese secret society affiliated with criminal activity and its relation to a murder that transpired in the building that used to be plotted next to the Hotel Beale. Legends state that the plot of land is cursed leading to no reconstruction occurring on the plot. Photo by Noel Mabile.Malachi Ayers representing the first man sentenced to hanging in Mohave County. Michael Dehay was sentenced to death by rope in 1876 after murdering his wife Esther Hemstock. Esther had previously taken her and Dehay’s children to run off with a stranger named Suttonfield. After reuniting with her husband, Dehay found out shortly after that Esther was still meeting up with Suttonfield on occasion. Photo by Noel Mabile“When I saw the blood and saw what I had done, I was horror-struck and rushed out of the house, determined to take my own life”. In this scene, a voiceover is cast of the genuine letter Dehay wrote in prison. Photo by Noel Mabile
