Scene from Ramona, performed in 2023. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
With 2024 already here, plans for the annual Ramona Outdoor Play in Hemet are underway with the upcoming Ramona President’s Gala where the newest Ramona and Alessandro actors will be announced at the Hemet Library Saturday, Jan. 13.
Ramona Pageant President Joe Grindstaff will open the gala at 6 p.m. with the introduction of the many local dignitaries and cast members present along with special guest Dorothy R. Jory and the musical group Arias Troubadours who are celebrating their 100th anniversary with the Ramona Pageant.
The 2024 dates for the Ramona Pageant are tentatively set on April 21, April 27-28 and May 4 and 5, 2024. The Ramona Pageant is an outdoor play about the 1800s romance between a Native American Alessandro and a well-known early California Spanish hacienda owners’ d
