Map of My Kingdom, a one-woman play by award-winning writer Mary Swander, will be performed by Stacy Brothers at the KHOI Studio C, 622 Douglas Ave, Ames, Iowa on Sunday, June 28, 2026 at 2:00pm. Hosts are KHOI Radio, Lynne Carey; and Brandon Bergquist of Peoples Company. A talkback/ Q & A will follow the performance, with Sally Worley, Executive Director of Practical Farmers of Iowa, and Brandon Berquist of Peoples Company.

Peoples Company, an agricultural land services firm based in Cumming, Iowa, has announced a national awareness campaign to address the impending transfer of over 370 million acres, approximately 40% of U.S. farmland, expected by 2045.

This initiative features Map of My Kingdom, a one-woman play by Mary Swander, spotlighting the emotional and financial challenges families face during farmland transition. In 2014, Swander, an author with a national and international reputation, was commissioned to write the play by Practical Farmers of Iowa. The play has toured from coast to coast, from the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago, to New York University, to Clackamas Community College near Portland, Oregon.

Peoples Co. is bringing performances of Map of My Kingdom to several cities in the Midwest, featuring actors Erika Kuhn, April Hubbard and Stacy Brothers. Peoples Co. has also released a free online video of the play with an introduction by President Steve Bruere, and has reissued a guide for landowners, “Your Farmland and the Future” by Teresa Opheim.

The campaign aims to encourage proactive planning to prevent fragmentation of farmland ownership and to preserve long-term land stewardship. To attend this live performance of Map of My Kingdom, sponsored by Peoples Company and KHOI Radio, please register here.

The performance in Ames is free of charge, with a suggested donation of $10. Actor Stacy Brothers will be featured in the show in Ames.

For more information, to watch the play or to download the guide, click here.

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