The Stage 32 Videos: Western Drama

In 2022, Anita Waggoner returned to Freedom, Oklahoma, the community and ranching world that inspired FREEDOM, to film a promotional bull riding weekend. The footage captures the authentic atmosphere of Western Oklahoma, including the cowboys, bucking bulls, rodeo action, and community surrounding the world that became the foundation for FREEDOM. For Anita, returning to Freedom was more than a filming opportunity. It was a return to the place where she spent thirteen years immersed in ranching, rodeo, and the bucking bull business, experiences that continue to shape the characters, settings, and authenticity of the FREEDOM television series. Creator, Writer and Executive Producer: Anita Waggoner

FREEDOM is a character-driven modern Western inspired by true events, a story of love, risk, resilience, and the courage to begin again. After the collapse of her twenty-year marriage, Cheyenne Stevens takes an unexpected chance on a charismatic Oklahoma cowboy and a life far removed from everything she has known. Her journey eventually carries her into the rugged world of ranching, rodeo, bucking bulls, family loyalties, financial struggles, and a relationship that will challenge everything she believes about love and freedom. Set against the beauty and grit of the contemporary American West, FREEDOM explores what happens when the life we risk everything to build becomes the very thing that forces us to discover who we really are. Inspired by the true-life experiences of creator, writer, and executive producer Anita Waggoner.

Faith Through the Fire is the faith-based proof of concept for FREEDOM, an award-winning feature screenplay and television series inspired by true events. Filmed in Oklahoma, it showcases the story's themes of faith, redemption, resilience, and second chances while demonstrating the visual and emotional tone of the larger FREEDOM franchise.