“There Once Was…” 2023- Tales of Steppes

Bald Mountain Theater presents “There Once Was…” 2023- Tales of the Steppes at Spice Studio in Rochester, VT

Performances on: July 28 & 29 at 7:30pm
                     July 30 at 2:00pm

4 Stories + 8 Actors + 1 Musician + No Rules = Theatrical Magic

Bald Mountain Theater is thrilled to announce the return of the annual family-friendly summer favorite “There Once Was …” on July 28-30 at Spice Studio in Rochester, Vermont. This year we bring you to the steppes of Asia with folktales from Kazakhstan. These stories from small, nomadic villages trying to survive in this wild, starkly beautiful landscape have a common thread: they celebrate the underdog. Those who are young, old, poor, female, kind, or otherwise overlooked use ingenuity and a little bit of magic to get a leg up and make the world a better place for themselves.

“There Once Was…” is the culmination of a weeklong creative intensive between Jake Wildwood, Jordan Gullikson, Sasha Olinick, Vanessa Dunleavy, Mian O’Dowd, Erica Furgiuele, Wilder Bowen, Eric St. John, Killian White, and Ethan Bowen to adapt these stories to Bald Mountain Theater’s unique brand of colorful, imaginative storytelling. Audience members gush, “Jake Wildwood’s music […] provides the emotional under-pining against which the artistry of these talented actors unfolds with real grace and wit. With cloth, a wooden box and a scattering of props, this talented company evokes entire kingdoms of a fantastic world.”

Bald Mountain Theater specializes in bringing short stories, fables, folktales, and novellas to vivid life. Past iterations of “There Once Was…” featured fairytales from Japan, Italy, Russia, Ireland, and the Czech Republic. Bald Mountain aims to produce theater you won’t see anywhere else.

Performances on July 28-29 at 7:30pm and July 30 at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $15, available at the door or at baldmountaintickets.ludus.com.
Available for streaming thanks to Dominic Spillane and TheaterEngine.
All performances at Spice Studio, 482 South Main St., Rochester, VT 05767.