INTO THE WOODS The Journey So Far at LNT
Into The Woods - And Don't Delay!
But Careful Not To Lose Your Way
Lost Nation Theater's intrepid cast of 10 actors and its stellar directing & design team are finding their new path Into The Woods - and agree with Mr. Sondheim:
"You Have to Take the Journey!"
This is what folks have to say:
(Along with photos of the process so far - thanks to Lindsey Mitchell, Emily Harvey LaCroix, Kianna Bromley and Kim Bent)
Aleah Papes (Baker's Wife & Cinderella's Mother) Says:
"This is my third time going Into the Woods, but it's been about 18 years since the last time. I'm so happy to be back. This show is so moving, the storytelling is so creative, and there's wit and humor lurking around every corner (especially with this cast...).
I'm thrilled to be part of this team and this unique, inventive production. You've never seen Into the Woods like this before!
It's such a dream to get to play the Baker's Wife, a character whose tenacity, humor and humanity in the face of fantastical forces have inspired me since I was a teenager. I can't wait to share her story with audiences!"
“I am thrilled to be in Into The Woods! I am the only person in the cast who has never been in Into The Woods before and I am very excited to be introduced to Sondheim’s world of witches, wolves, and wishes!”
- Emmett Stowell (Jack and The Steward)
Jeb Wallace Brodeur captured taking photos for The Times Argus
"Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” is an incredible gift––a wild, ingenious, awe-inspiring ride through the underbrush and briar patches of all our favorite fairy tales. It’s full of the head-over-heals exuberance of innocent childhood fantasy and offers brilliantly kaleidoscopic visions of ourselves that are endlessly entertaining. Hamlet urged his Players to ‘hold a mirror up to nature’, but Sondheim used one he found in the Fun House at the Circus!"
- Kim Bent, Founding Artistic Director/Co-Scenic Design
"What excites me about the show is that there is ALWAYS something happening. There is never a dull moment.
And my favorite quote (that gets passed on by a few numerous characters) is that "Nice is different than good." - Jessica Della Pepa Clayton, costume design
"I'm thrilled to be behind the scenes for Into The Woods at LNT for the second time. This production is bringing a lot of comedy and heart."- Tristan Blumenthal, ASM & Properties Design
Mary Carol Maganzini offers:
"I am so excited to be back on stage and especially making my “debut” with LNT! Though there are a lot of notes to remember in this amazing show. It makes me so happy to be reprising the role of “Jack's Mother” after 19 years (when I played it for St Michael’s Playhouse)! I'm also relishing the additional challenge of performing the dual role of the wicked Step Mother in this version with LNT."
“I can’t wait to make my debut at Lost Nation Theater with a show and character I adore!”
- Zoë Mickle (Cinderella)
"Since discovering Into the Woods as a tween theater bumpkin, I've wished to get the chance to play one of the princes, and now I'm finally getting my wish. This is going to be pure magic. Can't wait to explore with all of players.
Connor Eaton (Cinderella's Prince/The Wolf and others):
"I am such a lucky human! I get to go to work and create magic with talented people. We get to think critically and stretch our skills while being goofy and inviting joy into our lives. That is what I'm most excited about for this production.
Sondiem's "Into the Woods" is a beautiful example of living an improvisational life - of starting with a plan and a story that you think you know, and having it mesh and change as things pop up and twist the path. I imagine Stephen Sondheim as he is writing this tremendous work, having new ideas just pop into his head and him going "yes, AND!", leading to a brilliant depiction of how real life doesn't follow the "happily ever after" template we sometimes expect or wish for. But instead, we can accept the terrible things that are out of our control and move forward; we can find the good and the love and keep going, charting new paths."
- Kianna Bromley, Director
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