February 3-5 & 10-12, 2023 at The Ellen Theatre

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved fairy tale mashup comes to The Ellen Theatre February 3-5 and 10-12, 2023. Directed by Josh Shaw, Into the Woods explores what happens, for better or for worse, when your wishes come true.  

Into the Woods follows the Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Jack and his mother, who wishes their cow would give milk; and Cinderella, who wishes to go to the festival. We learn that a witch has cursed the Baker, and they set off on a journey to break the curse. Everyone’s wish is eventually granted, with sometimes disastrous results.

Into The Woods Catered Gala Performance

Friday February 3rd, 6:15pm

Due to limited quantity, gala tickets are now only available by calling the Intermountain Opera Bozeman Office

Call (406) 587-2889 to reserve your gala tickets

A special evening to open Into The Woods at The Ellen Theatre in Bozeman.

Enjoy a complimentary beverage, delicious appetizers catered by Claudia’s Mesa, desserts by Wild Crumb, and a chance to mingle with the principal artists after seeing the show.

CAST

CREATIVE TEAM

SYNOPSIS

Into the Woods begins with a montage of familiar fairy tale characters and stories. Cinderella wishes to attend the Prince’s festival, but her cruel stepsisters and stepmother are trying to prevent her from going. Jack (of Jack and the Beanstalk) wishes for a better life; but his mother, desperate for money, makes him take his cow, Milky White, into the woods to sell her. Little Red Riding Hood visits the Baker and the Baker’s Wife to purchase bread to take to her sick grandmother in the woods.

Meanwhile, the Baker and his wife lament the fact they are childless. Soon, the Witch from next door visits and reveals she is the cause behind their infertility: in the past she placed a curse on their family because they stole from her precious garden. In order to reverse the curse, the Witch assigns them a series of tasks to complete in “three days time.” During their quest to fulfill the witches’ demands, they encounter Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and numerous other fairy tale figures in the woods. Each story is altered and intertwined, and most eventually work towards the same goal, but not until they each realize the repercussions of their desired “happily ever afters.”

Synopsis by: Utah Shakespeare Festival https://www.bard.org/study-guides/synopsis-into-the-woods/