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World premiere—written specially for Silk Moth Stage!
Our first-ever play for all ages, The Wanting Forest, a play with music by Monica Flory, tells the story of Mira and Aspen, mother and daughter. Frustrated new mother Mira accidentally sings the wrong lullaby, thereby fating Aspen to "always want"—a curse of both ambition and longing. As she comes of age, Aspen leaves the forest to search for her fated longing—and finds adventure and love, magic and heartbreak. At home in the forest, Mira connects to her own wishes and fears as she attempts to recapture her disappearing dreams.
Told in poetry, lullabies, and dance, this big-hearted adventure spans the sea, a mountaintop, and an underground network of fungi. It’s no easy feat to discover a heart’s true longing, but the ones Aspen meets along the way help her to map out all the possibilities. A lyrical quest to discover hope beyond trees, selfhood beyond family, and how to unlock the beautiful curse of having (or being) a mother.
Silk Moth Stage produces place-based community events with new and under-produced plays at the center. Our productions are artist-centered and audience-connected. By creating a broader experience around the play, we hope to stretch the public’s conception of theater-going and reach beyond a typical theater audience.
We invite people to reconsider what a theater experience can be.
This page is only for selling tickets. For more information about the theater, visit silkmothstage.com