Riverfront Children’s Theatre announces “How
Green WAS My Vineyard – The Mostly Ridiculous Story of St. Urho and the
Grasshoppers” an original production featuring the young performers of
Riverfront Children’s Theatre. Performances at The Finnish Center at Saima Park
on Sunday, June 25, 1:30 pm as part of the Summer Festival (Kesäjuhla) and at
Fitchburg Public Library Auditorium, Thursday, June 29, 6:30 pm. Sally Cragin
directs the original script, which will include some Finnish music.
“I love the story of St. Urho, which was
invented in the 1950s as a way of getting the Finns their own version of the
St. Patrick story,” explains Cragin, who expanded the script from an earlier
version presented at Saima during the St. Urho’s Celebration. “This is the
first time our young actors will be performing at Saima Park, and there are
numerous other events for families planned as well.”
The cast includes many children, and some
adults: Scarlett Brooks, Nick Carbone, Atherton and Bettina Conklin, Thomas Fenton, Tisiphone and Calista Hallet, Sadie Leonard, Molly
Maillet, Dyan Ricciutti, Maddie Siciliano, Natasha Siler, Nicolette Squailia, Emma
Stewart, Jet and Christopher Cragin
Warner, Jessie Worthley. Riverfront Children’s Theatre is a non-profit
organization partnered with United Neighbors of Fitchburg. All performances are
FREE.