DIRECTOR's NOTE
The Fairy Grove is as much a feeling as it is a performance. We invite you into the spirit of a small town pageant - A Midsummer Night’s Dream meets Our Town. We are a community, united by our shared fairy heritage, spending our summers together at Bumblewood Thicket. Thank you for being a part of the magic!
our songs & Poems
Fairy Monologue,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
performed by The Fairy Queen
Something in the Willows
composed by Steve Marty*
performed by our Fairy Dancer
Fairies
by Rose Fyleman*
performed by The Children
Wild Mountain Thyme
by Robert Tannahil & Robert Smith*
performed by The Singer
A Fairy Story, inspired by Marjorie T. Johnson
performed by The Children
Stolen Child
by W.B. Yeats*
performed by The Poet
Shine a Different Way
by Patty Griffin*
performed by The Singer & The Poet
Wildflowers
by Tom Petty*
performed by The Fairy Queen & The Singer
Pucks Blessing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
by William Shakespeare
performed by The Fairy Queen
White Coral Bells
by Cher & Gene Klosner
led by The Fairy Queen, sung by all
* denotes musical accompaniment by our Musicians
OUR PERFORMERS
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
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The Children - Alice & Evelyn Henderson
Alice Henderson is 10 years old. This summer, she appeared as Jane Banks in The Ellen Theatre’s production of Mary Poppins. Other favorite roles include Fan in A Christmas Carol (Ellen Theatre), Jim in Treasure Island (Missoula Children's Theatre)
and Bulda & (middle) Anna in Frozen (Bozeman Children's Theatre). She plays violin and piano. Alice is very grateful to be a part of this wonderful show!
Evelyn Henderson is 7 years old. She loves singing and dancing. She has performed at Camp Equinox , Bozeman Children’s Theatre, and Verge Theatre Camp. This summer she directed her own theater camp in her backyard, where she created original choreography with her sister, Alice. Her favorite musicals are Matilda and Frozen.
The Singer - Annabella Joy
Annabella Joy is a local theatre maker and teaching artist. You may have seen her performing with Montana TheatreWorks in The Glass Menagerie (Laura Wingfield), Oklahoma! (Ado Annie), and Company (Amy). She is also a founding member of the nomadic theatrical collective NERVOUS THEATRE, whose recent works include A Marvelous Party and Strange Mating Calls. Annabella is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory where she received her BFA in Musical Theatre, and now resides in Bozeman practicing theatre and teaching voice!
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The Poet - Cody Henderson
A regular collaborator with Random Acts of Silliness, Cody was last seen chasing fairies as Dr. Stonehauser in The Magic of Bumblewood Thicket: A Fairy Play, which he also wrote, and improvising music for The Magic Monster Show. He is grateful to Danielle Thomsen, Anna Visscher and Sarah Henderson for spreading monster fur and pixie dust in our community when it is most needed.
Fairy Dancer - Genevieve Trygstad-Burke
is the Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director of Raison D’être Dance Project, a professional contemporary dance company in Bozeman, Montana. She is also the Development Director at Opera Montana. She is grateful for all of the wonderful artistic opportunities in the community!
Fairy Dancer - Vicky Williams
Vicky has trained at numerous local studios including Montana Ballet Company, Main Street Dance Theater, and Tobi Brokke’s Images of Inspiration. She also dabbles in musical theater, having performed in a few of The Ellen Theatre’s productions. Vicky spent a year dancing with the University of Denver’s NCAA Dance Team before returning to Montana State University, where she danced for 3 seasons as a Company dancer with Montana Ballet Company. During the day she can be found pursuing her passion for Montessori education as a certified primary lead Montessori teacher at Middle Creek Montessori, and spending time with her husband and son. She is thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of Raison D'être Dance Project.
OUR MUSICIANS
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
Celtic Collective
Amanda Andrews- tin whistle, flute, Leticia Iniguez- fiddle, Tina
Visscher- fiddle, Don Rudolph- string bass, Sue Slade- banjo, Andrew Karlsenbodhran, shruti box, recorder/whistles, Katherine Miller- bodhran, spoons, shruti box
For booking & more info, please contact Kneal Hollander, Band Manager at
knealh49@gmail.com
Steve Marty - Guitar, composer - Something in the Willows
Steve Marty has been playing classical and folk guitar for longer than he’d care to admit. He currently enjoys writing and playing music for dancing — particularly contra dance and waltzing. He likes watching the interplay of movement with the music he helps create.
Claudia Albrecht - Violin
Claudia earned her degree of Magistra artium (MA) in Music Education from the Mozarteum University Salzburg, where she studied violin with Martin Mumelter and Toshio Oishi. Claudia has been a core violinist with several orchestras including the Collegium Instrumentale, the Vorarlberg state conservatory orchestra, and the University of Montana orchestra (during her Fulbright year in Missoula). She is currently a core violinist with the Bozeman Symphony and enjoys playing with the Intermountain Opera Bozeman as well as the Glacier Symphony Orchestra.
OUR TEAM
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from
The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was
last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed,
and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in
Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The
Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits
include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private
lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
emmarathe.com
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
The Fairy Queen - Emma Rathe
Emma Rathe is so excited to be a part of Fairy Grove! She holds an MFA in Acting from The New School and a BFA in Musical Theatre from Missouri State University. She was last seen in You Can’t Take It With You at The Ellen Theatre. She has written, directed, and performed in two one-woman cabarets, perFectly imperFect and Fishhooked, in Chicago and New York. She has also recently worked as a Co-Director for Once, The Musical, and as a Dialect and Vocal coach for various productions. Other stage credits include Avenue Q, The Cherry Orchard, and Arlington. She currently teaches private lessons and classes at The Verge and The Ellen Theatre here in Bozeman!
Sarah Henderson - Writer & Director
Nora Tjernagel - Costume Designer & Assistant Director
Kelsi Tjernage - Creative Consultant
Kelly Hartman - Crankie Artist - The Legend of Bumblewood Thicket
Kaeyln Harrington -
Wild Wood Pyrography
sarah henderson - Writer, Director
Sarah works with Random Acts of Silliness to create innovative and unique theatrical experiences here in Bozeman. She is the writer & director of The Magic Monster Show, Random Acts of Silliness’s improv show for families. Sarah and her husband Cody created their company, Wildarts, to bring theatre and music to the families of the Gallatin Valley through music lessons, classes and Music Together®. She is the mom of two growing daughters who love fairies. Thanks to Anna, Danielle & Cody for their never-ending faith and support.
Nora Scout Tjernagel - Costume Designer, Assistant Director
Nora's favorite thing about working in theater is using costuming to help create a magical world for audiences. She has worked with Opera Montana, Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, VergeTheater and The Ellen. In her free time, Nora loves drafting her own clothing patterns, sewing corsets, reading, searching for signs of fairies, and hanging out with her family.
Fairy Wing Sculpture created by Nora Tjernagel
specail thanks to...
Rachel Hicks, Jonathan Tjernagel, August Tjernagel, Danielle Thomsen, Anna Visscher, Lily MacFayden, Felix Spinelli, KC Luchsinger, Cody Henderson,
Lily MacFayden
Our incredible volunteers
With Generous Support from:
