This weekend Masquers Theatre will take its final weekend of wandering through the woods in its production of “Into the Woods.” The Masquers Theatre board had long sought after the rights to perform the show, and they finally got their opportunity this year.
“It’s a hard one to pin down, so that was exciting, and it’s a classic,” board member Sara Brabec said. “Everybody knows it. … Every theater kid wants to do ‘Into the Woods,’ because it’s just a bear of a show that’s so much fun. It’s so complex, but looks so simple when it’s done well.”
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