As a child of the 70s, I was way into Bigfoot. Remember those blurry photographs of the hairy beast high-tailing it through the woods? I was transfixed. Checked out all the library books on Bigfoot and spent many an afternoon mesmerized by the idea that Bigfoot might actually be out there. In the wilds of Southern Oregon, no less.
So I was excited to hear about Pentacle Theatre’s upcoming production of Betty the Yeti, a timely Jon Klein satire wrapped in an eco-fable set in the Pacific Northwest, which according to Pentacle, “blends the very real and the not so real, with hilarious and surprising results….”
Here’s a synopsis from Doollee: “…a disgruntled logger heads for the woods after losing his job and his wife. Hounded by environmentalists, treed by his family, and baited by the lumber industry, it takes a lonely yeti to finally touch this logger’s heart. But what’s a mister to do with his myth when everyone wants her–alive or dead? With an acid wit that could strip the bark from a yew tree, Jon Klein weaves a woolly new fable about the ferocious tug of war taking place in Northwest forests.”
Betty the Yeti will run May 30 – June 21. For tickets and more information, click here.
