Random Acts of Silliness

The 4th annual Bumblewood Thicket Fairy Village was an enchanting public art installation containing 20 fairy homes and businesses created by Montana artists. Located in a city park, the village was free and open to the public. 30 volunteer docents put in 200 hours greeting more than 18,000 visitors over the course of three weeks at the end of summer. Approximately 500 visitors participated in the Build Your Own area by creating their own fairy houses. 4,006 visitors wrote letters to the fairies and 520 audience members attended the immersive magical fairy play! Both the fairy village and play were offered for free.

The Gnome Roam was held at Story Mill Community Park in February. More than 7,000 visitors traversed the park delighting in scenic depictions and audio stories about the Gnomes who steward and inhabit the park. 65 volunteers contributed 252 hours to making gnome hats and greeting visitors. The installation was offered for free

Our theater programming offers a variety of family-friendly performances to the community. The Magic Monster Show is a unique blend of improv comedy and puppetry guided by suggestions from children in the audience. RAS performed 12 Magic Monster with more than 2,100 attendees. In May, RAS produced its inaugural Crankie Festival, engaging 8 artists in creating crankies and delighting more than 500 audience members with a form of storytelling that was new to most of them. All experiences were offered for free.