PRESS RELEASE:     

For immediate release from: The Mountaineer Players
and Kitsap Forest Theater, a division of The Mountaineers,
a nonprofit outdoors club based in Seattle.

Twenty years ago the Mountaineers Players produced a players’ original production of Robin Hood, The Musical recounting the well known story of Robin of Sherwood Forest. Twenty years later, the Players are delighted to present our 84th show, Robin Hood – The Legend Continues, a new musical from lyricist/director Martin Charnin (Annie), librettist Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray), and composer Peter Sipos (Joan Of Arc) that picks up the story twenty years later. Robin Hood and his Merry Men are two decades older, now with offspring as rowdy and adventurous as they once were. As Robin returns to England from the Crusades, he reconnects with members of the Sherwood Forest gang, including Maid Marian and the child he didn’t know he had. This new musical fills the Kitsap Sherwood Forest Theater with swashbuckling swordplay and scheming intrigue as Robin and his band confront the villainous King John and Sheriff of Nottingham. Heartwarming music, spectacular pageantry and compelling love stories come together to make this a wise, witty, wonderful take on a beloved tale.

The Mountaineer Players is the oldest outdoor theater company in the Northwest, presenting shows since 1923 in the Kitsap Forest Theater, and is dedicated to providing quality entertainment suitable for all ages. This unique theater is located on a 290 acre rhododendron preserve near Bremerton on Seabeck Highway. The stage is surrounded by giant old-growth fir with verdant ferns serving as “footlights”, while cedar bark and living moss cover the “wing walls”. Seating is carved out of the side of a natural amphitheatre, and the presentation of our spring show is timed to coincide with the blooming of the wild rhododendrons that grow along the hillsides and down the quarter-mile trail to the theater.

This performance provides a wonderful outing for families; countless patrons have been attending shows for decades. Come early to picnic at the trailhead, enjoy the “preshow” entertainment, or simply bask in the splendid environment. It is the perfect opportunity to introduce children to theater and to foster their love of the outdoors. All shows begin at 2:00 pm, and performances go on regardless of the weather. The trail opens at 1:00 pm, so come early for the best seat selection. From the Seattle or Edmonds area, a ferry ride adds to the excitement of the experience, and bicyclists often ride from the Bremerton Ferry. 

Robin Hood – The Legend Continues runs 4 weekends, opening Memorial Day Weekend:
Sunday & Monday, May 27th & May 28th,
Saturday & Sunday, June 2nd & 3rd, June 9th & June 10th, June 16th & June 17th
All show times 2:00 PM

• Ticket Prices:  Adult $13.00 presale ($15.00 at the door)

• Children (age 6 – 18) $  8.00 presale ($ 10.00 at the door)

• Children under 6 free with Adult

Call The Mountaineers, Seattle (206) 284-6310 - (800) 573-8484 for tickets and information. Tickets are also available at:

• Kitsap Mall, Silverdale

• Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo

• Community Theatre Inc., Bremerton

• Purchase Online at Foresttheater.com

For further information please use the Contact Us facility on our web site.

 Publicity Photos

We have high-resolution, production-quality versions of these photos available for your use. Please contact us for download instructions.   Robin Hood: Eric Emans Marian: Abigail Taylor Elizabeth: Ashleigh Emmons Will Scarlet: Jamie Estill Alan-A-Dale: Brian Lindvall Sheriff: Craig McCoy McKendrick: Don Parris Photos by Gala Lindvall
	Robin Hood and what's left of his Merry Men reminisce about the good ol' days with Marian LTR: Will Scarlet, Robin Hood, Alan-A-Dale, Marian
	Robin attempts to explain his 20-year absence from England to a skeptical Marian
	First Meeting: Marian introduces Robin to his child LTR: Elizabeth, Marian, Robin Hood
	Marian singing to Elizabeth: "His Love Will Find Its Way" LTR: Elizabeth, Marian
	King John's men, Baron McKendrick & Sheriff of Nottingham, planning Robin Hood's torture ("A Pin in the Eye")
	Elizabeth singing "Where are the Heroes Now?" to Merrie Boys LTR: Big Little John (Daniel Baker), Elizabeth (Ashleigh Emmons), Cheek (Lina Brown), Friar Tuck Jr. (Isa Farnik), Alan-A-Dale 2nd (Stuart Baker), not shown: Will Jr. (Cooper Harris-Turner)
	Merry Men & Merrie Boys fighting King John’s men LTR: Sheriff of Nottingham and Baron McKendrick surrounded by (lower left clockwise): Big Little John (Daniel Baker), Alan-A-Dale (Brian Lindvall), Friar Tuck Jr. (Isa Farnik), Alan-A-Dale 2nd (Stuart Baker), Will Scarlet (Jamie Estill), Elizabeth (Ashleigh Emmons), Cheek (Lina Brown)
	Robin Hood holding off Baron McKendrick’s advances