An incredible journey awaits you at the Cape Ann Museum. Inspired by Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, this interwoven, open form production presents the tales and folklore of a remarkable culture - the Finns of Gloucester. Join the quest to uncover a mysterious treasure, interact with characters and wonder at the stories all around us that linger just below the surface, if we will but look.
Participants are encouraged to wear a mask or face-covering. Please respect and maintain a distance of six feet or more between unrelated groups. If you or anyone in your group feels unwell or has symptoms of COVID-19, please visit the Museum another day.
Production Director/Writer/Producer - Carly Dwyer Dramaturge - Kristin Harris Narrative Flow - Jennifer Emerson
Cast Dr. Elias Lonnröt/Väinämöinen - Joey Phoenix Lemminkäinen - Garrett Reynolds Louhi - Ashley Nunez Kyllikki - Ashley Skeffington Ilmarinen - William Ryder Johnston
We would like to thank Miranda Aisling and the Cape Ann Museum for their support and access to their archives and facilities, the Natti Family for sharing their art, their sauna, their family stories and their family translation of the Kalevala with us, the Cape Ann Finns for your support, resources and enthusiasm, Dogtown Books for helping us access some hard to find books, the Sawyer Free Library for being super hero librarians and Virgilios for all the nisu.