A HAPPENING V- The Bestiary

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 7:00 pm until 10:00 pm
Presented by Eggtooth Productions and Cloudgaze. An Immersive Festival featuring local musicians, actors, dancers, fabricators, and more! PG 13

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Now in its 5th year, "A HAPPENING" transforms the Shea Theater into a theatrical playground where audience traverse dimly lit halls and unearth ancient secrets.

Note - this year's performance is rated PG13.

**Please note that the audience may be asked to travel up and down stairs or traverse dimly lit halls. Interactions and scenes also take place on the main level of the theater with an accessible bathroom

Tickets are N.O.T.A.F.L.O.F

Friday and Saturday- Doors at 7PM

General Admission $20

free roam, guests have option to interact or observe

VIP package $25

includes free roam AND 1 hour character guided tour with exclusive scenes and clues

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY $35

for full weekend of A HAPPENING

$45 for full weekend + VIP (1 night)

$50 for full weekend + VIP (2 nights)

* LIMIT 20 VIP PER NIGHT *

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The Cloudgazers were not the first to discover the way in through the portal...maybe it has always been open in the first place...

But, after careful consideration, they have decided to share their findings…

It happens most often when the veil is thin - when the firmament descends and as things are above, so are those below. Your eyes attune and the surrounding dark becomes acutely bright.

*Another world appears, alongside our own*

From the Belly of a Whale, to a Metamorphic Empire, the Cloudgazers transform the Shea Theater Arts Center into explorable theatrical spaces and invite you to mingle with it’s inhabitants.

This year, you are asked to step into the beyond - away from your sense of time…a journey to the future - into a world derived from the spell of a Sorcerer, where Beasts are granted consciousness.

The world ABOVE (Free Range Manor) values civility, opportunity, and ingenuity.

While there remains deference for the past, those in power wield the hopes of their future amongst an inevitable demise.

They embrace hierarchy.

The world BELOW (Feral Forest) values authenticity, tradition, and malleability.

Their history is ancient and deep, the communities are fluid and fiercely loyal.

They embrace decay.

What mysteries may unlock themselves? Explore, mingle, and unravel the magic that lies within...

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis Aquaculture • Artisan Beverage Cooperative • Benjamin Company • Berkshire Brewing Company • Cohn and Company Real Estate Agency • Community Credit • Common Capital • Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts • Connecticut River Internists • Dean's Beans • Easthampton Savings Bank • FirstLight GDF Suezna • Gill Tavern • Gilmore and Farrell Insurance Company • Goff Media • Great Falls Harvest • Green River Festival • Greenfield Community College • Greenfield Cooperative Bank • Greenfield Savings Bank • Loot • Massachusetts Cultural Council • Montague Bookmill • Montague WebWorks • Northeast Solar • People's Pint • Rainmaker Consulting • The Rendezvous • Solar Store of Greenfield • Stobierski and Connor • Told Video • True North Transit • Turn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening V: The Bestiary

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received generous grants from the Mass Cultural Council as well as the Community Foundation of Western MA to support our 2025 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening V: The Bestiary.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 50 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by Aesop's Fables, George Orwell's Animal Farm, newly imagined cautionary tales, and creature myths of all origins.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!