Free Cuddle @ the Park/Show; Hope of OZ
A community gathering to watch a theater performance of Hope of Oz while sharing a blanket and social connection.
this is a free event but **[please register HERE](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/free-cuddle-the-parkshow-montfort-players-hope-of-oz)**[ ](https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/free-cuddle-the-parkshow-montfort-players-hope-of-oz)so we have a final head count. Come cuddle in the park while watching local free (donations encouraged) theater! The **Montford Players** are preforming **Hope of OZ** and you are invited to come watch the show with the Asheville Cuddle Collective. Note- we will not be doing icebreakers or connection games. You are welcome to ask people to cuddle or share touch and as always, wait for an enthusiastic yes before touching anyone. Show begins at 7:30- we will gather our blankets and start connecting at 7pm. [https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/hope-oz](https://www.exploreasheville.com/asheville/events/hope-oz) What to bring- Please bring a blanket and pillow to help create the cuddle space. Bring your own water & snacks to share. You are welcome to bring friends. Children are welcome at this event! **Reminder - Touch is always optional** at these events**.** Come as you are, wear comfy clothes, and let your nervous system breathe in the fresh air. finding us- Park in the parking lot and walk down the hill to the amphitheater. We will try to find a space in the 2nd or 3rd row. Set a decade after Dorothy’s defeat of the Wicked Witch of the West and her subsequent departure, The Hope of Oz brings us to a newly invigorated Capital where the Wizard’s power has grown immensely with constant systematic oppression on his denizens and waging a drug-fueled war with the new cadre of Witches that brings its citizens to their knees. The story follows Gale, an investigative “Witch-hunter,” on the trail of East’s assassination. Trapped in a bar with a synthetic (known as mimics), surrounded by encroaching revolutionaries, Witches, and the Wizard’s ever watchful eyes, Gale must survive the night if Oz will see its dawn. But in an empire of extremes, who can survive? If there is heavy RAIN - We will cancel this event.
