THE HOBBIT

By Edward Mast
Adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel
Directed by Dr. Doug Powers
Taylor Little Theatre
 
This adaptation of Tolkien’s classic novel is a suspenseful, fast-paced journey through the sometimes dark, sometimes charming, always compelling world of Middle Earth. Bilbo Baggins is a comfortably well-off hobbit with a love for rousing adventure stories. Real adventures, however, are decidedly not his cup of tea. So when Gandalf knocks at his door, bringing with him Thorin Oakenshield, eleven ragged-looking dwarfs, and a contract for an adventure to recover the lost treasure of Lonely Mountain, Bilbo could not be less interested—at first. But his love of a good story gets the better of him, and before he knows it, he is off on a perilous quest over mountains and under hills, through caves; forests; and slimy, dark places.