Real-life Dungeons and Dragons brings ‘Chaos in the Valley’ this Saturday in Waitsfield
November 8, 2023 | By Ruth Ann Pattee 
The Valley Players hosts "Chaos in the Valley" this Saturday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield.
This Dungeons & Dragons-themed show features four improv comedians/table-top role players and a Dungeon Master.
Dungeons and Dragons is essentially a collective storytelling experience. The players create characters they control and the Dungeon Master creates the world in which the characters interact with each other, other peoples, monsters, landscapes, and of course dungeons. Players are free to interact with the world as they wish. However, no matter what they want to do nor how good they are at something, there is always a chance of failure. The 20-sided die, or D20, determines the success or failure of the characters' actions.
The game will be played in front of an audience, adding an extra amount of spontaneity. Audience members can make additional $1 donations (to the Valley Players) to participate in the show by altering game events at set times such as making a player re-roll, adding or subtracting monsters in a fight, and adding bonuses to a player’s roll. (Cash only for these transactions which count as entries into a raffle to be drawn at the end of the performance.)
Cast members for this Valley Players event are: Jordan Streeter as The Dungeon Master, Allen Morgan as Old Roald the Bold/Monk, Jon van Luling as Gnarly Undercarriage/Barbarian, Eric Badger as Breadly Baker/Druid, and IzzyGrae as Bungi/Rogue.
This show is "rated" PG-13 for some language and figurative violence and will last approximately two hours.
No reservations are required. Seats will be available on a first-come-first-served basis starting at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $5 donation to the Valley Players. Audience members may bring snacks and beverages to enjoy during the game.
More information about the Valley Players is online at valleyplayers.com. Email any questions to valleyplayers@madriver.com or call 802-583-1674.
Ruth Ann Pattee is a director and producer with the Valley Players.