Based on the New York Times best selling children’s novel by Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is the story of Minli, a very poor peasant girl from China, who leaves her family on Fruitless Mountain in order to seek fortune from the Old Man of the Moon. Throughout her journey, Minli encounters a dragon that cannot fly, a talking fish, Magistrate Tiger and the king of the City of Bright Moonlight. But can Minli truly altar destiny? What does she and her family discover about true fortune?
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a physical theater adaption with elements of Chinese theater techniques, martial arts, puppetry and dance. The show features an ensemble cast of NYC based professional actors and has been created specially for Fringe Jr. audiences.