Calling all mermaids, mermen, and mischievous sea spirits! Join us at the River’s Edge studio for an afternoon of live music, artistic expression, and watery wonders. With a musical performance by MERMAN, interactive activities for merfolk of all ages, and refreshments to wet the appetite, Merfolk & Merriment is a joyful celebration of storytelling, community, and the magic of live theatre. We welcome your most merfolk inspired costumes!

Help us make our Underwater Mural
Games for kids AND adults
Face painting
Bites and Bevies
Raffle
Photo booth
Musical performance by MERMAN!

Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards funding our 2026 season of innovative productions (Off With Her Head, The Tempest Unpacked, Jaws of the Merman, and Peek-a-Boo), our scholarship fund, and community outreach initiatives. Supporters can choose to simply donate to the fundraising campaign OR attend the Merfolk and Merriment house party!

About us:

River's Edge Theatre Company (RETCo) is a non-profit organization based in Hastings-on- Hudson. Founded in 2019 by theatre artists David and Meghan Covington (an Ardsley, NY couple with three children), the company tackles important social issues such as social justice reform, gender equality, race, LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, mental health, and climate change.

RETCo is founded on the belief that theatre is a powerful, reflective tool. When faced with our own reflection, we can learn, we can evolve, and we can become willing participants in shaping our cultural landscape.

Since its birth, RETCo has produced experimental staged readings, storytelling events, and fully staged productions, both in-person and virtually. River's Edge has established its self as a leader in experimental and boundary pushing theatre in the region, putting the EDGE into the name River's Edge.

In addition to its bold, unique performances, RETCo offers theatre education programming for children and adults, focusing on the social emotional benefits of theatre.

River's Edge Theatre Company Inc is a 501(c)3 NY State nonprofit organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of River's Edge Theatre Company are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Merfolk and Merriment

RETCo's Annunal Spring Fundraiser