Toy Sheep Microcinema: Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You!

Toy Sheep Microcinema, Awesome Space, and the Appalachian Theatre present “Don’t Let the Riverbeast Get You!” & “SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT OR AT LEAST THE ENVELOPES IN WHICH IT COMES” A special celebratory evening with film, refreshments and prizes! RSVP FOR TOY SHEEP MICROCINEMA RSVP FOR TOY SHEEP MICROCINEMA Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. / Doors open at 8:00 p.m. Free Admission - Open to the Public - Space is Limited This program is unrated but recommended for adults only. All Seating is General Admission A program celebrating Spring 2026 graduates, featuring two films: a 3D short (glasses provided!) titled SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT OR AT LEAST THE ENVELOPES IN WHICH IT COMES (Nicole Tavares, USA, 2020, 6 minutes) and the feature DON’T LET THE RIVERBEAST GET YOU! (Charles Roxburgh and Matt Farley, USA, 2012, 99 minutes). We’ll begin with Nicky Tavares’ short, which combines images of the beautiful patterns inside the envelopes of bills she received from predatory student loan companies with a soundtrack of messages on her answering machine from debt collectors. As Tavares describes the film: “Don your 3D glasses, open your mind, allow the denial of questionable financial decisions made by an aspiring young artist to dissolve on your tongue, and take a trip over 10 years to a delusory destination where the student loan debt crisis and one advanced art degree converge.” SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY… is both a breathtaking abstraction and all too concrete in its critique of so-called “affordable” higher education and the never-ending burden of capitalized interest. A sunnier take on education can be found in the monster comedy DON’T LET THE RIVERBEAST GET YOU!, whose protagonist Neil Stuart (Matt Farley), is “the best darn tutor Rivertown U.S.A. has ever seen!” But he’s got problems. Neil’s the only person who’s seen the Riverbeast in the flesh, and no one believes him when he warns his fellow citizens about the violent cryptid. Humiliated, Neil leaves Rivertown U.S.A. for three years, only to return home just as the Riverbeast begins its bloodiest killing spree yet! As Neil hunts the Riverbeast—and attempts to reconnect with his ex-fiancée Emmaline—we’re introduced to a freewheeling cast of characters, including a finishing school dropout, a former professional athlete, a muckraking journalist, and a big-game hunter and ladies’ man named Ito Hootkins. DON’T LET THE RIVERBEAST GET YOU! is American regional filmmaking (New Hampshire represent!) at its goofiest and most entertaining. Because this is our annual “Congrats to Grads” party, we’ll also have free refreshments to offer graduates in the audience, and special surprises for our soon-to-graduate seniors in the audience! This is the last show before our summer hiatus, so join us for these one-of-a-kind movies! Know Before You Go For ADA, accessibility accommodations, ticket & venue questions please contact the AppTheatre Box Office at or by callin...