[NEohioPAL]Tri-C West Hosts Children's Production

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Tri-C West Theatre Presents

Just So Stories


Presented by the Magical Theatre Company

Just So Stories is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling stories about how the world came to be.  This production utilizes several storytelling conventions; the use of a narrator, the use of drumming, and the use of masks.  The actors act as Narrators telling the stories and assuming characters.  The actors use the djembe, a traditional African Drum worn over the shoulder, to coincide with the dramatic needs of the stories.  Other instruments used are bongos, bamboo sticks, a sweet potato, rain sticks, maracas and raffia.  Finally, the actors use the idea of mask, in all its forms, to enact the stories.  These uses include Animal pieces worn on the head and body, mounted animal pieces on poles, and shields and poles.  The stories included are The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo, The Elephant’s Child, That Cat That Walked by Himself, and How the Camel Got His Hump.

There will be one public performance on Monday December 6th at 7:30 pm on the Tri-C West Mainstage.  The cost is five dollars for adults and a canned food item for children under 12.  For more information or to make a reservation please call the Tri-C West Box Office at (216) 987-5536.