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Theatre</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center" align="center"><b style>Director of Education
and Outreach</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Talespinner
Children’s Theatre (TCT), <span style> </span>5209 Detroit
Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44102, Executive Artistic Director Alison Garrigan is
pleased to introduce TCT’s new Director of Education and Outreach, Katelyn
Cornelius.<span style> </span>Ms. Cornelius steps into the
position as current Director of Education and Outreach, Tania Benites, steps
down to pursue other artistic and educational endeavors.<span style> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">Ms.
Cornelius has worked as an instructor and curriculum planner for TCT and for
such excellent educational venues as the Great Lakes Theater Actor/Teacher
program, among others.<span style> </span>During her
teaching time with TCT, she helped develop and implement the pre-school class
plan for in-house education, as well as being integral in the educational
outreach tour. She is also a professional actress and movement specialist who
has worked both at TCT, and at several other theatres in the Cleveland
area.<span style> </span>Ms. Cornelius is a graduate of
Cleveland State University. Her past work with TCT’s educational programming
has been exemplary, and TCT feels that her understanding of arts education,
intelligence, heart, imagination, enthusiasm, passion for bringing the arts to
children, and background make her the perfect person to take TCT’s education
and outreach<span style> </span>programming into its next
exciting phase of growth.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">During her
tenure with TCT, Ms. Benites instilled a high level of excellence and
understanding in the programs under her direction.<span style> </span>She helped develop and build both in-house
education, and an intensive, vibrant, flexible, and imaginative outreach
program that has been received with great enthusiasm by schools and family
groups in the Cleveland area.<span style> </span>She was,
and continues to be, a marvelous asset to TCT and its family. While stepping
down from her position as Director of Education and Outreach, Ms. Benites will
be remaining with TCT as a valued member of the touring company, in a teaching
capacity, and as a site-leader for the outreach program.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">TCT feels
extraordinarily lucky to have the opportunity to work with both of these
amazing women.<span style> </span>While we will miss Ms.
Benites in her role as leader of the Educational and Outreach department, we
are thrilled to have Ms. Cornelius so capably taking over the position and
making it her own.<span style> </span>We cannot wait to see
what amazing, artistic, educational ideas this vibrant and energetic young
woman will bring to TCT and the children in the Cleveland area!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style>ABOUT TALESPINNER CHILDREN'S THEATRE:</span></b><span style>
TCT is a Cleveland-based company that develops and produces highly imaginative,
original, collaborative and interactive professional works for children that
also stimulate creative growth in its artists. At any time, these pieces may
involve acting, dance, music, puppetry, tumbling, drumming, and numerous other
artistic disciplines as imagined by the artistic teams working with and for
TCT, and are open to all creative possibility. TCT's aim is to bring theatre to
the community in its fullest form providing excitement, growth and joy for all
who are involved in and/or touched by its work.<span style>
</span><b>TCT presents its 2015 season:</b> <i style>FIRE
ON THE WATER</i>—a play for the parents and adults in the audience, in collaboration
with Cleveland Public Theatre, Theatre Ninja’s, Blank Canvas Theatre, and Ohio
City Theatre Project, January 29 – February 14; <i style>ROSALYNDE & THE FALCON</i>, March 28 – April 29; <i style>THE SILENT PRINCESS</i>, June 6 -28; <i style>FINN McCOOL</i>, September 19 – October 11; <i style>PRINCE IVAN & THE FIREBIRD</i>, November
28 – December 20. <b>EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING</b>--now accepting registration for Spring 2015 Youth Theatre Arts Classes, running March 7 -- May 2nd<br></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6pt;line-height:normal"><span style>TCT strives to reach across
socio-economic, cultural and traditional boundaries to help awaken and bring
better understanding by opening eyes, ears, hearts and imaginations in the young
people (and artists) of Cleveland and its surrounds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style>TCT creates work that remembers that
children are smaller people, not lesser people.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">For more
information about TCT’s educational programming or 2015 Season, visit
<a href="http://www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org">www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a>.</p>
<br><br><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div dir="ltr">Alison Garrigan<br>
<i>Executive Artistic Director</i>, <b>Talespinner Children's Theatre</b><br></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i><font><b>TCT's Exciting 2015 Season!<br></b></font></i></div><div><i><font><b>Rosalynde & the Falcon March 28 - April 19<br></b></font></i></div><div><i><font><b>The Silent Princess June 6 - 28<br></b></font></i></div><div><i><font><b>Finn McCool September 19 - October 11<br></b></font></i></div><div><i><font><b>Prince Ivan & the Firebird November 28 - December 20<br><br></b></font></i></div><div><i><font><b>Plus: for the BIG kids--in collaboration with Cleveland Public Theatre, Blank Canvas Theatre, Ohio City Theatre Project, and Theatre Ninjas: <br>FIRE ON THE WATER January 29 - February 14. <br>For tickets or more information about this production, visit <a href="http://cptonline.org" target="_blank">cptonline.org</a><br></b></font></i></div><div><br>For more information, or to make reservations, visit TCT's website<br></div><div><div><a href="http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org" target="_blank">talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org</a><div style="width:16px;height:16px;display:inline-block"> </div></div>
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