Talespinner Children's Theatre is seeking scripts for PLAYground 2018, an annual new works festival. PLAYground gives Cleveland-area writers of all experience levels a chance to put their original works for children up on the TCT stage! Four selected scripts are workshopped for a week and script-in-hand readings are performed for an audience over two weeks n July. Plays submitted to PLAYground may be considered for future, full-stage production by TCT. 2018 timeline: March 15: Script submission deadline March 30: Script selection May 12: AUDITIONS (16+) 12:30 - 5:30PM July 1 - 6: Rehearse first 2 scripts July 7 & 8: Public performances July 8 - 13: Rehearse second 2 scripts July 14 & 15: Public performances Playwrights Playwrights must be based in the Cleveland area. Scripts must be world premiere pieces , no longer than 45 pages, and must be based on an international folktale, faerie tale, myth or an adaptation of a ballet, opera, classical music piece or piece of literature that is in the public domain. Email (preferred) scrips to talespinnerchildrenstheatre@gmail.com with "PLAYground Script Submission" in the subject header or mail to Talespinner Children's Theatre at 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102, Attn: PLAY- ground. Audiences Your feedback will help these scripts as they grow! You can say you knew these scripts from the start! Tickets are pay- what-you-wish at the door. *2018 Season:* *The Oba Asks For a Mountain** (A Tale of Nigeria)* April 7 - 29 By Gail Nyoka, Directed by Chennelle Byrant Harris, Movement by Andrea Belser *The Princess and the Nightingale (A Tale of Thailand)* June 9 - July 1 By Marian Fairman, Directed by Tim Maca, Movement and Music by Devon Turchan *Jan and the Trickster (A Traveling Tale of Poland)/Stay & Play Matinees * July 20-22 By Krysia Orlowski, Directed by Charles Hargrave *The Boy Who Stole the Sun (An Inuit Creation Tale)* Sept. 15 - Oct. 7 In partnership with L.E.N.A.C., Adapted & Directed by Alison Garrigan *A Song in the Flame (A Tale of Israel) *Nov. 24 - Dec. 16 By Margi Herwald Zitelli, Directed by Alison Garrigan, Movement by Stephanie Wilbert Marketing and Box Office Talespinner Children's Theatre *2017 Season* *Red Onion, White Garlic (a Tale of Indonesia) *April 8 - 30 by David Hansen, directed by Katelyn Cornelius *Sundiata (a Tale of Mali) *June 10 - July 2 by Nina Domingue Glover, directed by Nina Domingue Glover & Nathan Lilly *The Rainbow Serpent (A Tale of Aboriginal Australia) *Sept. 16 - Oct. 8 by Christopher Johnston, directed by Alison Garrigan *Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts (A Dickens of a Holiday Tale) *Nov. 25 - Dec. 17 by Michael Sepesy, directed by Alison Garrigan Reinberger Auditorium | 5209 Detroit Ave. - Cleveland, Ohio 44102 | 216.264.9680 www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org