Take your family on a year-long journey around the world with Talespinner Children's Theatre, Cleveland's ONLY professional theatre producing original plays for children and families! We're heading to new and exciting destinations to hear tales unlike you've heard anywhere else! Check out our ways to save money with our subscription packages and let your imagination PLAY this 2018! With the help of five amazing women playwrights, we will bring stories from Nigeria, Thailand, Canada & Alaska, Israel, and Poland to vibrant, heart-opening, mind-tickling, toe-tapping, colorful & joyous life.

First on our main stage, come with us to Nigeria, for "The Oba Asks For a Mountain," by Gail Nyoka, in which a young man learns that using your head can overcome the toughest obstacles.

The Oba Asks For a Mountain
(A Tale of Nigeria)
April 7 - 29, 2018

THE OBA ASKS FOR A MOUNTAIN (a Tale of Nigeria)
by Gail Nyoka
Directed by Chennelle Bryant Harris
Movement by Andrea Belser
Production Stage Manager Tim Maca
Lighting Design Josh Heidinger
Set and Costume Design Alison Garrigan
Puppet and Mask Design Melanie Boeman

Acting company:
Agiri-Asasa...Bryce Evan Lewis
Dayo...Bryon Tobin
Oshun/Abeni...Jailyn Harris
Messenger 1/Guard/Herdsman...Devin Davis
The Oba/Messenger 2...Leilani Barrett

About the Tale:
In far-off Nigeria, The Oba, a king of great wealth and power, wants it ALL, and expects to get what he wants. And he wants the lands of the Ilesha people. Most people would simply do what he asks, but when he comes up against the wit and humor of three young friends who call these lands home, he may have asked for more than he bargained for.Every ticket to a TCT show is a passport to enter a world of joyous imagination!

The rest of the season:
Later this year, sail away to Thailand in "The Princess & The Nightingale," by Marian Fairman, and meet a clever bird who teaches the true meaning of trust and loyalty. Next, visit the Inuit people of Canada and Alaska to learn about how we came to have night and day, in "The Boy Who Stole the Sun," adapted by Alison Garrigan and produced in collaboration with L.E.N.A.C., The Lake Erie Native American Council, and finally, join us in Israel for "The Song in the Flame," by Margi Herwald-Zitelli to learn how even distance can be a gift during this heart-warming Hannukah story. TCT’s touring production this year takes us to Poland in "Jan & the Trickster," by Krysia Orlowski. In this funny, magical tale, see how Jan learns to use wits and true friendship to win the day.


Don’t miss a single one of our eye-opening original productions that will delight and excite children of all ages!

Single Ticket Pricing:
Adults (age 13 & up) : $15
Seniors, & Students with college ID: $12
Children (age 12 & under) : $10

(Educational & Group Rates available–for more information, contact kc.tctorg@gmail.com)

Don’t miss out on a single chance to let your imagination play!

Two exciting ways to save!

Family Pack: 2 adult and 2 child tickets to each production of the 2018 mainstage season
$160 (you save $40)

Buddy Pack: 1 adult and 1 child ticket to each production of the mainstage season
$80 (you save $20)

Family Pack Plus: Same as our Family Pack PLUS 2 adult and 2 child tickets to Jan and the Trickster / Stay & Play Weekend, July 20-22, 2018
$200 (you save $50)

Buddy Pack Plus: Same as our Buddy Pack PLUS 1 adult and 1 child ticket to Jan and the Trickster / Stay & Play Weekend, July 20-22, 2018
$100 (you save $50)

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Miss a show? Let us know. We can transfer your tickets to the next production!

*Subscriptions are for mainstage season only, and cannot be applied to special events. PLAYground is not a part of the mainstage series. Unused portions of subscription cannot be refunded.