The Oba Asks For a Mountain (A Tale of Nigeria) April 7 - 29, 2018 FREE PROGRAMS: Second-Sundays are Stay & PLAY following the shows - for about an hour, our education staff and even some of our characters from the show will stick around and help you play theatre games, make a craft, take a selfie and more! Third-Saturdays are 1PM Science and a Show program, powered by The Children's Museum of Cleveland! Come any time after our box office opens (which is always 1 hour before every performance!) and complete a science experiment related to the show! 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 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. Fridays are Ohio Savings Bank Pay-What-You-Can Performances. Tickets are not available online, but will be waiting for you at the box office for whatever price your family can afford to pay. Group rates are available for every performance! Ask us about 10AM School Matinees by emailing TCT Director of Education and Outreach Katelyn Cornelius at kc.tctorg@gmail.com Take your family on a year-long journey around the world with TCT! 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. 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. 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 "A 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. Marketing and Box Office Talespinner Children's Theatre *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 Reinberger Auditorium | 5209 Detroit Ave. - Cleveland, Ohio 44102 | 216.264.9680 www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org