The Oba Asks For a Mountain (A Tale of Nigeria) April 7 - 29, 2018
Fridays 7PM; Saturdays 2PM & 7PM; Sundays 2PM
Ohio Savings Pay What You Can Series performances Sunday, April
8th; Friday, April 13th; Friday, April 20th; & Friday, April 27th
Third-Saturdays
are 1PM Science and a Show programs, 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.
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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