Talespinner Children's Theatre presents

THE SILENT PRINCESS

Opening June 6th!

Talespinner Children's Theatre (TCT) continues its 2015 mainstage season with a beautiful,  magical tale from a far away and long ago land.  Using live action, puppets, music, magic and more, THE SILENT PRINCESS (a Turkish Folktale) tells a story of friendship and courage that reaches across time and place and into the hearts of its audience. THE SILENT PRINCESS opens Saturday, June 6th, and runs through Sunday, June 28th at the Reinberger Auditorium, 5209 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44102.

The Padishah's son is sick with loneliness, despite his family's riches. His dearest wish is to be best friends with the Silent Princess. But the Silent Princess sees no reason to talk to anyone. She has sworn to befriend only the person who can convince her to break her silence. With the help of his magical mouse companion, can the Padishah's son persuade the Silent Princess to speak - and be his friend?

Directed by Alison Garrigan
Movement by Katelyn Cornelius
Lighting Design: Josh Heidinger
Costume & Mask Design: Melanie Boeman
Sets & Puppet Design: Alison Garrigan
Stage Manager: Kate Miller

Acting Company
Old Woman: Stephanie Wilbert

Haluk: Shaun O'Neill

Vizier: Timothy Maca

Padishah: Leilani Barrett

Nehir: Chennelle Bryant Harris

Queen: Maggie Stahl

Performances: June 6th through 28th

Showtimes: Fridays at 7pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm, Sundays at 2pm.

Tickets: $10 for children age 12 and under, $12 for seniors and students with a College ID, $15 for ages 13 and up. Group and Educational rates are also available. TCT will present Pay What You Can performances on Sunday, June 7th at 2pm, and on Fridays, June 12th, June 19th, and June 26th.

Buy tickets now at www.talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216.264.9680

ABOUT TALESPINNER CHILDREN'S THEATRE: 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.   The Silent Princess (aTurkish Folktale) continues TCT’s fourth exciting season of bringing world stories to Cleveland-area families and children. The 2015 mainstage season began with Rosalynde & the Falcon (A Topsy-Turvy Tale of England) and includes Finn McCool (a Tale of Irish Mythology), and Prince Ivan & the Firebird (a Russian Tale of Magic.)

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.

TCT creates work that remembers that children are smaller people, not lesser people.