Talespinner Children’s Theatre (TCT), located at 5209 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102, in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood, presents The Crocodile, The Cobra and the Girl Down the Well (A Tale of India) by esteemed Cleveland playwright Anne McEvoy. Take a look at this teaser trailer to get a better feel for the production: https://youtu.be/_ZokFpHjGrk ! Buy tickets at http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org/performances/tickets.htm WHEN June 4th through June 26th, 2016 (Fridays 7PM; Saturdays 2PM & 7PM; Sundays 2PM) Ohio Savings Pay What You Can Series performances Sunday, June 5th; Friday, June 10th; Friday, June 17th; & Friday, June 24th WHERE TCT’s home at The Reinberger Auditorium at 5209 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 WHAT For the second tale of our fifth season, we take audiences to a glittering and storied India with The Crocodile, The Cobra and the Girl Down the Well (A Tale of India), adapted by Anne McEvoy and directed by Melissa Crum. Puppets and movement created by respected Cleveland performance scene veteran and Cuyahoga County's Community Partnership for Arts and Culture (CPAC) 2016 Creative Workforce Fellow Alison Garrigan. Through the TCT ensemble process, professional cast members and creative team work together to turn a locally produced script into a cohesive, thoughtful experience for children and families that remembers that children are smaller people, not lesser people. Four of the five cast members of this production are new to the TCT stage, providing a fresh take on a successful formula. Rising star production director Melissa Crum, a TCT performing veteran, takes the helm for this production in her first appearance as a director with the company. Melissa is quickly becoming a go-to director in the area, having recently helmed critically acclaimed productions at Cleveland Public Theatre, and True North Cultural Arts, among others. Currently she takes the lead on the 2016 Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwrighting Festival at Dobama Theatre. About the Tale When seven year old Sia finds herself in an unexpected predicament, she must turn to her wits for a solution. With the help of a mystical, mysterious old storyteller, can she find the wisdom–and the patience–to get herself back out of it? The answer unfolds, one magical tale of India at a time! Buy your tickets to The Crocodile, the Cobra, & the Girl Down the Well (a Tale of India)! And help us by telling your friends! Acting Company Jameka Dent: Ganga Alex Cummiskey: Cobra Elaine Feagler: Wise Woman Assad Khaishgi: NaaNaa Ashoka India Pierre-Ingram: Sia TCT creates work that remembers that children are smaller people, not lesser people. For more information on Talespinner Children’s Theatre visit talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org. Buy tickets at http://talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org/performances/tickets.htm. Marketing and Box Office Talespinner Children's Theatre *Registration now open for TCT's Summer Mask and Puppet Camps, running **June 20th - June 24th* *Next on the TCT main stage:* *The Crocodile, The Cobra, and the Girl Down the Well* June 4th - 26th, 2016 For tickets and more information, visit us on the web at talespinnerchildrenstheatre.org or call 216.264.9680