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Talespinner Children's Theatre

Talespinner Children's Theatre (TCT) is a professional theater for child audiences based in Cleveland, Ohio. Its inaugural season began early 2012 in the Gordon Square neighborhood in the city's Near West Side. In 2023 TCT left Reinberger Auditorium for their new home at 78th Street Studios. Adding offices and new classroom spaces.

Critical response
During its decade of history, TCT has received strong support from Cleveland area critics. Rave and Pan blog reviewer Christine Howey has said their work is "always engaging" and CoolCleveland.com has asserted that "performances at Talespinner Children’s Theatre are always magical". ==Awards==
Awards
Cleveland Critics Circle, Special Recognition (2013) "for producing shows for kids that adults can enjoy, using local writers as adaptors and playwrights". ==Productions==
Productions
2022 seasonAponibolinayen in the Sky (a tale of the Philippines) by Elana and Les HunterThe Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats Adapted for the stage by Jerome Hairston, Based on the books by Ezra Jack Keats • Hook & Smee by T. Paul LowryEverything I Feel Newly Devised 2018 seasonThe Oba Asks For a Mountain (A Tale of Nigeria) by Gail NyokaThe Princess & The Nightingale (A Tale of Thailand) by Marian FairmanThe Boy Who Stole the Sun (and Other Native American Stories) adapted by Alison GarriganA Song in the Flame (A Tale of Israel) by Margi Herwald ZitelliJan & The Trickster (A Polish Tale of Magic) by Krysia Orlowski 2017 seasonThe Brementown Musicians adapted by Claire Robinson MayRed Onion, White Garlic (a tale of Indonesia) adapted by David HansenSundiata (a tale of Mali) adapted by Nina Domingue GloverThe Rainbow Serpent (a tale of Aboriginal Australia) adapted by Christopher Johnston • ''Mr. Scrooge's Ghosts'' (a Dickens of a Holiday tale) adapted by Michael Sepesy 2016 seasonPeter and the Wolf (based on the work of Sergei Prokofiev) adapted by Greg VovosGolden (a Grimm's Faerie tale) adapted by Toni K. ThayerThe Crocodile, the Cobra, and the Girl Down the Well (a Tale of India) adapted by Anne McEvoyThe Mummies and the Magic Prince (a Tale of Egyptian Mythology) adapted by Michael SepesyHook & Smee (a Tale of Never Never Land) adapted by T. Paul Lowry 2015 seasonThe Fisherman and the Moon (Why Moon Reflects on Water) adapted by Alison GarriganFire On The Water (Part Four of the Elements Cycle) a special presentation produced in collaboration with Cleveland Public TheatreRosalynde & The Falcon (a Topsy-Turvy Tale of England) by David HansenThe Silent Princess (a Turkish Folktale) adapted by Claire Robinson MayFinn McCool (a Tale of Irish Mythology) adapted by Christopher JohnstonPrince Ivan & The Firebird (a Russian Tale of Magic) adapted by Alison Garrigan 2014 season • ''Aesop's Pirate Adventure'' By Michael SepesyThe Floating Dolls (a Polish Folktale) Adapted by Toni K. ThayerLoki & Lucy (a Norse Mythology Story) By Michael GeitherClara and the Nutcracker Adapted by Anne McEvoy 2013 seasonThe Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen, Adapted by Mike Geither • ''The Emperor's Ears'' (A Serbian Folktale) Adapted by Michael SepesyAdventures In Slumberland (Based on the Characters of Winsor McCay) By David Hansen 2012 seasonThe Tale of the Name of the Tree (A Bantu Tale) Adapted by Michael SepesyMagic Flute Adapted by Anne McEvoy ==References==
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