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Talespinner Children's Theatre
Formation2012
TypeTheatre group
Location
  • 1305 West 80th St.
    Cleveland, OH 44102
Artistic director(s)
Heather Utsler-Smith
Websitehttps://talespinnercle.org

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.

TCT specializes in presenting imaginative original work inspired by or adapted from classic tales from world literature. Productions feature small ensembles of adult actors, utilizing puppets, dance, movement, music and song and fantastical costumes to bring each play to life for young audiences.[1]

TCT also provides theater-arts classes for children throughout the year.[2]

Founded by Artistic Director Alison Garrigan, TCT has a board of directors and paid staff.[1]

Critical response

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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"[3] and CoolCleveland.com has asserted that "performances at Talespinner Children’s Theatre are always magical".[4]

Awards

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Cleveland Critics Circle, Special Recognition (2013) "for producing shows for kids that adults can enjoy, using local writers as adaptors and playwrights".[5]

Productions

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2022 season

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  • Aponibolinayen in the Sky (a tale of the Philippines) by Elana and Les Hunter
  • The 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 Lowry
  • Everything I Feel Newly Devised

2018 season

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2017 season

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2016 season

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  • Peter and the Wolf (based on the work of Sergei Prokofiev) adapted by Greg Vovos
  • Golden (a Grimm's Faerie tale) adapted by Toni K. Thayer
  • The Crocodile, the Cobra, and the Girl Down the Well (a Tale of India) adapted by Anne McEvoy
  • The Mummies and the Magic Prince (a Tale of Egyptian Mythology) adapted by Michael Sepesy
  • Hook & Smee (a Tale of Never Never Land) adapted by T. Paul Lowry

2015 season

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2014 season

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2013 season

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2012 season

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References

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  1. ^ a b [1] Home page
  2. ^ Fox 8 - My Town: Talespinner Children’s Theatre Arts Classes
  3. ^ Rave and Pan - Aesop’s Pirate Adventure
  4. ^ CoolCleveland - Adventures in Slumberland @ Talespinner Children’s Theatre packs in the magic
  5. ^ Cleveland Critics Circle Awards – Top Theatre Picks for 2013, CoolCleveland
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