THE TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, Theater Works, September 12 - 28, 2014

Talented and well-trained young performers, ages 12 to 19, star in Tales From the Arabian Nights, based on the beloved collection of ancient and timeless stories. Desperate to stave off her own execution, the beautiful young maiden known as Scheherazade spins tale after tale for her new husband, the king, who's trapped under an evil charm. Each night, she spellbinds him with the famed stories of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor and Aladdin's magic lamp, hoping that her vivid imagination will buy her the time she needs to break the spell and win her own freedom. Generations have been swept up in the excitement and romance of this classic, first published in English around the early 1700s.

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"Well-acted and with fun, confident direction, The Tales from Arabian Nights is an imaginative and upbeat theatrical adventure that will entrance children of all ages." - Gil Benbrook, Talkin' Broadway

Written by Michael Bigelow Dixon 
Director: Chris Hamby 
Music Director: Jennifer Whiting 
Choreographer: Paul Pedersen 
Scenic Design: Michael Armstrong
Lighting Designer: Daniel Davisson
Costume Designer: Cari Smith
Hair and Make-Up Designer: Jean Tanton
Make-Up Design: Cate Pinckney
Sound Design: Chris Hamby and Stephen Christensen

Cast: 
Scheherazade: Claudia Pollack
Ali Baba / Goblin: Skyler Washburn
Shukat: Dylan Kurtz
Zubaida: Hahnna Christianson
Grand Vizier / Captain: Taylor Lawritson
Shariar: Ellis Temlak
Ming: Kelly Sampson
Mohammad: Drake Ethan Current
Morgiana / Imp: Madison Butler
Dunyazed: Safiya Valenzuela
Fatimah / Demon: Autumn Froitland
Thief: Max Mendoza
Dalilah / Khalifah: Quincy Anntinette Janisse
Speedy/Cobra: Corrine Seaver
Mustafa / Kassim: Hannah Grossenbacher
Omar: Emilio Cress