New in 2010!

OST will partner with the OYP Theatre School at the Shenkman Arts Centre to bring three storytelling performances to the East End.

September 12, 2010
Norse Tales: Myths of the North Lands
Tonight we look to the North Lands of Europe and the mythic tales of the Norse Gods. Join Jennifer Cayley, Ellis Lynn Duschenes, and Ruth Stewart-Verger as they recount the outrageous and sometimes very human exploits of Odin, Loki, and the other inhabitants of Asgard. From the creation of the world to Loki`s downward spiral of trickery and betrayal, these stories of the ancient gods have inspired everything from operas to modern day epics like Tolkien`s Lord of the Rings.

October 3, 2010
The Stone Book
The daughter of a stone mason learns the old ways of her family when her father shows her symbols carved into stone in this classic work of magical realism. Based on the book by British author Alan Garner and shaped for the oral tradition by storyteller Jan Andrews, this is a coming of age story that examines our relationship with our history and our landscape.

November 7, 2010
Beyond the Fields We Know: Tales of the Fantastic
The mirror between the world of folktale and that of literary fantasy and science fiction holds strange and vivid reflections. Tonight, Gail Anglin and Mary Wiggin will guide us through the looking glass and tell tales that defy space and time, enriched with a soundscape created using electronic sounds of the theremin.