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A LION'S TALE (availability pending)

Cultures collide as two young Somali immigrants attend their first American birthday party. What their friends see as generous and fun, Ali and Asha take as materialistic and greedy.   The friends learn to overcome their cultural differences as they are all magically transported to Somalia where they become characters in a series of ancient folktales about village life, and surviving the dangerous lion.   This fantasy-musical incorporates exciting Somali stories and traditional music in a play that celebrates generosity, friendship, and cultural understanding.