{"id":592,"date":"2025-03-25T21:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T21:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/?page_id=592"},"modified":"2026-02-09T23:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T06:00:23","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Tale for a Starry Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark has-background-color has-foreground-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-cardo-font-family wp-elements-8ca7489dbebcce612654decd1de0df0f is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e603688c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow plover-is-sticky-block has-z-desktop has-z-tablet has-z-mobile\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;--z-desktop:0;--z-tablet:0;--z-mobile:0;\">\n\n<nav class=\"has-text-color has-background-color has-medium-font-size items-justified-space-between wp-block-navigation has-cardo-font-family is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-9366075c wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Top_Sticky_Menu\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-background-color has-medium-font-size items-justified-space-between wp-block-navigation has-medium-font-size has-cardo-font-family\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HPWeQai_EIM?si=07k60py7yn3bQJfl\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">View Trailer<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#characters\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Characters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#music\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Music<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#author\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">The Author<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-text-color has-background-color has-medium-font-size items-justified-space-between wp-block-navigation has-medium-font-size has-cardo-font-family\"><li class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\" href=\"#credits\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Credits<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85dd8cf049db8987fb162ca4c58ddbf3 plover-entrance-animated plover-invisible\" style=\"color:#7caab4;font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.863), 55px);text-transform:uppercase\" data-entrance-animation=\"fadeIn\" id=\"tale-for-a-starry-night\">Tale for a Starry Night <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TFSN-Webpage-Cover-1536x878.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1792px) 100vw, 1792px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f179dff9e9c730b64ca8a4651d18c14 plover-entrance-animated plover-invisible\" style=\"color:#7caab4;text-transform:none\" data-entrance-animation=\"fadeInUp\" id=\"experience-the-wonder\">Experience the Wonder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-474437c7c0912a12232e96aa79f602d2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-display-none-mobile\" style=\"\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<br class=\" is-display-none-mobile\" style=\"\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-00fe5280b39339839e2debd6839c8cad has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-704e782a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family wp-elements-96263999011077a334a72648774c4061\" style=\"color:#7caab4;text-transform:none\" id=\"what-isc2a0tale-for-a-starry-night\">What is&nbsp;<i>Tale for a Starry Night?<\/i>\n<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-87569d2997708ba0a4c777ff12ece7da\"><em>Tale for a Starry Night<\/em>&nbsp;is a heartfelt story about family, acceptance, and redemption. When Nisa\u2019s mother dies, she must leave her village in ancient Colchis to find the father she never knew. With the help of Petru, a young man she meets along the way, she makes her way to his door, and, though initially welcomed into his home, Clarissa, his proud new wife, schemes to have her banished. Alone again, she finds her courage, a new home, and love. Years pass in happiness, until her beloved Petru falls ill and her father reappears, a broken man with menace in his heart. With the people of her village at her side, she must find the strength to face not only her father\u2019s threat but the powers of the underworld too save them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family wp-elements-2340358fcb77a748398a9d14bad8a883\">A family-friendly script, folk-inspired music and dance, period settings well suited to outdoor venues, and the chance to cast a large ensemble make this an ideal production for college, community, and professional theaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-neutral-0-color has-neutral-950-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b9a2ea209a787c80e40267a8a3027135 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a2781529676085891cf712504aeaebe\" style=\"color:#7caab4;text-transform:uppercase\" id=\"the-characters\">The Characters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Nisa-headshot-flipped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-fff-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e434eea0cec5c4bc42ea59591bb951ec\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" id=\"nisa\">Nisa<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-0681c1236394d623016feeb80ed2c4bf\">An innocent teen with abandonment issues.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her search for a home is the emotional focus of Act I.&nbsp;&nbsp;Reconciling with her estranged father is the emotional focus of Act II, which finds her in her 20\u2019s, the sage mother of two.&nbsp;Contralto\/Mezzo (B3 to D5).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"423\" height=\"474\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Milos-Intro-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Milos-Intro-2.jpg 423w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Milos-Intro-2-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-856818a334f49f19c49f657e04053159\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" id=\"milos\">Milos<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-cf2465a2fde15a9820ea3eb6b5e044a4\">Nisa\u2019s father, a brutal, selfish womanizer who presumes his high military status entitles him to brush the consequences of his amorous exploits aside. Over the course of the play, he is humbled and seeks to set things right with his neglected daughter. Barritone (A2 to D4) Early 40\u2019s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Petru-headshot-flipped.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-07cae107275307f27415d10e7303a471\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" id=\"petru\">Petru<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-bf70d82ac05cd5af7dc6cdf0642e395c\">A handsome, good-hearted village lad who is instinctively triggered to become Nisa\u2019s protector.&nbsp;&nbsp;Later, Nisa\u2019s husband and well-regarded member of the village.&nbsp;&nbsp;Tenor (D3 to F4); Late teens\/early 20\u2019s in Act I;&nbsp;&nbsp;Late 20\u2019s\/early 30\u2019s in Act II.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1061711 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"419\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Castolus-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-76\" style=\"border-radius:125px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Castolus-1.jpg 419w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Castolus-1-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d9cb0975c45103d1e32fccc8fad5293\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" id=\"castolus\">Castolus<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-3b0ec2222ee951c14de1adfe794316b6\">Early 30\u2019s. Ambitious lieutenant to Milos, an even more arrogant reflection of him at a younger age.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tisha.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tisha.jpg 430w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tisha-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c03c67958f538991086802671bdbb62a\" id=\"tisha\">Tisha<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-061f30a4064fd30187d265ca214cfe69\">20\u2019s. A sultry servant in Milos\u2019 household and his latest fancy. A war captive who held high social rank in her own community, which makes Clarissa\u2019s tyranny that much harder to bear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"367\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thena.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thena.jpg 367w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Thena-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2af7d915c7ee5d52222e3826c422ac7b\" id=\"thena\">Thena<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-c870023ef55724b9200386496024ce24\">20\u2019s. Attractive captive slave woman serving in Milos\u2019 household. A boundary tester and good keeper of secrets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"711\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Clarissa-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Clarissa-2.jpg 777w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Clarissa-2-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Clarissa-2-768x703.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26406b2911e16e3633245715d8cc1fc7\" id=\"clarissa\">Clarissa<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-dcf00499f341fd68aee013aca522799e\">Late 30\u2019s\/early 40\u2019s. Jealous wife of Milos, accustomed to wealth and high social standing. A household tyrant and schemer who plots to expose Milos\u2019 womanizing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f1061711 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Headman-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Headman-Headshot.jpg 433w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Headman-Headshot-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-018b55907ea5d29d1f1efaacd43eaab2\" id=\"headman\">Headman<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-ded806577243a6411894e611dda05a66\">40\u2019s\/50\u2019s. A village elder who cares his people with compassion. He is the storyteller of this Tale for a Starry Night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"613\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Healer-headman-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Healer-headman-2.jpg 613w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Healer-headman-2-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-081afe63ed5deb9bc08fe22f1f641b7c\" id=\"healer\">Healer<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-0566556856e3b964812a1105260985c3\">50\u2019s\/60\u2019s. A villager who assumes the responsibility as a go-between for the villagers and divine powers.&nbsp;Knowing his earthly run will eventually end, he is on the lookout for an apprentice to replace himself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Alkana-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" style=\"border-radius:65px;object-fit:cover;width:125px;height:125px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Alkana-2.jpg 536w, https:\/\/taleforastarrynight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Alkana-2-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e062bd950ed4c486a7e79adc17e9f82e\" id=\"alkana\">Alkana<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-0-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cardo-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-35489d45a56e1994d4f9b478f752d3ed\">40\u2019s. A village elder and Petru\u2019s mother. The female counterpart to the Headman. 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