Aanika’s Elephants

Aanika’s Elephants

Aanika’s Elephants is the tender story of a young Kenyan girl who meets a baby elephant at the animal orphanage where her father works. They grow together the way only two young girls can, even if one has a trunk.

Aanika’s Elephants is the tender story of a young Kenyan girl who meets a baby elephant at the animal orphanage where her father works. They grow together the way only two young girls can, even if one has a trunk. Their story is one of compassion, love, and conservation. Aanika’s Elephants entertains and educates audiences young and old on the plight of the elephant and our world.

Tryon Fine Arts Center is fortunate to present a series of workshops and the play, which is in development and will make its Broadway debut next year, by a very talented mix of actors and puppeteers – many who are stalwarts on Sesame Street and/or with Jim Henson puppeteers including Aanika’s Elephants creator Annie Evans, a writer and winner of 13 Emmy Awards for Sesame Street, Pam Arciero,a puppeteer with Sesame Street and the Muppets for more than 35 years,

Show Dates: July 14 & 15 shows – times and ticket prices TBD

Sponsorships available – contact marianne@tryonarts.org.

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