Creative Partner Book, music and lyrics, Cinder Edna Ted has been involved in theater and performing arts since the late 80’s when he travelled to the Soviet Union as part of a musical review group committed to building bridges with the Soviet people at the height of Peristoika. He also has a passionate interest in the power of interactive theater such as Theater of the Oppressed and Playback. He was the founding board president of Olympia Family Theater and has been involved in each of OFT’s seasons as a performer, director or stage manager. Cinder Edna is his first work as a playwright/composer/lyricist, but is the product of many years of love for the work, having first read it to his daughters over 15 years ago.
