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How Oscar Became a Detective,
and Why Crocodiles Cry
Storytelling
Age: 6-8
50 minutes

Artists: Andrej Rozman Roza and Lila Prap

How Oscar Became a Detective:
An extremely funny solo dramatization of the story "The Philosopher's Stone", excerpted from the book How Oscar Became a Detective (2008 recipient of the prestigious Slovenian Desetnica award for Best Children's Book).
Oscar is 7-year-old boy who wants to become a detective. But because Oscar has trouble reading, he thinks he isn't smart enough for such a demanding profession. While watching TV, Oscar learns about the Philosopher's Stone - and he decides that this stone might help him to become smarter. To investigate, he goes to a jewelry store, but the jeweler only makes fun of Oscar. Suddenly, a robber bursts in! When Oscar prevents the robbery, he realizes that he already is very smart.

Why Crocodile Cry:
"Why?" is a book in which the author asks questions about animals (zebras, crocodiles, lions, etc.) using photographic illustrations. For example, the author asks: why is a zebra striped?; why does a crocodile cry?; or why does a lion have a mane? The author answers these questions by using four amusing answers and a scientific response to support his answer. Thus, the author stimulates children to learn about animals in interesting and humorous way while simultaneously developing their imagination.

Date	Time	Venue	Audience	Reserve now
Oct. 30	10:00 AM	Embassy of Slovenia 2410 California St, NW Washington, DC 20008	Schools	202 944 6558
Nov. 1	11:00 AM	THEARC	Public Performance	No reservation required
Nov. 2	3:45 PM	The Washington Ballet	Public Performance	No reservation required
Nov. 3	10:30 AM	Schools	Schools	202-944-6558
Nov. 3	6:00 PM	K. Center - Millennium Stage	Public Performance	No reservation required
Nov. 4	10:00 AM	Schools	Schools	202-944-6558

Learn more:
Andrej Rozman Roza - a poet, dramatist, and actor born in Ljubljana in 1955 - studied Slovenian language and literature at the University of Ljubljana. He began his theatre career in 1979 as a founding member of the street theatre group Pocestno gledalisce Predrazpadom. From 1982-1995, he was head of an independent theatre group, Gledalisce Ane Monro, where he started very popular 'theater sports'. Roza is regularly seen in films, and enjoys widespread popularity from his 1989-2001 appearances in highly successful television advertisements for the Slovenian Lottery. In 2003, he founded the Rozinteater theater company. Roza often performs solo for children, and also presents small-cast or solo performances for adults. He writes poetry, stories, and theatre plays for both children and adults, and has translated Shakespeare plays (A Midsummer Night's Dream; The Tempest) and Broadway shows (Grease; The Sound of Music) into Slovenian for major theaters. Awards:
1984 - Zlata ptica Award (for achievement in theatre)
1986 - Stane Sever Award (for achievement in theatre)
1999 - Fran Levstik Award (for children's poetry)
2005 - Jezkova award (for achievement in the field of comedy)
2008 - Desetnica award (for Best Bhildren's

Lila Prap (Lilijana Praprotnik Zupancic)
Lila was born in Celje, Slovenia in 1955. She graduated at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She worked as an architect, a teacher and a graphic designer in Germany and in Slovenia. She is currently a free-lance artist, working on smaller architectural projects and interior, design, cartoons and books for children. She was honored by several awards for satire, illustration, literature and design in Slovenia. She received the international IBBY Certificate of honor for illustration 2002. She was nominated for German literature award in 2005, the Andersen award for illustration and Astrid Lindgren award for illustration. She is an author of several picture books for children that were translated into more than 35 foreign languages. The book 'Why?' inspired the Japanese National TV to produce a series of animated cartoons. She lives and works in Smarjeta, small village near Celje in Slovenia.