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A Thousand Cranes School Plays, Children's Plays, Plays for Children to Perform Large Cast Plays, Scripts for Young Audiences, Children's Script FULL DOWNLOAD - Entire Package with Soundtrack Audio Files The True Story of Sadako and the Paper Cranes School Play for a Large Cast of Young Performers! "I can't tell you how much performing A Thousand Cranes meant to my students and me. Everyone was very moved and inspired. Thanks for such a beautiful script!" Diane Purvis, Teacher & Librarian Large cast of children at Dale Elementary School in Medfield, MA [Click Picture for More Great Productions] A Thousand Cranes is an extraordinary departure from children's theatre as usual. Though thought provoking and dramatic, even the youngest children can understand the play's deepest meanings. Start your children folding cranes today, then explore the script, reader's theatre style. Finally, using the simple suggestions in this thoroughly informative script, stage the play for the whole school to enjoy. Let your children do more than present Sadako's story... ...let them live it! A Thousand Cranes is the true and poignant story of Sadako Sasaki and her quest to fold a thousand paper cranes.  Sadako was only two years old when the Hiroshima bomb fell and seemed to be unharmed, but at twelve she was diagnosed with "radiation sickness" an aftermath of the bomb's effects. With boundless optimism, she takes an old story to heart: "If a sick person folds a thousand paper origami cranes the gods will grant her wish and make her well again. She begins to fold her thousand cranes." Ashland Children's Theatre, 2007 Play Production Before Sadako is able to complete her task, she is visited by her Grandmother who lovingly carries her on the back of a glorious crane, to the land of a thousand, thousand spirits. There she joins her ancestors and learns that her true wish may be granted. Her friends and classmates finished Sadako's work. They folded enough paper cranes to make a thousand. Today children in Japan and all over the world fold a thousand paper cranes and lay them at the feet of Sadako's statue in the Hiroshima Peace Park. Their wish is engraved at the bottom of the monument: This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world. "A Thousand Cranes is one of the most moving pieces of American playwriting I have ever had the privilege of experiencing, It has a timely theme and universal appeal.  It's obvious why this children's play has won so many awards and hearts." Suzanne Larson Artistic Director - Lady's Island Dinner Theatre "Kathryn Schultz Miller is arguably America's leading playwright  for children, with a career spanning more than 30 years."    David Jacobson, Life Newspapers, Sacramento, CA Kathryn Schultz Miller is the author of over 50 plays for young audiences. Her children's plays have received countless awards and have been produced by amateur and professional theatre companies around the world. Having served as Artistic Director of the professional ArtReach Touring Theatre for over 20 years, Ms. Miller is one of the nation's most produced playwrights for young people. "You offer a great product that is affordable for our school."  JoAnna Pillsbury, Brewster Elementary, Rochester Hills MI Recommended for Grades 3 and Up: The School Play Version of A Thousand Cranes requires no professional experience in theatre. It is written in simple terms and is meant as a tool to help you and your students explore the many aspects of Sadako's story and to encourage children on the path to a mature understanding of peace. The playscript provides: A flexible cast of 17 to 38. About 20 performers may be female or male. Sadako can be played by up to 8 girls to ensure that no one child is the "star". Suggestions on how to use simple percussion instruments (raid the music room!) to excellent effect. Open staging! Your gymnasium, cafeteria or any other large room is perfect. Costume pieces and scenery can be made in the classroom. A CD of original, beautiful poignant background music and sound effects. From Second Youth Family Theatre Children's Play Production "Thank you for writing such an inspiring children's play.  I've been teaching drama for three years at St. Mary Magdalen and never have my students been more engaged with a story." Anne Mantha, St. Mary Magdalen School - Hazel Park, MI  Lexington Children's Theatre, 2007 Children's Play Production "We had two wonderful performances. The play's theme is very appropriate for these times. The students did a superb job portraying the message, which brought me to the verge of tears." Dorothy Loveland, Bayan School, Bahrain SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) One payment for everything you need to perform this children's play at your school or organization. No need to purchase multiple scripts, no royalty quote, no separate royalty payment. Order the School Play Package and you're done -- start rehearsals immediately! The SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE Includes: 1. Master Script ($9.95) 2. Teachers Guide ($9.95) 3. CD Soundtrack ($19.95) 4. Performance License ($60.00) (License: Rights to copy script, Royalty for one performance) Get Everything ($99.85 value) - Only $89.95 ( SAVE MORE $$$ WITH FULL DOWNLOAD - NO SHIPPING COSTS! ) "The music teacher came up to me and said it brought tears to her eyes.  The notes you sent with the play were very encouraging and helpful.  It was very special to me to get a chance to have my students tell Sadako's story. Thanks for such a beautiful script!" Diane Purvis, Teacher & Librarian   TEACHERS! Looking for more plays for your school? We have other scripts written just for you! Click on any title below... A Christmas Carol * A Christmas Wizard of Oz * A Thousand Cranes Alice In Wonderland * Beauty and the Beast * Cinderella Emperor's New Clothes * Little Mermaid * Princess and the Pea Peter Pan * Pinocchio * Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Twas the Night Before Christmas * We Are The Dream * Wizard of Oz Children's Christmas Plays & Children's Christmas Musicals Your A Thousand Cranes Children's Play Project can encompass far more than just performing the play: How to Fold a Paper Crane Send Your Cranes to Sadako Peace Club Membership for Your Class Learn Sadako's Song Help Kids Understand the Current World Crisis Send Your Cranes to the WTC Healing Project "If we were at least able to help audiences think about world peace, I am very happy."  Akiko Hiroshima, Shoestring Repertory's New Jersey Children's Play Production. "We just got back from performing the children's play A Thousand Cranes at the Elementary drama festival - it was a HUGE hit!!  I told them all that we had a beautiful script to work with which made it all that much easier to produce a wonderful play!" Tammy Feeney, Sussex Corner School, NB, Canada Kathryn Schultz Miller created the children's play of this true story in 1988. Since then it has been performed literally thousands of times by professional and community theatres all over the world. Ms. Miller has adapted this children's play version of A Thousand Cranes for a large cast of young performers, schools, teachers and students. United States Entry in World Festival! 2002 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland Congratulations to East Central High School's Drama Club & Kathy Ebnet, Director, of Sandstone, Minnesota. Their children's play production of A Thousand Cranes was selected out of 481 nominations across the US to represent the nation in the American High School Theatre Festival as part of the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.   There are 3 script versions of A Thousand Cranes: Touring Version Cast of 3, for Adult Actors. (1m, 2f) Expanded Version Flexible Cast of 13 for grades 6-12 (4m, 4f, 5m/f) School Play Version (this page) Flexible Cast of 17-38, grades K-6 (2m, 4f, 9-32m/f) "My Year 6 students performed A Thousand Cranes three times last week and each performance was a huge success. There were teachers actually crying and even the kindergarten students were quiet as they watched! As one child said&ldots;” I really didn’t get Sadako when you first told us about her, but now I can see how important she is." Thank you for such a great script that was easy to stage and which had such a beautiful and moving message!" Mary Westall, St. Therese Primary School, Sydney, Australia "Thank you for providing outstanding children's plays, adaptations,  scripts, staging notes, background music and study guides.  Our school had 24 cast members and additional 20 kids involved in crew.  It is such a great way to engage so many children together."  Sarah Lambrecht, Lincoln Elem, Wauwatosa WI Info Audience entire school, K-12, parents, teachers Cast flexible cast of about 17-38: 2 female, all others m/f, easily adapted for smaller/larger casts, grades 1-6.   Time about 40 minutes  CD cues, sound effects, original background music Royalty Royalty & Performance License Required (Details) SCHOOL PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) - $89.95 Additional Info: Cast List, Notes, CD Cues, Dialogue Sample Links Thousand Cranes Peace Network (TCPN) Sadako Sasaki was almost two... Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Teacher CyberGuide: Sadako and the Thousand Cranes TCPN: Peace Links and Resources World Peace Project: Wings for Peace SADAKO: And the Thousand Paper Cranes SADAKO: Educational Resources TCPN: A Million Paper Cranes by the Year 2000 Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes 3936 Millsbrae Avenue, Cincinnati Ohio 45209 513-351-9978