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ArtReach's
'Young
Cherokee' combines Native American culture with exciting drama for
an unforgettable theatre experience!
 "Young
Cherokee
was very well received! I worked with a full-blooded Cherokee who
was
much impressed with the production."
Deb
Wall, Education Director, Salina Community Theatre
"Young
Cherokee was the best by far of any I've seen in children's
theater! Thank you for a well told timely tale of Native
American history."
College
Hill Fundamental School, Cincinnati, OH
Watch: Young
Cherokee
Documentary!
Western
Carolina University, Cullowhee,
NC
"The principal remarked that he had never seen the kids so
attentive as they were for Young Cherokee."
Harlan
Co Performing Arts Center, Cumberland, KY
Making
the
Cherokee
Documentary
WCU
Play Production
Community
Awareness
Program
"Our music teacher found the musical background CD great and
lent itself to many musical theories in the classroom!"
Conneaut
Community Arts Center, PA
Young
Cherokee: WCU established a partnership with the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indians to
work
towards cultural and environmental literacy. Cherokee artists and
scholars worked
together to creative an extraordinary cultural experience!
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Native
American Script for Young Audiences! 
Western
Carolina University Theatre in Education, Cullowhee, NC
Imagine
America in its unspoiled state - the
land of a young Cherokee. Through his eyes
we witness the great myths and legends of early Native
American life and culture!
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Native American History! |
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Powerful
Story for Young People! |
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Here
are the stories of the Underground
Panther and the Great Thunderbird. Our hero, Chosen
One, must do battle with these traditional foes!
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Audience
Participation!
Children
in the audience learn authentic American Indian sign language
and to speak key words of the authentic
Cherokee tongue. The audience participates
in a Cherokee tribe session
and helps Young Cherokee build
the sacred fire! |
Traditional Cherokee Myths and Creatures!
  
Crawfish!
The Underwater Panther! Chosen One Speaks to the Sun!
"Young
Cherokee was superb and tied in very
well with what the students were learning
about Native American legends and folklore."
Carborro
Schools, NC
Extraordinary
Theatre for Children!
  
ArtReach
Touring Theatre, Cincinnati
Producers,
this one act play was developed for a
professional tour. It is very easy to
book and tour, simple masks and
props give it stunning style. Schools, Principals,
Teachers, love
the educational tie-ins
to History,
Native
American History, American Indian
History and Culture.
"Young
Cherokee was dramatically presented in
a style
that is refreshing
and exciting."
The Hemmens,
Chicago, IL
For School Tours or Mainstage Theatres!
 
Angelina
College, Children's Theatre Mainstage Production
"Students
of history will find that
performances will bring them a deeper understanding of Native
American culture.”
Hal Paltrow,
Renaissance Center, Ashland,
NC
Young Cherokee
and its companion play Trail
of Tears may be performed together to make an
in-depth two hour production. Both plays have independent
stories however, and may be performed alone.
"Thank
you for a well told timely tale of Native American history."
College Hill
Fundamental School, Cincinnati
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Production
Information |
Audience |
Elementary
Schools, Middle Schools, Parents, Teachers, Families, Community |
Cast |
Flexible cast
of 8 (smaller with doubling) |
Time |
About 50 minutes |
CD |
Original music,
cues, sound effects |
Royalty |
Royalty
& Performance License Required (Details) |
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