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 Winner
of a
National
Endowment for the Arts Playwriting Award.
Sadako
and the Paper Cranes: A Play for Young Audiences
Winner
of an Ohio
Arts Council Playwriting Award.
Dramatic
one Act Plays for Children
Featured in Twenty
Great Plays for Children, published by
St. Martin's Press, Foreword Maurice Sendak
One
Act Play
Winner -- American High School theatre Festival,
High School Thespian Contests, Competitions
Performed at the
John F. Kennedy
Center in
Washington DC.
Children's
Play for School Tours and Educational Outreach
"A
tremendously moving piece..."
Children's
Book and Play Review
"September
11 completely changed what
it meant to do this play," says
Genevieve Deveyra who portrays Sadako in the Mill Mountain Theatre
production. "Now we are bringing a
message of peace that the world really needs to hear."
Sadako's
True Story: A Play for Children
"I'm
honored to be part
of this play and able to spread the story of Sadako," says
Akiko Hiroshima who played Sadako in Shoestring
Repertory's New Jersey production. "If
we are to make the audience think about world peace, I am very happy."
Professional
& Amateur Productions, Children's Play and Dramatic Play for all ages.
"Using
traditional Japanese theatre styles, A
Thousand Cranes offers a wonderful opportunity to share in a truly
multi-cultural experience."
Nebraska
Theatre Caravan
Theatre
for Young Audiences (TYA)
"The
magic of A
Thousand Cranes had
an impact that I'm sure will not soon fade from the lives of those
of us who were fortunate enough to be in
the audience. I
cannot recommend this piece highly enough."
Daniel
Higgins KDHX 88.1 FM St. Louis
Appropriate
for Children, Middle School, High School
and Children's Play Productions
"The
play is deeply
spiritual.
The message is that hope
rises from the ashes of tragedy."
Dori
Baker, Washington Post
Beautiful
Background Musical Soundtrack-- Original Music Professionally Developed.
"The
story of Sadako has done much to help my life and I believe this
play will be another source of strength and courage for me and many others."
Jonathan
Kiddish Weatherly PA
Children's
Play Script With Timely Message of World Peace.
In
one precise,
economical line, the playwright frees
Sadako
from her task, shifts emphasis from an individual
child
to the greater community, and expands the story's scope from
sustaining a single life to that of a global
effort
toward peace.
"It
is better," says her grandmother," for others to finish
the cranes."
Joseph
T. Rozmiarek, The Honolulu Advisor
Featured in Twenty
Great Plays for Children, published by
St. Martin's Press, Foreword Maurice Sendak
One
Act Play Contest & High School Thespian
Theatre
Competitions
Performed at the
John F. Kennedy
Center in
Washington DC.
Children's
Play for School Tours and Educational Outreach
"A
tremendously moving piece..."
Children's
Book and Play Review
"September
11 completely changed
what it meant to do this play,"
says Genevieve Deveyra who portrays Sadako in the Mill Mountain
Theatre production. "Now we are
bringing a message of peace that the world really needs to hear."
Sadako's
True Story: A Play for Children
Appropriate
for Children, Middle School, High School
and Children's Play Productions
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School
Play, ArtReach Children's Script, Play for Children to Perform!
Large
Cast Play for Young Audiences, Schools, Education, Students!
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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
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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
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"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 |
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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
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"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:
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A
flexible cast of 17 to 38.
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About
20 performers may be female or male.
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Sadako
can
be played by up to 8 girls to ensure that no one child is the "star".
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Suggestions
on how to use simple percussion instruments (raid the music room!)
to excellent effect.
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Open
staging! Your gymnasium, cafeteria or any other large room is perfect.
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Costume
pieces and scenery can be made in the classroom.
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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
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"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
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.
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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)
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Additional
Info: Cast List, Notes, CD Cues, Dialogue Sample
"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
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Additional
Info: Cast List, Notes, CD Cues, Dialogue Sample
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. |
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40 minutes |
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cues,
sound effects, original background music |
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Royalty
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PLAY PACKAGE (Everything) - $89.95 |
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