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Lewis
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Dramatic
Play Script, Scenes for Middle, High Schools
Small
Cast Play, Educational Outreach, ArtReach Tours! |
A
Bicentennial of Discovery!
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Two
hundred years ago President Jefferson
sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark out to discover the Great
Unknown West and changed America
forever. Their
courage and tenacity continue
to stir our passions,
our dreams, and our ever enduring faith
in the American
Spirit. |
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Thomas Jefferson |
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Lewis
and Clark: A Bicentennial of Discovery
lets you and your audience follow
in their
footsteps -- from
Monticello, up the Missouri and all the way to the shining Pacific
Ocean. A modern day adventurer guides
your way providing
exciting history and
meaningful insight as
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Thoroughly
researched and historically accurate,
scenes have been chosen for historical significance and dramatic power.
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See
a sample copy of
Repertory
Theatre
of St. Louis
Imaginary
Theatre Company
LEWIS
AND CLARK
Study
Guide
DOWNLOAD
FILE
(PDF
file, 12
pages, 808KB)
Requires
Adobe Reader
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Producers, this
play script for young audiences was professionally
developed for school tours. Repertory
Theatre of St. Louis, Theatre
IV of Richmond and ArtReach
of Cincinnati toured it
extensively. The
script offers clever staging, costume
and set ideas that let
you create a great play production with minimal
tech.
Great
for High School, College or Professional performers for audiences of
all ages!
Characters
and scenes include:
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A
hostile encounter with the Teton Sioux |
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Facing
the Great Unknown |
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Sacagawea,
the courageous Shoshoni woman who rescued the explorers several times |
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Clark's
slave, York, and the Mandan Indians' fascination with the color of
his skin |
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Grizzly
attack! |
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The
most difficult part of the entire journey, crossing the
"terrible, beautiful" Bitterroot Mountains |
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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 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. |
Lewis
and Clark: A Bicentennial of Discovery has
been written with great respect for Jefferson's dream with
an eye on its impact on Native peoples and resulting
US policies.
Careful
attention has been paid to the
many complexities
and nuances of this
legendary journey, making it a catalyst to further discussion and discovery.
A
comprehensive Study Guide is included
with the script. Important links are listed below.
"Meriwether
Lewis was just 28 years old and he was about to embark on a voyage
of the greatest magnitude. Did he understand? Did he realize? That
his mission of exploration would one day rate beside that of Captain
Cook and even Magellan?"
--
Conrad,
Modern Day Explorer
Info
Audience |
intermediate,
upper, families |
Cast |
5m,
1f, larger cast possible |
Time |
about
70 minutes |
Royalty |
Royalty
& Performance License Required (Details) |
Links
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Lewis
and Clark
1803-1806
A
Bicentennial of Discovery 2003-2006 |
3936
Millsbrae Avenue, Cincinnati Ohio 45209 513-351-9978 |
