| WHAT: A Thousand Cranes
An award winning play about the true story of Sadako Sasaki
written by Kathryn Schultz Miller.
Synopsis:
(provided by ArtReach touring co. )
A Thousand Cranes was written in 1988 by Kathryn Schultz Miller, co-founder of the ArtReach Touring Theatre in Ohio. This multiple award-winning play has been produced by countless professional and community theatres in the United States and in other countries around the world.
The play is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a lively and athletic girl who lived in Hiroshima, Japan during World War II. Although she was only two when the atomic bomb fell in 1945 and had seemed in good health in the years following, at the age of 12, she developed leukemia as a result of exposure to radiation. In this retelling for the stage, Sadako's friends remind her of the ancient story that "if a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again."
With the same determination she once trained for a race, Sadako begins to fold her thousand cranes. Before she is able to complete her task however, she is visited by her beloved Grandmother, who guides her to the spirit world and assures her that her wish for a thousand cranes and for peace in the world will be carried on by others living after her.
Sadako's friends and classmates folded enough paper cranes to finish her thousand. Today, children in Japan and all over the world send cranes to be placed at the feet of Sadako's statue in Hiroshima Peace Park. their wish is engraved on the base of the statue:
This is our cry
This is our prayer
Peace in the world
the link to ArtReach children's plays is : www.childrenstheatreplays.com
Skwalking Heads Productions is presenting this play at:
The Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts in the Sandra Black Theatre, located at
1301 Dallas Rd.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Show dates are: Dec. 10, 11 12 & 13 2009.
The Dec. 10 & 11 special school shows are at 10:00 am but are SOLD OUT!
There are still tickets available for the 7:30pm shows on Dec. 11& 12 and
Sunday Dec. 13 Matinee at 2:30 pm.
Seating in the Sandra Black Theatre at the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts is limited so reservations are recommended.
Call 423-544-6534 to make a reservation or for more information.
Tickets are general admission $5.00
Our winter play is usually presented at the The Mountain Arts Community Center located at 809 Kentucky Avenue , Signal Mountain TN. 37377. But in September the MACC was temporarily closed due to some emergency roof repair work. We were faced with cancelling the production, or finding an alternate space which would allow us to open on schedule. There is no other theatre on Signal Mountain, but we were able to use a rehearsal space at the Signal Crest United Methodist Church, and the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts, (Chattanooga Arts Magnet Middle and High School) agreed to let us use their Sandra Black Theatre, already equipped with lights, a stage and seats! So we will open as scheduled, but on a different stage than originally planned.
We are looking forward to being back at the Mountain Arts Community Center on Signal Mountain in time for our Summer Performing Arts Camp shows beginning in June 2010!
Please email us at skwalking@hotmail.com, or call Colleen Laliberte at 423-544-6534
We look forward to seeing you!
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