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One Act Play Competition Play: January 30, 2018

'"A Thousand Cranes" presents the true and poignant story of Sadako Saski, who was 2 years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on the small city of Hiroshima, where she lived. Sadako, now 12 years old, is an excellent athlete who races daily with her friend Kenji to prepare for an important competition. However, one day while running, Sadako gets dizzy and falls. She is hospitalized, and it is discovered that she has "radiation sickness," or leukemia—an effect of the bombing that happened 10 years before, during which her grandmother was killed. Kenji arrives at the hospital, "I've figured out a way for you to get well," he says. He reminds her of the old story about the crane. If a sick person folds a thousand origami cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Sadako happily begins folding hundreds of beautiful, colorful paper cranes and calls to the spirit of her grandmother. "I have come to show you something," her grandmother says. As if in a dream, Sadako folds a giant crane which comes to life and flies them to the mountain of her ancestors. Once there, Sadako is honored to meet all the spirits of her heritage. Soon Sadako realizes she must stay with these comforting spirits. "But I haven't folded a thousand cranes yet," she protests. "It's better to leave them to others to finish," her grandmother assures her. Sadako died on October 25, 1955. Her friends and classmates folded 356 cranes to make a thousand. Sadako's friends then began to dream of building a monument to her and all the children who were killed by the atom bomb. In 1958 the statue was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park. Each year on August 6, the anniversary of the bombing, thousands of people bring paper cranes to adorn the statue. There is Sadako holding a golden crane in outstretched arms. Her wish is engraved on the base of the statue: "This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world."'

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Spring Production: April 19 & 20, 2018

The Bremen Town Musicians: Noting is Worthless 'This play presents the classic fairy tale in delightful simplicity and then turns the same story into an urban fairy tale. In the classic fairy tale, four farm animals, a donkey, dog, cat and rooster, are kicked out of their homes as worthless. The animals find new strength and purpose as they band together, becoming an orchestra of musicians with their bray, bark, meow and cock-a-doodle-doo. They're far better in their minds than the cacophony presented to the audience—and later to a robber. The impromptu concert frightens the robber so much that he leaves his hideout and ill-gotten gold, and the animal musicians retire happily. The urban fairy tale takes the same story but makes the characters human and sets them on the streets of a big city, where the decrepit old junkyard of Jake is being condemned. Junkyard Jake meets and takes in Fiona, a homeless woman, then Sherri, a deaf girl selling flowers, and finally Pop-Head, a street kid. The street people band together playing junkyard instruments and fend off a series of city bureaucrats determined to turn them out as worthless. The four almost give up when belief in their own worth and music allows them to convince the mayor that their junkyard is really an art park. Just like in the classic fairy tale, the four look to live happily ever after. The urban fairy tale, however, does pose the question: "How do we each determine the worth of other human beings?"'

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Student Showcase Productions: May 23, 29, 30, 2018

Each night there will be a variety of student original created/devised pieces showcased from Theatre I, Theatre II/III, & Theatre Production.  Also on display will be portfolios of Technical Theatre work.  Come and celebrate all that these students have learned and created this year.