[Capdist-auditions] A Thousand Cranes Auditions

[Danielle Turchin]

The Glove Theatre

 

Auditions

For A Thousand Cranes by Kathryn Schultz Miller

Directed by Omonike Akinyemi

 

Auditions at the Glove Theatre 3rd floor studio, Thursday, February 28,
5-7pm.

 

Needed: 

 

Female- SADAKO- 12 year old Japanese girl living in Hiroshima (may be played
by woman that can look young)

Male- KENJI- Sadako's 14 yr old friend, also plays ACTOR 1 and FATHER 

Female- GRANDMOTHER OBA CHAN- the spirit of Sadako's deceased Grandmother,
also plays ACTOR 2 and MOTHER

 

Show is playing April 3-5.

 

A Thousand Cranes

This is the true and poignant story of twelve year old Sadako Saski, who was
stricken with "radiation sickness" (leukemia) ten years after the bombing of
Hiroshima.  Her friend Kenji comes to visit her in the hospital and reminds
her of an old story that if a sick person folds a thousand origami cranes,
the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.  Although her
spirits are lifted, Sadako still dies before reaching a thousand, leaving
the remaining three hundred and sixty-five cranes to be folded for her by
her friends and classmates.  Sadako's friends then originated the idea of
building a monument to her and to all the children who were killed by the
atom bomb.  In 1958 the statue was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park.  Sadako
is standing on top of a granite mountain, holding a golden crane in her
outstretched arms.  Her wish is engraved on the base of the statue:  "This
is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world." (Kathryn Schultz
Miller)

 

 

For questions, please contact:

Danielle Turchin

 

Director of Educational Programming

Glove Theatre

42 N. Main Street

Gloversville, NY 12078

www.glovetheatre.org

DanielleT at glovetheatre.org

518.773.8255 X24

 

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