The Crane Wife (Musical)
- Full Length Musical, Fantasy, Drama
- 12M or F
- ISBN: CJ3
In the northern province of Echigo where snow falls for nine months, the peasant Kokuro removes an arrow from a stricken crane...
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Fantasy, Drama
- 50 minutes
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Children (Age 6 - 10), Adult
- Set Requirements: Open Stage
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre
This haunting tale employs a stylistic opportunity through simple staging and a mixture of narrative and theatrical conventions adapted from Japanese theatre.
In the northern province of Echigo where snow falls for nine months, the peasant Kokuro removes an arrow from a stricken crane, who then comes in secret gratitude to live with him as a wife. When her weaving of magnificent cloth saves them from starvation, the poor peasant yields to greed and suspicion and loses his most precious gift.
The peasant chorus and Samurai lord provide laughter and commentary. The crane dancers and weavers offer elegant imagery.
Characters
- Casting: 12M or F
- Casting Attributes: Flexible casting
- Casting Notes: 12 to 20 with varied mixture of men and women.
