The Yellow Boat (touring)
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 4M, 3F
- ISBN: Y30
The story of The Yellow Boat is a glorious affirmation of a child's life and the strength and courage of all children.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 65 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Open Staging
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student
A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: "One was blue, one was red and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home, too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun." Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, "Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat."
Benjamin's remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world. Recommended for children age 8 and older, parents, families and adults.
A full version of this play was first presented by Childsplay at the Tempe Performing Arts Canter, Arizona.
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 3F
Available Material
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The Yellow Boat (touring) Script
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The story of The Yellow Boat is a glorious affirmation of a child's life and the strength and courage of all children. This dramatization is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar's son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin's buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. A Scandinavian folksong tells of three little boats: One was blue, one was red and one was yellow as the sun. They sailed far out to sea. The blue one returned to the harbor. The red one sailed home, too. But the yellow boat sailed up to the sun. Benjamin always concluded his bedtime ritual by saying, Mom, you can be the red boat or the blue boat, but I am the yellow boat. Benjamin's remarkable voyage continues to touch audiences around the world. Recommended for children age 8 and older, parents, families and adults. Open stage with simple set pieces. Contemporary costumes. Approximate running time: 65 to 70 minutes. Music in book. Full-length Playbook |
$19.95 |
