A Thousand Cranes

Eckerd Theater Company

Friday, October 28, 2011

10:00 AM & Noon

Aronoff Center, Jarson-Kaplan Theater

There is a legend that says that any person who folds paper into a thousand cranes will be granted a wish. Sadako Sasaki was two years old. Her mother held her in her arms and sang a lullaby. In the house, her grandmother was making tea. Suddenly, a flash of light cut across the sky. In 1955, when Sadako was a happy 12-year-old school girl in Hiroshima, the radiation sickness came. Sadako began to fold cranes, wishing to be well again, wishing that an atom bomb like the one that took her grandmother would never be dropped again. This play tells the true story of Sadako and of how her spirit of hope and strength continues to inspire young people the world over to work for peace.

Price per seat: $6.50

Program Length: 55 minutes

Recommended Grades: 3-8

Sign Language Interpretation: Noon