Overview
Namaste, wa ho te sen. Welcome to six more globe-trotting one-acts with various plays for ages 8-18. Flex-gendered roles and cultural insights are incorporated into plays from Africa, Finland, India, Russia and the USA. Discovering inner qualities beyond appearances, modern day children time-warped back to pioneer days, children and parents at odds with each other, and what brings happiness in life are some of the timeless and universal lessons that folktales bring to bear on our own journey.
Titles Include:
The Healing Leaves, a folk tale from Russia
Johnny Appleseed in Cyberspace, a folk tale from the United States
Search for Perfection, a folk tale from Nigeria
Song of the Sea, a folk tale from Finland
The Hand of Friendship, a folk tale from India
The Prideful Princess, a folktale from the Ashanti People of Ghana
Each play is accompanied by cultural/historical production notes and a glossary or foreign words.