WALK TWO MOONS - Theatreworks USA!

WALK TWO MOONSWalk Two Moons, TheatreworksUSA’s new play based on Sharon Creech’s novel, will beperformed at _______________________________________ on ___________________________ at______ o’clock, under the auspices of __________________________.* * * * * * *Theatreworks/USA proudly presents a new play based on the achingly beautiful 1994Newbery Medal-winning novel, Walk Two Moons.When Salamanca Tree Hiddle’s mother suddenly and mysteriously flees, Sal vows tocontinue the tradition of spending her mother’s birthday with her. As the 13-year-old AmericanIndian girl and her grandparents trace her mother’s cross-country trek via the postcards she sent, Salraces against the calendar to reunite with her mother in time for her birthday.And so, Sal and her grandparents drive from Euclid, Ohio through the Badlands and theBlack Hills, en route to their ultimate destination: the twisting and winding mountains of Lewiston,Idaho. As they travel across the country, Sal tells Gram and Gramps about her friend PhoebeWinterbottom and Phoebe’s powerful imagination, disappearing mother and a potential lunatic!As the peaks and valleys of Phoebe’s story form parallels with Salamanca’s emotionaljourney, both girls learn about the things that really matter: what defines a family, the necessity ofchange, and the need, in order to really know another person, to walk two moons in theirmoccasins.* * * * * * *Walk Two Moons, by Julia Jordan (Tatiana in Color, Boy, TheatreworksUSA’s The Summer ofthe Swans, and Sarah, Plain and Tall), is adapted from Sharon Crech’s Newbery Medal-winningyoung adult novel. The production is directed by Melissa Kievman, and features incidental musicby Lucas Papaelias. The scenic design is by Louisa Thompson (TheatreworksUSA’s Just So Storiesand First in Flight). This 60-minute play is recommended for ages 10 and up.(MORE…)

WALK TWO MOONS THEATREWORKS/USA PAGE 2 OF 2After a short New York City-area regional tour in spring 2005, Walk Two Moons ran Off-Broadway in July and August 2005 as TheatreworksUSA’s annual Free Summer Theatre attraction.The production then began its current national tour in fall 2005. Walk Two Moons is able, as areall TheatreworksUSA productions, to play a wide range of venues, from large Broadway-sizedperforming arts centers in major metropolitan areas to elementary school cafeterias in small towns.The six actors and stage manager in Walk Two Moons rehearsed for two weeks in NewYork City with the director. Once the tour begins, the actors and stage manager typically arrive atthe performance venue early in the morning to set up the scenery and to prepare for theperformance. Following the show, they pack the set, costumes, and sound equipment into twolarge vans, and drive to the next city, sleep in a hotel, and begin the whole ritual again thefollowing day.* * * * * * *TheatreworksUSA has a distinguished history of not only providing young audiences withtheir first taste of the performing arts, but also giving young actors, writers, directors, and designersan early opportunity to work in this field. A list of TheatreworksUSA alumni reads like a veritable"who's who" of theatre: four-time Tony-winning director Jerry Zaks, Robert Jess Roth (Beauty andthe Beast), Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie); writers Marta Kauffman and David Crane(TV's "Friends"), Lynn Ahrens and Steven Flaherty (Tony-winners for Ragtime, Once on This Island),Jason Robert Brown (Parade), Larry O'Keefe (Bat Boy), Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx (Tony-winnersfor Avenue Q); and Tony-winning actors Roger Bart, Chuck Cooper, and John Glover. Esteemedperformers F. Murray Abraham, Henry Winkler, and Judy Kuhn also got their start withTheatreworks, and other actors have gone on to originate lead roles in such Broadway productionsas Wicked, Avenue Q, Hairspray, Wonderful Town, The Producers, Rent, and many others. Theactors, writer, director, and designers of Walk Two Moons may also go on to similar success inmusical theatre.TheatreworksUSA is America's largest and most prolific professional not-for-profit theatre foryoung and family audiences. Since 1961, TheatreworksUSA has enlightened, entertained, andinstructed over 72 million people in 49 states and Canada, now performing for about four millionpeople annually. Every year, the company tours approximately 16 shows from its ever-growingrepertoire of 116 plays and musicals. In addition, TheatreworksUSA also has an extensive multiculturalguest artist roster, including storytellers, puppeteers, poets, and magicians. Under thedirection of Barbara Pasternack (Artistic Director) and Ken Arthur (Managing Director),TheatreworksUSA is also one of the most honored theatres of its kind. It is the only children'stheatre to receive both a Drama Desk and a Lucille Lortel Award. In addition, TheatreworksUSAwas the recipient of a 2001 Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation Award, and in May 2000,The Actors Fund of American bestowed its Medal of Honor upon its founders, Jay Harnick andCharles Hull.###