Crow and Weasel

Adapted by Jim Leonard, Jr., from the novel by Barry Lopez  Incidental music by John Luther Adams

"A rare work: simple yet complex, familiar yet different, entertaining yet instructional...An entrancing piece of theatre, rich with message, color and universality."

--MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE.

"Utterly captivating, CROW AND WEASEL creates another time and place with expert theatrical flourish."

--SKYWAY NEWS

"If I were a kid today, I suspect CROW AND WEASEL would be on my list of favorite stories."

--MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO

CROW AND WEASEL premiered at the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis.  Set in a mythical time when the world was still new, it tells of two young Animal People who travel north from their village to the Land Where Dreaming Begins.  A coming-of-age story rich with implications for the way we live, it is a show the whole family will enjoy.

CROW AND WEASEL is a universal story rendered in the style of a Native American myth.  Audience members will be able to recognize various forms and elements of classical literature, such as the bildungsroman (coming-of-age story) and the hero's journey as delineated by Joseph Campbell.  The production will employ various techniques of world theatre ranging from Classical Greek to Kabuki, Noh, and other forms of Asian drama, all the way to contemporary theatre, dance, music and performance art.  Masks, puppetry, and an elaborate live soundscape will be combined with other traditional forms of storytelling to tell the tale of Crow and Weasel, two youngsters from the Tribe of Animal People who are sent on a vision quest from the Plains of the US to the frozen tundra of the Arctic Circle.  The others they meet along the way, as well as the many lessons they take from them (and the lessons they learn from each other) provide them with a rich and compelling story to bring back to the tribe.  CROW AND WEASEL is a beautiful, lyrical story with something for adults and young people alike--and will provide everyone with memorable imagery that will last beyond the final dimming of the lights.

PERFORMANCES will be on Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, and 10-11, with additional matinees on Sunday, March 5, and school matinees on Thursday and Friday, March 9 and 10.

ACADEMIC CREDIT  is available for participation in Acting, Technical Production, or Theatre Management.