CRESTVIEW — "A Thousand Cranes," a Ten Talents Youth Theatre production directed by Nancy Black, hits the stage this weekend.
The play, with theatre direction by Nancy Black and magic direction by Corey Black, is based on the true story of Sadako Sasaki, who lived through the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.
Being 2 years old at the time, she had no personal memory of the day, but her family was personally affected by the catastrophe.
At age 12, Sadako was diagnosed with a form of leukemia, and folded a thousand paper cranes, as was custom, to ask the gods for healing.
The audience will see Sadako's journey from illness to freedom.
Show times are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. March 5 at Warriors Hall, 201 Stillwell Blvd., Crestview.
Call 826-3409 to order tickets, which are $5 each; ages 3 and under get in free.
Ten Talents, a tuition- and sponsor-supported organization, will begin new classes starting late March at New Beginnings Church.
Upcoming shows include:
●"The Wizard of Oz," to be presented early August 2016
●"POEtry in Motion," selected works of Edgar Allen Poe, to be presented early November 2016
See www.tentalentscrestview.com for more information.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview stage production shares Hiroshima survivor's story