And a Child Shall Lead
by Michael Slade

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Highlights

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90 mins1940s/WWIIRole(s) for Teen(s)Roles for ChildrenRoom for ExtrasInterior SetPeriod Costumes

Synopsis

This is the heroic and true story of children coming of age in Terezin, the “Jewish city” established by the Nazis near Prague as a way station before the death camps.

In the face of unspeakable horror, these children use their determination and creativity to build lives filled with hope and beauty – playing, studying, making art, and writing an underground newspaper – all at the peril of being executed.

Their actual poems and stories are woven into a fast-paced drama, evoking the universality of children caught in the insanity of war.

Press Reviews

"An extremely inspiring, sentimental and beautiful story."
— MIHS Islander

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
JANA HELLEROVA 6 years old, always carries her doll, Anna. She doesn’t know this is not a normal childhood.	female	6	6 years old, always carries her doll, Anna. She doesn’t know this is not a normal childhood.
ALENA LEDEROVA 11 years old, she has a very dark side.	female	11	11 years old, she has a very dark side.
GABRIELA WINTEROVA 12 years old, plays the violin, loves music.	—	12	12 years old, plays the violin, loves music.
EVA HELLEROVA 14 years old, Jana’s sister. She has been forced to become mother to Jana. She often wishes she could stop being an “adult” and resume her own childhood.	female	14	14 years old, Jana’s sister. She has been forced to become mother to Jana. She often wishes she could stop being an “adult” and resume her own childhood.
ERIK KOSEK 8 years old. Idolizes Miroslav.	—	8	8 years old. Idolizes Miroslav.
MARTIN LOWY 10 years old, the ‘new kid.‘ He comes from a wealthy Prague family. He doesn’t fit in on many levels. He loves to draw.	male	10	10 years old, the ‘new kid.‘ He comes from a wealthy Prague family. He doesn’t fit in on many levels. He loves to draw.
PAVEL HOFFMAN 14 years old, plays the recorder, loves music.	—	14	14 years old, plays the recorder, loves music.
MIROSLAV WEISS 15 years old, charismatic, a natural leader and budding socialist.	—	15	15 years old, charismatic, a natural leader and budding socialist.