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Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau

The two act, four character play is a conversation between Thoreau and Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Over 7,100 colleges and schools have already performed the play. Now we want to send it nationwide on Public TV, Public Radio, Movie Theaters plus online with lesson plans into thousands of schools across North America.

In an age of global warming, bio-fuels,
hybrid cars and oil wars the
Walden play can introduce audiences to
Thoreau as well as environmental concerns
in their own home towns.

Coming November 18-20, 2008:

Be part of the Theater audience at the restored Opera House in Lexington, Ky as the Walden play is performed onstage in front of a thousand people, filmed as a high-def Public TV broadcast, recorded for public radio, streamed into thousands of schools in north America then shown in movie theaters as an Earth Day 2009 Special Event.
For information and tickets http://www.waldenplay.com/walden-tickets.php

Teachers Page - FREE MATERIALS

FREE - Download the new, updated 2009 Walden script, lesson plans, director and actor notes, music and VO MP3s to produce your own production of the Walden Play. http://www.waldenplay.com/walden-registration.php

Walden DVD

Pre-order the Walden DVD, as produced this November, of the entire play about Henry David Thoreau. For each one you buy, you are sending another one FREE to a worthy school. http://www.waldenplay.com/walden-music.php

DONATE

...and support the massive multi media effort to bring Thoreau’s life and work to a new generation of millions worldwide.
http://www.waldenplay.com/walden-donate.php

To affect the quality of the day
that is the highest of arts.
-Henry David Thoreau

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