Notes: "CHILDREN WILL LISTEN follows a group of 143 fourth-through-eighth-grade Washington, DC, public school students - as they experience the theatre for the first time, beginning in the classroom and culminating in their production at the Kennedy Center's 2002 Sondheim Celebration. The film captures the students and their mentors as they work against time and limited resources to build the sets, design the costumes and ultimately perform in the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine Broadway hit musical INTO THE WOODS at the AFI Theatre, Kennedy Center."
Tracks: 1. Prologue: Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine [1:59]
2. An Introduction to Theater [6:47]
3. A Field Trip [5:41]
4. Auditions [5:21]
5. Call Backs [6:50]
6. The Multi-Cultural Challenge [5:25]
7. Rehearsals [8:17]
8. A Pep Talk [2:48]
9. One Week 'Til Show Day [3:32]
10. Opening Day With Stephen Sondheim [9:36]
Posted 2008-07-09 12:23:27: Amazon.com: This documentary tracks the junior production of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods," featuring 140 Washington, DC public school children in a performance at the Kennedy Center. The film captures the growth and transformation of these children, who were given a rare theater experience.
