K12 Playkit

K12 PlayKits are designed to make theatre in schools simple! Hand-picked by a team of professional educators, they put everything schools need for a successful production right at your fingertips; high-quality scripts, student-friendly materials, and streamlined performance rights without the hassle or uncertainty of traditional licensing. With no hoops to jump through, you can focus on what really matters: creating inspiring productions with your students.

The Rainbow Crow

PlayKit | The Rainbow Crow

by Rhiana Yazzie
With music by Gary Rue

Today we ask why is the crow so noisy, and why is she so inky black? It wasn’t always so; indeed, she once was known for her beautiful voice and colorful feathers. But, according to Lenape legend, she heroically sacrificed her beauty to save her friends. The Rainbow Crow tells her story of not only sacrifice but also of the discovery of a central truth: that inner beauty and loyalty are more important than appearance.

$135.00

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Quick Details

  • Type: Musical
  • Length: 60 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 13 roles + ensemble

Full Details

Roles:

  • Rainbow Crow
  • Squirrel
  • Skunk
  • Turtle
  • Moose
  • Rabbit
  • Wolf
  • Deer
  • Bear
  • Grandmother Moon
  • The Sun
  • The Creator
  • Fire Spirit

Ensemble includes Cloud People, Snow Spirits, and Helpers

The following resources are included in each PlayKit:
  • Opening Act Edition PDF script and score
  • Opening Act performance license for 1-8 performances (choose the number of performances using drop-down bar).
  • Copy license to copy included PDF script for your cast, crew, and production team. There is no additional cost for scripts! 
  • Media pack including logo PNG & SVG's as well as template poster files.
  • Director's Guide with tips, suggested rehearsal activities, FAQ, and more!
  • Production audio tracks for performance

Rhiana Yazzie

Rhiana Yazzie is an award-winning playwright, a director, and filmmaker. A Navajo Nation citizen (Ta’neeszahnii dóó Táchii’nii), Yazzie is the Artistic Director of New Native Theatre, which she founded in 2009 in response to the lack of connection and professional opportunities between Twin Cities theaters and the Native community. New Native Theatre is the recipient of the 2023 Headwaters Bush Prize. Yazzie received the 2021 Lanford Wilson Award, 2020 Steinberg Award, and 2017 Sally Ordway Award for Vision. In 2018, she was named a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow. Her new play, The Other Children of the Sun, will premiere at The Kennedy Center in 2025. She is also writing plays for Solas Nua (Washington, DC), Fishamble (Ireland), Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven, CT), Rattlestick Theater (New York), and the University of New Mexico. In 2023, she directed the US premiere of Missing at the Anchorage Opera and is now working on her first libretto, Little Ones, with Anishinaabe composer Danielle Jagelski. 

Yazzie wrote, produced, and directed her debut feature film, A Winter Love, which has been in mainstream and Indigenous film festivals around the globe. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Master of Professional Writing program where she produced events featuring Stephen Hawking, Herbie Hancock, and Spalding Gray. Yazzie is a writer on AMC’s Dark Winds (Seasons 2 and 3), and is working on her second feature film. 

Originally commissioned and produced by Steppingstone Theatre