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Show Credits: Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by John Caird

Description: From Stephen Schwartz and John Caird comes a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children and faith... not to mention centuries of unresolved family business!

Freely based on the story of Genesis, CHILDREN OF EDEN is a frank, heartfelt and often humorous examination of the age-old conflict between parents and children. Adam, Eve, Noah and the "Father" who created them deal with the headstrong, cataclysmic actions of their respective children. The show ultimately delivers a bittersweet but inspiring message: that "the hardest part of love... is letting go."

Insight from the experts Casting Tip:The Authors have found the show to be most effective when performed by a truly multi-racial cast. Some of the STORYTELLERS should be dancers if there is to be a choreographic element in the larger music numbers.

Staging Tip: Unit set. CHILDREN OF EDEN is a musical based on the first nine-and-half chapters of the Book of Gensis. The design of the show should rely as little as possible on stage machinery or elaborate technical devices, as much as possible on simple, imaginative storytelling.