Searching Kids for "The Giver" Theatre Play

A thoughtful, sensitive twelve-year-old chosen to be the Receiver of Memory. As he gains knowledge of the past, he begins to question the perfection of his community.

Jonas’s younger sister. Earnest and rule-focused, she demonstrates how deeply the community’s values are instilled in its children.

The previous Receiver-in-Training. Her tragic story reveals the cost of holding memories and deeply impacts both Jonas and The Giver.

Jonas’s best friend. Lighthearted and playful, he contrasts Jonas’s growing seriousness and unquestioning acceptance of community rules.

Jonas’s friend and later a Caretaker of the Old. Gentle and compassionate, she begins to sense that something in the community is wrong.