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WAVE STORIES
1967 - "The Third Wave" original classroom experiment
The original experiment occurred at Elwood P. Cubberley
Senior High School in Palo Alto, California, in late March/early April 1967 (FAQ
discusses dates, and other details). It was conducted by 25-year-old Social Studies teacher Mr. Ron
Jones, in his "Contemporary World" history class. The students were in 10th
grade ("Sophomores") and generally 15 years in age. The
Cubberley Catamount school newspaper mentioned it briefly in one article on
April 7, 1967, middle of page 2 (pdf), and
then again after its conclusion in the article "Third Wave presents inside look into
Fascism" on
April 21, 1967, page 3 (pdf).
Subsequent original source material includes the 1976
Jones short story (below), the 2010 "Lesson Plan" film documentary by Philip
Neel (below), and various interviews with Jones and original students (listed on
the Links page). Any
new story versions from original students will be linked here. The
Museum page also shows
material that remains from the original class.
1976 - "The Third Wave" short story by Ron Jones
The primary source for the story of the original 1967 "Third Wave"
experiment has been teacher Ron Jones' short story account, first published
nationally as "Take As Directed" in The CoEvolution Quarterly in
March, 1976. Ron Jones was the teacher at the head of the class, and he
shares his perspective and observations of the experiment as it unfolded before
him.
- "The Third Wave"
- the original
short story by Ron Jones, 1976 (not 1972 or 1969)
- Details of the early appearances of the story, and
articles about it, are listed on the
Chronology page
- Teacher Ron Jones is a prolific writer, with many books, stories, plays
and poems to his name, as outlined on
his Bio page. He has received several
awards (including a Pulitzer nomination), and has had 3 stories made into
movies, listed on
his IMDb page.
- Ron Jones' website is:
www.ronjoneswriter.com
1981 - "The Wave" TV film by Norman Lear
Producer Norman Lear's movie "The Wave" was based on the Jones
short story and ran on ABC-TV on Sunday night October 4, 1981, opposite 60
Minutes (Virginia L. Carter, Executive Producer). About 17 million people watched it that night, and it was
replayed on HBO for some time thereafter. It won an Emmy in 1982 for
"Outstanding Children's Program", as well as a Peabody Award (1981) and Young
Artist Award (1982). It is still popular as a teaching tool of the Wave
story and lessons.
The IMDb page for the film:
Click Here
See a video of the movie:
Click Here
It can also be
purchased at Amazon.com
New York Times review,
October 4, 1981
1981 - "The Wave" book by Todd Strasser (aka Morton Rhue)
Author Todd Strasser (aka Morton Rhue) wrote a novelization of the Lear
movie, and his book "The Wave" has been a best seller since its publication in
1981 (Massachusetts Book Award for Children's/Young Adult literature in 1981). Millions of copies have been published in many languages, and it is
read by students around the world. Mr. Strasser continues to promote
nonviolence and understanding in his many other books and appearances at schools.
Todd Strasser's home page is:
www.toddstrasser.com
The book can be
found at Amazon.com
Strasser's bio page
Scholastic bio page
2005 Q&A
interview with Strasser
List of
Strasser's many books
2008 - "Die Welle" movie by Dennis Gansel
German director Dennis Gansel read "Die Welle" (The Wave) as a
child in school, and his
adaptation of the story was released in spring 2008 as the movie "Die Welle."
It is set in a high school in present-day Germany, and the story is
updated with contemporary elements. It was extremely successful in
European theaters after its release, and has won awards in film festivals around
the world. It will finally be released in the US in some theaters on
June 9, 2011, and VOD (Video On Demand) on
June 8 (preview in NYC on
May 27/30/31 & June 2).
Click for page with US trailer
Original Third Wave teacher Ron Jones has a brief cameo in the film as a
restaurant patron during the tagging scene. He also appears in the extras
of the German DVD.
The movie home page is:
www.welle.info
The trailer can be seen there,
and on
YouTube
Click for the
Dennis Gansel IMDb page
It is available in the US on Netflix:
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The-Wave/70084189
(not for young children)
US June 2011 release:
Press release,
BoxOffice Magazine review
Region 1 DVD (US/Canada) for
purchase at Amazon.com (in German, with English subtitles)
(confirm Region 1 with seller prior to buying!)
Region 2 DVD (UK in PAL format - not for USA players) for
purchase at Amazon.com and
Amazon.co.uk (in German, with English subtitles)
(European DVD has extras that are not on the Canadian
one, including alternate ending and Jones visiting the set during filming)
Dennis Gansel interview about Die Welle
Ron Jones interview about Die Welle
Movie review in Sweden
"Follow
the Leader", The Guardian review, September 13,
2008
Italian review with Gansel interview (doc file)
La Vague website (French)
La
Ola website (Spanish)
Die Welle
home page in Japan
Review in Greece
A blog in China
another blog in China
2010 - The Third Wave Musical and Play by Ron Jones
Original teacher Ron Jones has written and produced a new
musical based on the Wave story, "The Third Wave", which was premiered by the Marsh
Youth Theater's Teen Troupe at The Marsh Theater in San Francisco in
January/February 2010, and was presented again by San Francisco's Mercy High
School in April 2010.
It was discussed in a Jones interview in the
January 30, 2010 San Francisco Chronicle
The Marsh press release
"Light at 11B" made an excellent
musical
trailer (also
on YouTube) and still photos,
and a great
book
of photos from the production
A
photo album from the musical is here
San Francisco Bay Guardian review (about 1/3 down the page)
San Francisco Bay Times review
Review by Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco
A
blog review is on this page
Another blog review
Announcement of the play
Mercy
High School announcement (click on their logo for pdf flier)
The musical is published and available soon at
Dramatic Publishing
Ron Jones also has a
new play out, also called "The Third Wave,"
also
available to schools at Dramatic Publishing
Ron Jones' internet home page is:
www.ronjoneswriter.com
2010 - "Lesson Plan: The Story of the Third Wave" documentary film by Philip Neel
Original Third Wave class member and 3-time Emmy nominated producer Philip Neel
has completed a movie documentary of the original Third Wave classroom experiment.
He has interviewed many of the original students, the teacher, and others
involved in the story at that time and since. Entitled "Lesson Plan:
The Story of the Third Wave", the
documentary explores what really happened in 1967 and the lessons the students
learned. This is the first time the Wave story has been told through the eyes
of the actual students in the class, as they share their experiences. The world premier at the Mill Valley Film
Festival was sold out on
October 10, 2010,
and it continues to appear in other film festivals.
The Lesson Plan documentary home page, with screening dates, is:
www.lessonplanmovie.com
Click for the
Lesson Plan IMDb page
(inaccurate and incomplete)
Click for the
Philip Neel IBDb page
Generous grant from the
Righteous Persons Foundation
Award:
Lesson Plan receives
Spring 2011 CINE Golden Eagle Award
Award:
Winner, Jury Award, Best Documentary 2011,
Chicago United Film Festival
Award: Winner, Audience Favorite,
Kansas International Film Festival
Worldwide distribution with
Mercury Media International
Showing on TV around the world
(click for countries and networks)
Article in Israel about the
"Lesson Plan" documentary,
Haaretz.co.il, 4/4/11
Lesson Plan video interview with Philip Neel, David
Jeffery, Mark Hancock June 7, 2011 by Tom Tangney of KIRO, Seattle, WA
Plays and Musicals
There have been other various productions of Wave plays, musicals and school
projects, many of which can be found on YouTube by searching The Wave and also
Die Welle.
L'Onada play in Barcelona, Spain from March 14 - April 12,
2013 at Theatre Illuire (trailer
link) Marc Montserrat Drukker, director
Television/video coverage:
TV3-Televisio de Catalunya and
BTV-Barcelona Televisio and
Para Todos La 2 and
El Periodico
Radio coverage:
Catalunya Radio and
RAC1 Radio
Print articles:
El Pais and
ARA (subscription)
Blog about
panel discussion
"The Third Wave" play by Jerusalem English Speaking
Theater (JEST), Israel from February 27 - March 7, 2013
Announcements (Jerusalem
Post and
Haaretz); During the play (Jerusalem
Post); and review (Jerusalem
Post)
"The Third Wave" play, Children's Theatre of Charlotte,
NC, May 9-11, 2013
"The Third Wave" play, Valley Forge High School, Parma, OH - April 25-26, 2013
A major project in Canada is
"The
Wave" musical by Olaf Pyttlik 2000 (hear
it here)
You can purchase the music in North America:
cdbaby.com, in Europe:
dresscircle.com, worldwide: iTunes
Play
"The Third Wave" by Lawrence Thelen, Washington
State University, Feb. 5-7, 1993
Winner of Columbia Entertainment Company Award for Play Writing in 1992
A play in
Cambridge, England in November 1999
A play in Venezuela, February 2011
A play in Germany in 2010
Die Welle musical by
Thomas-Morus-Realschule, Ostringen, Germany
May 27, 28, & 29, 2011
TV report video of this event
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