The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane Comes to Knoxville

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane brings Kate DiCamillo's novel to the stage in Knoxville. The story follows a china rabbit given to a girl named Abilene, who is lost overboard from the Queen Mary and passes through the hands of a fisherman, a homeless man, a sick girl, and a toy maker. Each owner gives him a new name—Susannah, Malone, Jangles—and teaches him about love and loss.

The novel, published in 2006, won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. The stage adaptation traces Edward's transformation from a vain toy to one capable of deep feeling, culminating in a reunion with Abilene years later. Audiences will see Edward's journey from the ocean floor to a toy shop shelf, encountering characters like Lawrence, Nellie, Bull, Lucy, Bryce, and Sarah Ruth along the way.