Bonus Features
Live performance at the Memphis Children’s Theatre Festival on May 28, 2016 (26:22)
WKNO “Checking on the Arts” interview with Kacky Walton (10:19)
Recording session video
Cast & Crew
Dottie: Lena Wallace Black
Socks: Gabe Beutel-Gunn
Fizz: Zach Williams
Artist: Lena Wallace Black
Writer: Leslie Barker
Producer: Robert Arnold
Director: Alexandra Greenway
Announcer: Aliza Moran
Special Thanks
- Kevin Collier and The McCoy Theatre at Rhodes College
- Voices of the South
Notes
Upon first glance of this script, I was immediately enamored. Leslie Barker’s adaptation of The Wizard of Oz has all of the fun and fancy-free adventures of the original, but with a depth that is accessible to both child and adult alike. A weird, lonely kid myself, I was drawn to Dottie. Most adults (having been weird and lonely for at least a brief period of their lives) remember the hours spent talking to themselves, assigning fantastical roles to everyday household items. The couch is a boat, the hangers are tree snakes, the floor is lava! The imaginations of children are magical and uninhibited, as is this show.
It’s been a thrill and a half directing Head, Heart, and Courage. Leslie Barker has written an amazing script, and Lena, Gabe, and Zach have each given stellar performances. Strap up your pots and pans, kids! It’s gonna be one wild ride!
—Alexandra Greenway
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