Well, the play is over and my life is returning, very slowly. This show was huge: 160 kids in grades 1-8, nearly 300 costumes, special effects, you name it. I am exhausted, but very proud. The kids were great, as were the parents who pulled off some incredible work with costumes and scenery and props. Update: I really can't emphasize this enough. I am incredibly blessed to have an amazing group of people to work with--parents and colleagues who make the magic happen. I keep the trains running on time, but so many people do so much that I feel a bit cheap in taking any kind of credit for it. ![]() Dorothy tries to talk to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Question: How cool is it that everything is black and white? Answer: WAY cool. ![]() Dorothy sings "Over the Rainbow" ![]() Miss Gultch comes to take Toto ![]() While running away, Dorothy comes across Professor Marvel ![]() Glinda, the Good Witch appears ![]() Some of the leaders of the Munchkins. One of the faces is blurred because I couldn't get hold of his parents to get permission to use his photo. ![]() Dorothy in Munchkinland. Note that her dress is colored now. So cool. ![]() The Wicked Witch appears ![]() More witch. Kind of a cool shot, I think. ![]() The Witch confronts Dorothy. Sadly, her hat makes it very difficult to see her face. ![]() Dorothy meets the Scarecrow. ![]() Here are the apple trees that throw apples at Dorothy. I thought their costumes were pretty cool. I blurred out all their faces because I didn't want to bother to get permission to post a photo showing their faces. ![]() Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man. That Tin Man costume was incredible. Seriously incredible. ![]() What do you know? One more of the Witch. Okay, I'll admit. She's my kid. And she was, frankly, wonderful. I say that with all possibly objectivity. Also, there was a cool sort of corset-thing the Witch wore. It really finished her costume of nicely. At this rehearsal, however, she forgot to wear it. ![]() Here she is shooting a fireball at the Scarecrow. ![]() The Cowardly Lion ![]() The Emerald City (this is only about a third of the citizens. I didn't include the rest because the idea of getting permission to post any more photos exhausted me. ![]() Here's one of the flying monkeys. When I was a kid these guys scared the stuffing out of me. There were a whole bunch of them in our play, but sadly, the pictures didn't turn out great of their scene. ![]() Here are the witch's guards. You cannot believe these costumes. They were so cool. ![]() Okay, since you asked, I'll show you one more of the Witch with fire. This is right before she melts, which was WAAAAY cool, but sadly, isn't something I can show in a photo.
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Taunt
2/26/2011 02:11:23 pm
What age did you say these kids were???
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Holy rusted metal Batman! That looks amazing! Seriously!
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Jo
2/28/2011 08:32:42 am
Great pictures Braden. And as an eye-witness, and an unbiased audience member, I can attest that the whole thing was simply awesome!!!
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Caleb
3/1/2011 02:43:07 pm
Looks like an awesome show! Wish I could have found time to see it. Your always putting such great shows together you should go to Broadway!
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Mandolin Martini
3/2/2011 02:49:14 am
Amazing! Simply Amazing! I'm exchausted for you just looking at the hours and work that was put into this production!
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Rachel Schmeling
9/16/2014 10:14:11 am
Where did you do the show??
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