It had always been a dream of mine to be in the Wizard of Oz. Balancing work and family life doesn’t leave much time for dedicating to a musical theater production…but in this case both daughters Arianna and Brielle were in the production. Doing this as a family activity made it fun.
Initially I got the part of Uncle Hank…partly due to a vacation we had scheduled the week before the production went on stage. It was the right sized part for missing those critical rehearsals. To our surprise, the part of the Scarecrow quit two weeks before opening night. So they called on my to play the part of the Scarecrow at the last minute! I was memorizing lines on the airplane ride back from Florida.
Our company had recently joined forces with another software consulting and development agency. Our new CTO brought his family to see the show as one of the first introductions to their CEO playing the part of the scarecrow and singing “If I Only Had a Brain”.
Arianna, Brielle, and I were in two scenes together. Shortly after the show I got the following email from Arianna. What a memorable experience.
The entire cast…
Video of the production