Putting on a production this size takes a lot of time and energy from many people. We would like to give a special thanks to the following people:
- Soda Springs High School for the use of the facilities.
- Ron Davis for creating some of our special effects
- Bowen Dixon for working on our sound equipment
- The parents and families of our cast and crew for their patience and understanding.
- Margaret and her team of costume creators for their creativity and hard work.
- Soda Springs Library ladies for their time and effort
- Sandra Dixon for organization, costumes, and being the general go to woman
- All of the artistic people involved on the sets and props.
- Amanda Conley for creating the Tinman costume
- Our cast and crew. They have done an amazing job, filling many different roles.
- Sanders Furniture for hosting our ticket sales.
- Caribou County Sun and staff for help with our advertising and answering unending questions
- Our community for supporting us and coming to see the show.
There are so many people involved in this type of show that it would be impossible to not miss someone. We appreciate all of the hard work that went into putting this show together
DIRECTORS NOTE
As a child, I had quite an imagination and really loved “the arts”. Call it “right brained”, call it ADD, call it what you will… I often had “things” swirling around in my head when I should have been paying attention to something or someone else. It was even stated fairly often in my school report cards that I “daydream too much”. However, while in elementary school I was cast in two musical productions and that was it, I was hooked! I’ve been involved with theater ever since. It’s a fantastic creative outlet! Musical theater is now a major part of my life! The Wizard of Oz had it’s beginnings in my life over a year ago when I took on the task of building a Wizard of Oz float for the 2015 4th of July parade. A short time later we were in need of a Director for the production. I was thrilled to have been given that opportunity. I knew it would be a huge task that could only be done with the right production crew and the right cast. Prayers began for the right people to fall into my lap because I knew I couldn’t do it on my own and I needed all the best talent I could find. MIRACLES HAPPENED!!! It can’t be explained any other way. I am so lucky to have the crew that I have! I also can’t say enough how proud I am of the entire cast! They have been a thrill to work with! Casting 35 children can produce many challenges, however, our kids have been WONDERFUL!!! It’s been my absolute pleasure watching them learn and grow. I feel honored to have been a part of what could be a great love of theater in these kids’ life. There are many cast members whose first acting gig is THIS SHOW! I hope they inspire others to be brave and give theater a try. If you are considering being a part of live theater… WE WELCOME YOU and hope to see you at our next audition in 2017. Thank you for coming, ENJOY THE SHOW!
-Riley Dixon
