'Head Over Heels' Premieres At Manor Park Public School

Despite the extreme humidity Monday morning, the doors to the auditorium at Manor Park Public School were flung open with enthusiasm and in bounded about 40 young theatre patrons eager to see our presentation. The students started to sing to our pre-show music -‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’- and though they looked a little dejected when it was pointed out to them that the show was not ‘Wizard of Oz’ but about ‘shoes’ (Dorothy’s red ruby slippers being one of the most famous pairs of shoes, of course), they quickly accepted that they were about to view something quite different from anything they might have seen before. The children were very attentive throughout the 65-minute performance and afterwards asked excellent questions. For example, ‘do the actors think differently about shoes, having done a show about them?’ One child raced off and came back to proudly show the actors a book entitled ‘Those Shoes’ by Maribeth Boelts that she had read and loved. Another child crept back as we were gathering our props together to shyly present a ‘thank you for the play’ letter that he had quickly prepared. We felt very welcomed by the children and their teachers, including their wonderful principal, Mrs. Shari Brodie. Thank you, Manor Park Public School for inviting us to spend our morning with you!