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Munchkins:

Charles Clemmons, Paxton Bakker, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio, Dylan Quege, Eva Ruiz, Beatrice Watts, Isabella Ramirez, Max Millender, John Marino, Julia Fernandes, Sophie Tabba, Carol Madureira, Olivia Fouche, Lianna Sislyan, Alexia Zylkowski, Kinsley Webster, Victoria Quege, Olivia Zimek, Michael Purdue, Beck Baudin, Cooper Quirt, Camelia Luca, Harper Johnson, Mila Mascaro, Tia Mahmoud, Faith Flanary, Mila Michielin, Skyflower Samaniego, Maisie Scolnik, Elizabeth Mansfield, Luciana Saavedra-Fernandez, Chloe Ly, Jackson Barsky, Alexandra Whiteside, Skylar Goldberg, Julia Santiago, Adaelyn Conibear, Alina Khiman

Ozians:

Allie Stinsin, Charles Clemmons, Alexis Zimek, Sarah Saft, Paxton Bakker, Asher Scolnik, Bray Larue, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio, Dylan Quege, Beatrice Watts, Isabella Ramirez, Julia Fernandes, Sophie Tabba, Carol Madureira, Olivia Fouche, Lianna Sislyan, Alexia Zylkowski, Kinsley Webster, Victoria Quege, Olivia Zimek

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Monkeys:

Tabish Tharoo, Max Millender, Beck Baudin, Cooper Quirt, Camelia Luca, Harper Johnson, Michael Purdue

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Winkies:

Bray Larue, Asher Scolnik, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio

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Setting

KANSAS and Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Please keep the aisles clear during the production as we will be using the entire Theater. Thank you!

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Scenic Design

Nick Prowse

Costume Design

Jacquie Blimline

Stage Manager

Sydney Heitkamp

Assistant Stage Manager

Dhriti Aurora

Lighting Designer

Catt Cohcran

Sound Design

Crispin Caines

Light Board Operator

Hidaya Bakeer

Spot Light Operators

Thor Reed Nicolas Humphrey

Audio

Riley Mckenzie

Qlab Operator

Maria Fernanda Franck Braga

Prop Master

Keira Beggrow

Costume Crew

Julia Clemmons Carrington Meyer Riya Patel

High School Deck Crew

Julia Clemmons Riley McKenzie Charlotte Black Maria Julia Appolonio Rocha

Middle School Tech Crew

Sophia Yu Taylor Salamon Shauna Cresse Summer Lee

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Credits

Lighting equipment from PRG Lighting, sound equipment from Sound Associates, rehearsed at The Public Theater’s Rehearsal Studios. Developed as part of Irons in the Fire at Fault Line Theatre in New York City.

Special Thanks

Carmen Rivera, Lisa Ruiz, Lindsay Sparacino, Meredith Loper, Emily Laskos,

Shannon Hart, Danli Lin, Shannon Robinson, BambiEllen Fadoul, Dame Brigitte Kruse, Sephanie Jackson, 3rd -5th grade Teachers, Horizon West Theatre Company and The Richter Family

For all of your extra help and support!

SPECIAL EXHIBIT....

Please stop by the Atrium to view the wonderful exhibit of artifacts from the orginal film of the The Wizard of Oz. Having this incredible exhibit for our families and students to view, brings an appeciation to the impact that this Hollywood Golden Age film has had on our culture. This film has been a hit on the silver screen since August 12, 1939 and was one of the first to use Technicolor in film. A huge thank you to Dame Brigitte Kruse for providing these items for our WPS families to share in.

*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

“Actors’ Equity Association (“Equity”), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers, Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors’ Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an International organization of performing arts unions. www.actorsequity.org

United Scenic Artists ● Local USA 829 of the I.A.T.S.E represents the Designers & Scenic Artists for the American Theatre

ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), represents the Press Agents, Company Managers, and Theatre Managers employed on this production.

Directors Note

‍The Wizard of Oz is a heartfelt story that has touched so many of our lives. It's a beautiful lesson about the journey down the yellow brick road and the people you meet along the way. This show can speak to every single one of us. How incredible to think that “You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.” Luckily, we don’t have to discover this alone. It is the power of friendship and working together that gives us hope and security.

Having the privilege to retell this story through the eyes of these amazing students has been extraordinary. It is magical to see the wonder and excitement they have as they experience our show coming to life. My heart (and stage) are full! This cast has used their brains to imagine, hearts to explore and courage to share it with you all today. We are lucky and proud to present this production of The Wizard of Oz here at Windermere Preparatory School. There truly is “No place like home!”

A note from the Director of Fine Arts....

Thank you for joining us for our Lower School Production of The Wizard of Oz, Youth Edition. As the Director of Fine Arts, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the Cypress Center for the Arts. Each day our students are exposed to our four Fine Arts disciplines with our wonderful faculty and staff. Our co-curricular programming enhances the teaching and learning that our students are exposed to in our classroom. Here at Windermere Preparatory School, we strive to provide your talented performers with the most professional production experience. Thank you for your continued support of our WPS Fine Arts Department and enjoy the show!

Meet the Cast

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Munchkins:

Charles Clemmons, Paxton Bakker, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio, Dylan Quege, Eva Ruiz, Beatrice Watts, Isabella Ramirez, Max Millender, John Marino, Julia Fernandes, Sophie Tabba, Carol Madureira, Olivia Fouche, Lianna Sislyan, Alexia Zylkowski, Kinsley Webster, Victoria Quege, Olivia Zimek, Michael Purdue, Beck Baudin, Cooper Quirt, Camelia Luca, Harper Johnson, Mila Mascaro, Tia Mahmoud, Faith Flanary, Mila Michielin, Skyflower Samaniego, Maisie Scolnik, Elizabeth Mansfield, Luciana Saavedra-Fernandez, Chloe Ly, Jackson Barsky, Alexandra Whiteside, Skylar Goldberg, Julia Santiago, Adaelyn Conibear, Alina Khiman

Ozians:

Allie Stinsin, Charles Clemmons, Alexis Zimek, Sarah Saft, Paxton Bakker, Asher Scolnik, Bray Larue, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio, Dylan Quege, Beatrice Watts, Isabella Ramirez, Julia Fernandes, Sophie Tabba, Carol Madureira, Olivia Fouche, Lianna Sislyan, Alexia Zylkowski, Kinsley Webster, Victoria Quege, Olivia Zimek

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Monkeys:

Tabish Tharoo, Max Millender, Beck Baudin, Cooper Quirt, Camelia Luca, Harper Johnson, Michael Purdue

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Winkies:

Bray Larue, Asher Scolnik, Colby Larue, Frankie DelGuercio

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Nick Prowse continues to dazzle Windermere with his Scenic Designs and Technical Direction for Windermere Preparatory School. Radium Girls marks his sixth show for the High School Thespian Troupe 6902, and his fourteenth for Windermere Prep's Theatre Department. This show was unique being his first drama design. He is eager to see the audiences reaction to true, unexpected story.

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Mrs. Blimline is the Lower School Theatre Arts Teacher here at Windermere Preparatory School. She is happy to return to the High School Theatre Department after working on last season's production of "Curtains". Originally from New York, Mrs. Blimline led a professional career in Musical Theatre for 15 years. Now she is thrilled to have the privilege of teaching theatre to the most amazing students as her Act II. She is beyond proud to work alongside the amazing Mrs. Fadoul and the incredible "Legally Blonde" team.

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CHESS, Starring Nicholas Christopher, Aaron Tveit, and Lea Michele Will Release a Cast Album

Emily Wyrwa

January 22, 2026

“What a scene, what a joy!” The Broadway revival of Chess starring Nicholas Christopher, Aaron Tveit, and Lea Michele will record a Broadway cast album on Jan. 26. The album’s release date will be announced shortly.

Chess also features Hannah Cruz, Bryce Pinkham, Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill. The ensemble includes Sean Allan Krill and an ensemble that includes Kyla Bartholomeusz, Daniel Beeman, Shavey Brown, Emma Degerstedt, Casey Garvin, Adam Halpin, Sarah Michele Lindsey, Michael Milkanin, Aleksandr Ivan Pevec, Aliah James, Sydney Jones, Sean MacLaughlin, Sarah Meahl, Chloé Nadon, Ramone Nelson, Fredric Rodriguez Odgaard, Michael Olaribigbe, Katerina Papacostas, Samantha Pollino, Adam Roberts, Regine Sophia, Travis Ward-Osborne, and Katie Webber.

The musical features music and lyrics by ABBA’s Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice. This revival features orchestrations by Anders Eljas and Brian Usifer, and music supervision by Brian Usifer. It includes a new book by Danny Strong, and is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Mayer and choreographed by Lorin Latarro.

Chess is a seductive showdown of love, loyalty, and power on a global stage. As two of the greatest chess players in the world compete for something beyond victory, the woman between them is caught in a high-stakes battle of desire and devotion.

Chess plays at the Imperial Theatre on West 45th Street in New York City. For tickets and more information, visit here.

Kids' Night On Broadway Returns February 24

Emily Wyrwa

January 22, 2026

"When I grow up" Kids’ Night on Broadway will return on Tuesday Feb. 24, allowing anyone 18 and under to attend a participating Broadway show for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult.

18 shows will participate. They include:

Aladdin
All Out: Comedy About Ambition
& Juliet
Buena Vista Social Club
Chicago
The Great Gatsby
Hamilton
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The Lion King
Maybe Happy Ending
MJ
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Operation Mincemeat
The Outsiders
Six: The Musical
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Wicked

The performance dates for The Great Gatsby and Six will be Wednesday, Feb. 25. Participating shows are subject to change.

"Kids’ Night on Broadway can play an important role in introducing the magic of Broadway to young people and their families,” Jason Laks, President of The Broadway League said in a statement. “By welcoming new audiences, this program creates lasting memories, builds the next generation of theatre lovers, and reminds us of Broadway’s role as a family-friendly cultural experience.”

The event is celebrated with in-theatre activities including talkbacks, sing-alongs, art projects, Kids’ Night on Broadway activity books, and more. In addition, 16 restaurants in the Theatre District and the Museum of Broadway will offer exclusive deals for Kids' Night on Broadway ticketholders on Feb. 24, including free kids’ meals with the purchase of an adult entree.

Kids’ Night ticketholders can also head to the Museum of Broadway and save 50% on admission on Feb. 24. The museum will host Broadway games, trivia, and interactive experience for kids of all ages. For more information, visit here.

To find out when tickets for Kids’ Night go on sale, and for more information, visit here.

Jeremy Jordan To Star as Bobby Darin in JUST IN TIME

Emily Wyrwa

January 22, 2026

“Dream lover, where are you?” We think we found him! Broadway legend and two-time Tony Award nominee Jeremy Jordan will star as Bobby Darin in the smash hit Just in Time beginning April 21. He takes over the role from Jonathan Groff, whose final performance is Sunday, March 29.

Just in Time has also released a new block of tickets through Sunday, Sept. 6, at the Circle in the Square Theatre.

“I'm absolutely thrilled to welcome Jeremy Jordan to Just in Time—his talent, charisma, and emotional fearlessness make him the perfect artist to step into the role of Bobby Darin,” director Alex Timbers said in a statement. “We're excited to tailor the show to Jeremy's many gifts and make a version of the show unique to him. Watching Jeremy bring Bobby’s swagger, vulnerability, and musical brilliance to life on Broadway is going to be electric, and I can’t wait for audiences to experience it.”

Just in Time tells the story of the famed singer’s life and legacy, including hits like “Beyond the Sea,” “Splish Splash,” “Dream Lover,” and “Mack the Knife.” Discover the man behind the music who pushed back against the record labels to chart a new course for himself on the charts – a once-in-a-lifetime talent who knew his time was limited and was determined to make a splash before it was too late. The current cast includes Sarah Highland, Sadie Dickerson, Tony Award winner Michele Pawk, Joe Barbara, Emily Bergl, Lance Roberts, Caesar Samayoa, Claire Camp, Julia Grondin, Valeria Yamin, John Treacy Egan, Tari Kelly, Matt Magnusson, Khori Michelle Metinaud, and Larkin Reilly.

Jeremy Jordan recently starred as the title role in Floyd Collins, which earned him a Tony award nomination for best leading actor in a musical. He is best known for his Tony and Grammy-nominated performance as Jack Kelly in Newsies. He has also been seen in Bonnie & Clyde, Waitress, American Son, and Rock of Ages. On screen, he starred in Supergirl, The Last 5 Years, American Son, Smash, Hazbin Hotel, and Tangled.

Just In Time runs at the Circle in the Square Theatre on West 50th Street in New York City. For tickets and more information, visit here.

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch A Clip From THEATER CAMP Starring Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and Molly Gordon

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EXCLUSIVE: Watch A Clip From THEATER CAMP Starring Ben Platt, Noah Galvin, and Molly Gordon

By: Maia Penzer

14 July 2023

Finally, summer has arrived, which can only mean one thing: it's time for camp! Theater Camp, that is. Theatrely has a sneak peak at the new film which hits select theaters today.

The new original comedy starring Tony Award winner Ben Platt and Molly Gordon we guarantee will have you laughing non-stop. The AdirondACTS, a run-down theater camp in upstate New York, is attended by theater-loving children who must work hard to keep their beloved theater camp afloat after the founder, Joan, falls into a coma.

The film stars Ben Platt and Molly Gordon as Amos Klobuchar and Rebecca-Diane, respectively, as well as Noah Galvin as Glenn Wintrop, Jimmy Tatro as Troy Rubinsky, Patti Harrison as Caroline Krauss, Nathan Lee Graham as Clive DeWitt, Ayo Edebiri as Janet Walch, Owen Thiele as Gigi Charbonier, Caroline Aaron as Rita Cohen, Amy Sedaris as Joan Rubinsky, and Alan Kim as Alan Park.

Theater Camp was directed by Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman and written by Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman & Ben Platt. Music is by James McAlister and Mark Sonnenblick. On January 21, 2023, Theater Camp had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

You can purchase tickets to the new film from our friends at Hollywood.com here.

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READ: An Excerpt From Sean Hayes Debut YA Novel TIME OUT

By: Kobi Kassal

29 May 2023

Actor Sean Hayes is what we in the biz call booked and blessed. On top of his Tony-nominated performance as Oscar Levant in Good Night, Oscar, Hayes has partnered with Todd Milliner and Carlyn Greenwald for the release of their new YA novel Time Out.

Heralded by many as Heartstopper meets Friday Night Lights, Time Out follows hometown basketball hero Barclay Elliot who decides to use a pep rally to come out to his school. When the response is not what he had hoped and the hostility continually growing, he turns to his best friend Amy who brings him to her voting rights group at school. There he finds Christopher and… you will just have to grab a copy and find out what happens next. Luckily for you, Time Out hits shelves on May 30 and to hold you over until then we have a special except from the book just for Theatrely:

The good thing about not being on the team the past two weeks has been that I’ve had time to start picking up shifts again at Beau’s diner and save up a little for college now that my scholarship dreams are over.

The bad part is it’s the perfect place to see how my actions at the pep rally have rotted the townspeople’s brains too.

During Amy’s very intense musical theater phase in middle school, her parents took her to New York City. And of course she came back home buzzing about Broadway and how beautiful the piss smell was and everything artsy people say about New York. But she also vividly described some diner she waited three hours to get into where the waitstaff would all perform songs for the customers as a way to practice for auditions. The regulars would have favorite staff members and stan them the way Amy stans all her emo musicians.

Working at Beau’s used to feel kind of like that, like I was part of a performance team I didn’t know I signed up for. The job started off pretty basic over the summer—I wanted to save up for basketball supplies, and Amy worked there and said it was boring ever since her e-girl coworker friend graduated. But I couldn’t get through a single lunch rush table without someone calling me over and wanting the inside scoop on the Wildcats and how we were preparing for the home opener, wanting me to sign an article in the paper or take a photo. Every friendly face just made the resolve grow inside me. People love and support the Wildcats; they would do the same for me.

Yeah, right.

Now just like school, customers have been glaring at me, making comments about letting everyone down, about being selfish, about my actions being “unfortunate,” and the tips have been essentially nonexistent. The Wildcats have been obliterated in half their games since I quit, carrying a 2–3 record when last year we were 5–0, and the comments make my feet feel like lead weights I have to drag through every shift.

Today is no different. It’s Thursday, the usual dinner rush at Beau’s, and I try to stay focused on the stress of balancing seven milkshakes on one platter. A group of regulars, some construction workers, keep loudly wondering why I won’t come back to the team while I refuse proper eye contact.

One of the guys looks up at me as I drop the bill off. “So, what’s the deal? Does being queer keep ya from physically being able to play?”

They all snicker as they pull out crumpled bills. I stuff my hands into my pockets, holding my tongue.

When they leave, I hold my breath as I take their bill.

Sure enough, no tip.

“What the fuck?” I mutter under my breath.

“Language,” Amy says as she glides past me, imitating the way Richard says it to her every shift, and adds, “even though they are dicks.” At least Amy’s been ranting about it every free chance she gets. It was one thing when the student body was being shitty about me leaving the team, but the town being like this is even more infuriating. She doesn’t understand how these fully grown adults can really care that much about high school basketball and thinks they need a new fucking hobby. I finally agree with her.

[She’s wearing red lipstick to go with her raccoon-adjacent eyeliner as she rushes off to prepare milkshakes for a pack of middle schoolers. I catch her mid–death glare as all three of the kids rotate in their chairs, making the old things squeal. My anger fades a bit as I can’t help but chuckle; Amy’s pissed-off reaction to Richard telling her to smile more was said raccoon makeup, and her tolerance for buffoonery has been at a negative five to start and declining fast.

I rest my arms on the counter and try not to look as exhausted as I feel.

“Excuse me!” an old lady screeches, making me jump.

Amy covers up a laugh as I head to the old lady and her husband’s table. They’ve got finished plates, full waters. Not sure what the problem is. Or I do, which is worse.

“Yes?” I say trying to suppress my annoyance.

“Could you be bothered to serve us?”

Only five more hours on shift. I have a break in three minutes. I’ll be with Devin at Georgia Tech tomorrow. “I’m sorry, ma’am,” I say, so careful to keep my words even, but I can feel my hands balling into fists. “What would you—?”

And suddenly Amy swoops in, dropping two mugs of coffee down. “Sorry about that, you two,” she says, her voice extra high. “The machine was conking out on us, but it’s fine now.”

Once the coffee is down, she hooks onto a chunk of my shirt, steering us back to the bar.

“Thanks,” I mutter, embarrassed to have forgotten something so basic. Again.

“Just keep it together, man,” she says. “Maybe you’d be better off with that creepy night shift where all the truckers and serial killers come in.”

Honestly, at least the serial killers wouldn’t care about my jump shot.

It’s a few minutes before my break, but clearly I need it. “I’ll be in the back room.”

Right before I can head that way though, someone straight-up bursts into the diner and rushes over to me at the bar. It’s a middle-aged dad type, sunburned skin, beer belly, and stained T-shirt.

“Pickup order?” I ask.

“You should be ashamed,” he sneers at me. He has a really strong Southern accent, but it’s not Georgian. “Think you’re so high and mighty, that nothing’ll ever affect you? My kid’ll never go to college because of you and your lifestyle. Fuck you, Barclay Ell—”

And before this man can finish cursing my name, Pat of all people runs in, wide-eyed in humiliation. “Jesus, Dad, please don’t—”

I pin my gaze on him, remembering how he cowered on the bench as Ostrowski went off, how he didn’t even try to approach me. “Don’t even bother,” I snap.

I shove a to-go bag into his dad’s arms, relieved it’s prepaid, and storm off to the break room.]

Amy finds me head in my arms a minute or two later. I look up, rubbing my eyes. “Please spare me the pity.”

She snorts and hands me a milkshake. Mint chocolate chip. “Wouldn’t dare.” She takes a seat and rolls her shoulders and neck, cracks sounding through the tiny room. “Do you want a distraction or a shoulder to cry on?”

For more information, and to purchase your copy of Time Out, click here.

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Reframing the COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Stage Manager’s Eyes

By: Kaitlyn Riggio

5 July 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency in the United States in March 2020, Broadway veteran stage manager Richard Hester watched the nation’s anxiety unfold on social media.

“No one knew what the virus was going to do,” Hester said. Some people were “losing their minds in abject terror, and then there were some people who were completely denying the whole thing.”

For Hester, the reaction at times felt like something out of a movie. “It was like the Black Plague,” he said. “Some people thought it was going to be like that Monty Python sketch: ‘bring out your dead, bring out your dead.’”

While Hester was also unsure about how the virus would unfold, he felt that his “job as a stage manager is to naturally defuse drama.” Hester brought this approach off the stage and onto social media in the wake of the pandemic.

“I just sort of synthesized everything that was happening into what I thought was a manageable bite, so people could get it,” Hester said. This became a daily exercise for a year. Over two years after the beginning of the pandemic, Hester’s accounts are compiled in the book, Hold Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic. Released earlier this year, the book documents the events of the past two years, filtering national events and day-to-day occurrences through a stage manager’s eyes and storytelling.

When Hester started this project, he had no intention of writing a book. He was originally writing every day because there was nothing else to do. “I am somebody who needs a job or needs a structure,” Hester said.

Surprised to find that people began expecting his daily posts, he began publishing his daily writing to his followers through a Substack newsletter. As his following grew, Hester had to get used to writing for an audience. “I started second guessing myself a lot of the time,” Hester said. “It just sort of put a weird pressure on it.”

Hester said he got especially nervous before publishing posts in which he wrote about more personal topics. For example, some of his posts focused on his experiences growing up in South Africa while others centered on potentially divisive topics, such as the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Despite some of this discomfort, Hester’s more personal posts were often the ones that got the most response. The experience offered him a writing lesson. “I stopped worrying about the audience and just wrote what I wanted to write about,” Hester said. “All of that pressure that I think as artists we put on ourselves, I got used to it.”

One of Hester’s favorite anecdotes featured in the book centers on a woman who dances in Washington Square Park on a canvas, rain or shine. He said he was “mesmerized by her,” which inspired him to write about her. “It was literally snowing and she was barefoot on her canvas dancing, and that seems to me just a spectacularly beautiful metaphor for everything that we all try and do, and she was living that to the fullest.”

During the creation of Hold Please, Hester got the unique opportunity to reflect in-depth on the first year of the pandemic by looking back at his accounts. He realized that post people would not remember the details of the lockdown; people would “remember it as a gap in their lives, but they weren’t going to remember it beat by beat.”

“Reliving each of those moments made me realize just how full a year it was, even though none of us were doing anything outside,” he adds. “We were all on our couches.” Readers will use the book as a way to relive moments of the pandemic’s first year “without having to wallow in the misery of it,” he hopes.

“I talk about the misery of it, but that’s not the focus of what I wrote... it was about hope and moving forward,” Hester said. “In these times when everything is so difficult, we will figure out a way to get through and we will move forward.”

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