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Dorothy in Wonderland

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   First Show  Dorothy in Wonderland Town Hall Theater/Washington Township Finished product for Dorothy in Wonderland I was so excited to get the job of a scenic painting artist (or charge artist) with the Town Hall Theater in Washington Township. The Town Hall Theater is a children's theater in the middle of uptown Centerville, Ohio. According to Wikipedia: A charge artist (or charge scenic artist and also head scenic artist) leads and oversees the painting of the stage. I had done a little bit of scenic painting and design many years ago when my daughter was in high school, but nothing since then. My daughter Lydia and I on the set for Auntie Mame at Westerville North. My daughter actually went on to major in back stage. I did audit a class at Otterbein University in Set Design but that's as far as my theater experience went after my brief stint with Westerville North in 2007. Until now....I was excited, but yet apprehensive, to be hired as the scenic painter for The