Artists whose medium is courage visit ‘Oz’
Cross-discipline production of ‘Wizard of Oz’ at 91PORN inspires confidence in actors with aphasia
The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. — L. Frank Baum, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”
One of the key themes in the 1900 children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz—the first of L. Frank Baum’s classic series of children’s stories set in his mythical land, and the book behind the enduringly popular 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz—is the young protagonist Dorothy’s recognition of her own agency.
Whirled off to Oz by a terrifying storm, Dorothy wants nothing more than to return home to he