News
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Artwork Contest Winner: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 2026
Congratulations to Audrey! Congratulations to our artwork contest winner, Audrey! Audrey’s playful depiction of the heroes of Oz will be featured on our programs, tee shirts, and all over our social media and our website as we get excited for our performances on November 13th and 14th! Make sure you’re watching our social media for…
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Playwriting Workshop: Thank You!
Thank you everyone who came out on October 3rd to our playwriting workshop to make it such a success! A special thank you to our guest artist, Regina YC Garcia for leading such an engaging and creative workshop for our students! If you want more of Regina, you can get her poetry collections, The Firetalker’s…
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Workshop: Playwriting for Students with Regina YC Garcia
We are so excited to be partnering with award winning poet, author, and educator Regina YC Garcia for a playwriting workshop for students K-12 this October 3rd from 11am-1pm at Emerge Gallery and Art Center!Regina will coach students through creative expression and writing skills to craft their own original works. Your young writers will dream…
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Announcing the Cast
Congratulations to the cast of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Our thanks to all of the wonderful young people who came out to audition and also to their parents who made it possible for them to be there. An email will be sent to all cast families with more information about what to do next,…
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40th Anniversary Tee Shirts & Alumni Sheet
40th Anniversary Tee Shirts We have a selection of tee-shirts for purchase to celebrate our 40 year milestone. We have three designs created by local alumni parent Rick Glosson that pay homage to our roots and nod to our tradition of returning to The Wizard of Oz every 10 years. Proceeds from the tee-shirts will…
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AUDITIONS: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Calling all young actors and techies! Smiles and Frowns Playhouse is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming 40th Anniversary production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, to be held at the Ayden Arts and Recreation Center. Audition Dates & Times We’re looking for talented, school-aged children to join our cast and crew to bring…
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Andrea Croskery Scholarship Award Winner 2026: Griff Brimhall
Congratulations to the 2026 winner of the Andrea Croskery Scholarship, Griff Brimhall! Griffith J. Brimhall has been a lifelong supporter of Smiles and Frowns. He has acted in 6 of our plays, and was so grateful for the positive impact the theater community had on his life that he used his Eagle Scout Project to…
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2026/2027 Season Announcement
Smiles and Frowns Playhouse is excited to announce their 40th Anniversary season! In 1986 the first show performed by the children of Smiles and Frowns Playhouse was The Wizard of Oz. The Playhouse has returned every ten years to this beloved story. For the 40th anniversary season we are revisiting the version written by Susan…
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CANCELED Puppetry With Ms. Brea
Thank you everyone who expressed interest in our puppetry workshop this weekend. Unfortunately due to insufficient participants, we have had to cancel Puppetry With Ms. Brea. We appreciate Ms. Brea for wanting to share her love of stories through puppets with our community, and we hope to have her back again another time! Be on…
