We're Doing The Wiz Live!
Saturday, Oct. 4 | Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
NEPM Studios
44 Hampden St., Springfield
General Admission $20 | Students $10
Behind the podcast that tells the story of the PVPA musical no one saw coming
An evening with Ian Coss and Sakina Ibrahim, co-creators of "Radiotopia Presents: We’re Doing The Wiz," the acclaimed podcast about the high school musical that changed their lives. The two Pioneer Valley Performing Arts alums look back on their starkly different experiences on the frontlines of the school’s bussing experiment, and what if anything has really changed in the 20 years since.
Doors at 6 p.m.; show at 7 p.m. Concessions include a cash bar with drinks from White Lion Brewery and free popcorn.
About 'Radiotopia Presents: We’re Doing The Wiz'
In 2004, a racial controversy erupted at a small, mostly white performing arts high school in rural Massachusetts. There were protests. TV news crews. A tense all-school assembly. And then, an announcement: the school would stage an iconic American musical that no one saw coming. This is the story of that production.