Kelsey Rogers Design
Build it, Paint it, Cloth it, Close it.
New Shoes
Costume Design
Book-It Repertory Theatre
Ella Mae is in need of some new shoes, but when she and her mother arrive at Mr. Johnson’s shoe store, her happiness quickly turns to dejection. She is forced to wait and unable to even try a pair on because of her skin color. Determined to fight back, Ella Mae and her friend work to collect and restore old shoes. The girls have their very own shoe sale, giving the other African American members of their community a place where they can be treated fairly and “try on all the shoes they want.” Adapted From New Shoes by Susan Lynn Meyer.
As part of Book-It’s Arts & Ed program books are adapted into short plays performed by professional actors/teaching artists and tour to schools, libraries, and community centers statewide.
