Some people have a calling in life, a true calling, to teach kids. Iggy's drama teacher, Toby, is one of those people. She runs the NW Optimist Performing Arts Center - one of those amazing programs that has grown, organically, from the amazing mind of one person. She took an Oklahoma City Parks and Rec building and turned it into a place where kids can learn drama, dance and music.
It is a wild and wonderful place, and when I started Iggy in her homeschool creative dramatics class last year, I honestly did not imagine that she could draw so much out of him that he would comfortably perform in a play this year! He had lines! He let her put makeup on his face. He went up in front of a crowd of people and performed the role of Zebulon Zook (the joke telling, crash landed alien) in the play The Planet of Perfectly Awful People. It was totally wild. Iggy loved it. We loved it. And I can't tell you how grateful I am that we found the NW Optimist Center, Toby and her wonderful staff, AND something that Iggy loves to do. So, thank you Toby! Your passion for drama and kids is amazing. Thank you!
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