Chang, will be winged monkeys.Īs she looks through these scrapbooks and is not happy with all the saved memories or lack thereof, Julia realizes that "the person who does the work gets to write history," and she decides to keep her own scrapbook of the summer ahead. Fortunately, although reluctantly, Shawn Barr agrees and Julia gets a second role in the performance. In exchange for her costume creations, including winged monkey costumes, Mrs. Chang, who lives in a house filled with her amazing creations and who also is a gifted costumer with a secret wish. Julia also befriends an elderly neighbor, Mrs. Olive is a dwarf, and, besides being friendly to her, she shows Julia that height isn't everything. And, when he notices her taking initiative, he appoints her "lead Munchkin dancer." Julia also befriends Olive, one of the handful of professional adult performers hired on for the show. Soon enough, Julia is impressing Shawn Barr, who has directed shows on Broadway and, "had work run on the West End," and has just arrived from directing dinner theater in Pigeon Forge, TN. Looking forward to a summer during which she will do a whole lot of nothing, Julia is sad when her two best friends leave town and even less happy when her mother signs Julia and her younger brother up to audition at the university for a play.
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