Princess Shayna Musical
My Book Becomes A Fantastic “Princess Shayna Musical” Collaborative Workshop Experience!
Princess Shayna Workshop Sessions Yesterday and today, I had the privilage of attending the 3 hour workshop sessions for the Princesss Shayna Musical production that will perferformed at the Raue Center, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, on this coming Friday, August 5th, at 7:00pm. Musical Production Billy Seger, who is an education instructor at the Raue…
Read moreHappy 25th Birthday “Princess Shayna” – My Children’s Color-Filled Fairy Tale!
Happy 25th Birthday! Tomorrow, on 2/2/22, Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift will be 25 years of age. My book launch and party were on February 2, 1997! Family and friends helped to celebrate my book, the beautiful illustrations that were drawn and colored by Len Birnbaum, and the Gift Giver’s Guide, to help children, their…
Read moreWow! Sheila’s 1st Children’s Book Adapted Into New Musical!
Joyful News Last, Tuesday, August 31st, Jordan and I were invited to the Raue Center For The Arts to listen to a preveiw of the musi and script for an adaptation fo my childern’s fairy tale, Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift! The Raue Center Team Billy Seger, the institutional advancement associate, and a gifted and…
Read moreFairy tale helps children feel loved, safe, encouraged, confident, and respectful of others!
23 years ago, I celebrated the publication and arrival of the first edition of Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift with my Fun Orange Brain friends, Susan Dobbe-Leahy and Carol Campbell. The actual book launch party was on February 2, 1997, the actual birthday of the fictional and nonfictional Princess Shayna. The 1st edition of Princess…
Read moreA Happy 22nd Birthday for My Children’s Brain Color Fairy Tale!
Last Saturday, on February 2nd, my children Brain Color Fairy Tale celebrated her 22nd birthday. The first edition of Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift was published in 1997 and the 2nd edition was published in 2011. Princes Shayna is the fairy tale version of What Color Is Your Brain?. 10% of the royalties from Shayna’s Invisible…
Read morePrincess Shayna the Musical Photo Album
My Orange Brain is excited to announce the new and amazing Princess Shayna the Musical Photo Album on my website! My wonderful web designer, Jeff Lewis owner of The Webs We Weave, designed a custom flip book for me, which includes a fun page turning sound effect. You have several options at the bottom of…
Read moreBrain Color Surprise “Thank You” Gifts – Princess Shayna Musical
For the past few days, I have enjoyed using all my Brain Colors to prepare surprise “Thank You” gifts for the Princess Shayna Musical Cast Members and Director, Kim Kass Woycke. My Yellow Brain began preparing on Tuesday. My Green Brain systematically and sequentially ordered all the Princess Shayna Musical Blog Posts that Kim and…
Read morePrincess Shayna Musical Premier Performance – Princess Shayna Musical
Last Week’s Post: 14. Characters Come To Life With Costumes – Princess Shayna Musical It’s hard to believe that I am writing the last Princess Shayna Musical blog post about the premier performance on Sunday, May 20th. I needed the past week and long holiday weekend to rest and coax my body and my Blue…
Read morePrincess Shayna Musical Performance Blissfull Perfection
Last Sunday was finally Showtime! The performance was blissfully perfect. Now, I am finally floating down from my Princess Shayna Musical Cloud of Euphoria! At 3:00 on Sunday afternoon, I enjoyed watching Kim and the cast members run through their technical rehearsal. It was the actors’ first time on the performance stage and they did an excellent job completing the…
Read moreAuthor’s Joyful Exhaustion after Princess Shayna Musical!
I am joyfully exhausted! I will write more about the remarkable and memorable Princess Shayna Musical production in the next few days. I have said “Thank you!” with cards, emails, and calls to family members, friends and my publisher. My Blue Heart is bursting with Joy and my Yellow Brain needs to reorganize my life.…
Read morePrincess Shayna Is A Center Fold!
Would you believe that Princess Shayna is a center fold? NO, it’s not what you are thinking. The Lake Zurich Courier/Sun Times Newspaper, published a center fold story entitled “Author’s book is made into musical” about the Princess Shayna Musical. The two page story, including great pictures of the actors in their costumes was skillfully written by free-lance writer Laura…
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