Indigo Blue: a re-imagining of the Pied Piper

A Bit about our Play:

Indigo Blue – A Re-imagining of The Pied Piper

This modern interpretation of the classic fairy tale takes place in the multi-cultural mythical city of Milele Baada Ya.

It follows the journey of ten-year-old Mariposa as she struggles to find and free her younger brother who has, along with the otherchildren of Milele Baada Ya, been kidnapped by Marva the Magnificent, aka the Pied Piper, her Speakers, and the Do Dirty Gang, led by Big-Chief-Like-the-Cheese-a-Lot!

To aid her journey, narrated by Lavern the gossiping lamp post, Mariposa enlists the aid of OTC, the talking cookie turned professional wrestler. Music, song, and dance guide the audience through this magical land. Staying true to the lessons of the Pied Piper, the importance of integrity and the consequences of lying, Indigo Blue teaches that even when one is confronted with situations or obstacles that seem insurmountable, with a strong belief in self and the support of like minds, even the impossible becomes possible.
Cast & Crew Night
Dec. 5th @ 3pm
Friends of Walltown:
Opening Night Fundraiser
Dec 10th @ 7pm
Dec. 11th, 2021
10:00am, 4:30pm, 7:00pm
Dec. 12th, 2021
2:00pm, 4:30pm
​A ticket is required for all patrons, regardless of age. Masks that cover both the mouth and nose will be required for all audience members while indoors. Guests age 5+ will be required to provide vaccination status against COVID-19 or show negative results from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours prior to attending any indoor performance. Please click here to read more about WCT's COVID-19 safety procedures.

Dilsey Davis - Indigo Blue Director

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Dilsey is a writer, producer, director and actor who enjoys using the magic of storytelling and the moving image to shape and influence culture. She has been working in the film and television industry for over 18 years.   Mrs. Davis has studied acting at UNC-Chapel Hill, HB Studio in New York, Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and Lesly Khan Studios in Los Angeles. She is the founder and president of Café con Leche Media (CCL Media). CCL Media is an independent media production company in Atlanta, GA and Durham, NC dedicated to creating high quality projects.  Mrs. Davis has created television programs and short films that combine both entertainment and messaging to effectively reach underserved audiences.  Her work includes the award winning short film The Other Side, adapted from a children’s book of the same name.  She also created, produced and directed the African short Wedding Day starring the popular South African actor Kenneth Nkosi (District 9, Tsotsi, No 1 Ladies Detective Agency).  Most notably, she was the creator, producer and director of the award-winning “Nuestro Barrio” (Our Neighborhood), the first Spanish language series to air on English language television in the United States.  In addition, she has produced a children’s short animation series entitled Adventures with Fit and Newt, as well as a multiple commercials, public service announcements, and industrial videos. She is currently writing and developing two new film projects under her company’s banner, while working as a story consultant for a Los Angeles based production company.
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Cara Williams - WCT Executive Director Indigo Blue Vocal Coach
Cara has been touring for over 15 years both domestically and abroad as a co-director and soloist/lead vocalist for the One Human Family Choir.  A respected choir clinician, facilitator, organizer, and mentor, Cara has presented choir clinics and music workshops across the United States and in Canada.  Cara specializes in bringing singers and musicians of diverse backgrounds/populations together to present musical models of unity to the wider community. Although Cara is best known for her work with groups that include both children and adults, Cara has conducted children’s choir workshops in Kelowna, British Columbia, Columbus OH, Conway/Myrtle Beach SC, and Durham NC.  In addition, Cara annually travels to Louhelen Bahai School in Flint, MI to serve as Musician in Residence where she conducts age specific music workshops daily, culminating in a music concert presenting each class separately and the entire group as a whole.  Participants aged 4 to 80 travel from across the US and Canada to participate in her workshops at the School. Cara always explains to audiences that music has a way of touching hearts before the mind has a chance to alter the message – which is why she continues to use her musical abilities as a vehicle to bring diverse peoples together
Mariana Gomez-Choreographer
Mariana was born and bred in Durham, NC. She began coming to Walltown Children’s Theatre at the age of 8 beginning with Hip Hop. Not soon after, she began taking other styles of dance including ballet, contemporary, jazz and tap. She joined the Walltown Dance Company at age eleven and began her pre-professional training. She has traveled with WDC  and performed in Lynchburg, VA, Myrtle Beach, and in various statewide festivals.  Mariana has worn many hats at Walltown Children’s Theatre including stage manager for Indigo Blue, rehearsal director and choreographer for the Walltown Dance Company, instructor, as well as production coordinator for the  holiday production of the Durham Nutcracker. She has received classes from Kristin Taylor, Geo Huebla, Twitch, Fikshun, Comfort, Angel Roberts, Gev Manoukian, and Dena Rizzo where she served as Ms. Rizzo’s assistant in the WCT 2019 Dance UNIversTY.​ 

Howard L. Craft (Playwright)

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Craft is a poet, playwright and arts educator. His poetry appears in Home is Where: An Anthology of African-American poets from the Carolinas, edited by Kwame Dawes. He is a recipient of the NC Arts Council Playwriting Fellowship and is the author of several plays including: Caleb Calypso and the Midnight Marauders, and Feelin Free: An Evening With Nina Simone. Craft is the creator of the first African-American Super Hero.
 http://about.me/howardcraft
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Christian Foushee-Green - Music

An organist, musician, vocalist, performer, composer, and educator. The Chapel Hill native grew up at historic St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Carrboro. This church had a close relationship with Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church, Chapel Hill during his formative years. He began playing the piano at age four and was active in music ministry at St. Paul. Christian attended the Durham School of the Arts studying saxophone, piano, voice, and African percussion. He received the honor of “Best Musician” in his graduating class. He entered and graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. He has been the Director of Music at historic Mount Zion in olde Georgetown Washington, DC, First Congregational Church, Plympton, MA, St. Joseph’s CME Church, Chapel Hill, NC, and other congregations. In addition to his music leadership in congregations, Christian teaches adults and children piano and vocal lessons around the Triangle, including those is assisted living facilities.

Lenora Zenzalai Helm - Composer

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​Chicago native, Dr. Lenora Helm Hammonds (p/k/a Lenora Zenzalai Helm) is a vocal musician, composer, published arranger, educator, former U.S. Jazz Ambassador, Fulbright Senior Music Specialist, and founder of The Tribe Jazz Orchestra® and Associate Professor of Vocal Jazz at NCCU. In addition to composing the full musical score for the Howard Craft children's play, Indigo Blue: A Reimagining of the Pied Piper for Walltown Children's Theater, Lenora has many career highlights. She is a MacDowell Composer Fellow, Chamber Music America’s Doris Duke New Jazz Works Composer awardee; film composer for After Life (Lana Garland), Native/Wright & Green (EbZB Productions), Howard Craft’s screenplay Dreaming (Torry Bend), and several Black History Month promo campaigns on the ESPN network. her CD releases garnered accolades as “...the voice of her generation,” by Jazziz Magazine. Lenora consistently tours with her bands performing her compositions in many of the largest jazz festivals and venues worldwide. Her compositions and published arrangements are performed by renowned jazz artists and school ensembles. Her seventh CD release, For the Love of Big Band, garnered critical acclaim, reaching the Top 50 releases in JazzWeek. Her creative practice includes performing as a vocal musician while educating emerging artists in jazz as the Director of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Lenora is the 2021 University of North Carolina Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching award recipient for NCCU. She plays a leadership role in creating communities of practice for teaching artists, both as founder of NCCU’s Teaching Artist Certificate Program and as producer of forums where music performances and edutainment events serve families in local and regional communities. Visit her at www.TribeJazzOrchestra.com® and www.LenoraHelm.com