This delightful story is poignant in it's history compared to today.  The music is heart warming, fun and beautiful.   Watch the u-tube link...not even an appetizer... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3Ayc5GfRo

There are two different sets of slides.  

The first directly below were done by Mikeal Holgersson of Vildmark  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mikael-holgersson/48/2a1/8a5.  These are scenery shots.  

The second set of slides, below Vildmark's are final dress rehearsal shots.

 Thank you for your interest.

The River Cities Reader  REVIEW:

"Scenic designer Susie Holgersson's set, meanwhile, is just as impressive as the performances.  She has created a theatre exterior that's obviously run down, yet filled with texture and impressive Depression-era design: there's exposed brick peeking through the broken stucco finish, performance posters, a hodgepodge of junk strewn about, and even an ornate tin ceiling under the awning.  The entire set was just as stunning from my seat the back of the theatre as it was at the edge of the stage (I took a good, long look while in the buffeet line), and it added to the joy of Friday's preformance, which ended with the audience on its feet, and one of the actors suggesting their perfomance of one more song.  Our audience eagerly gave consent, likely because Southern Crossroads was so good that none of us were quite ready for this fantastic production to end."

Written by Thom White  Monday 12, March 2012

http://www.rcreader.com/theatre/upbeat-depression-southern-crossroads/

QC Times REVIEW:

" ....this story of a family band that arrives at a Virginia theater where they're scheduled to play, only to find out the building has been closed, has incredibly impressive musicianship, dialog and a set that took my breath away when I walkied into the downtown Rock Island theater....

And Susie Holgersson's design of the dilapidated theater, down to peeling paint and bricks, is worth observing up-close as audiences enter the buffet."

Written by David Burke Monday 12, March 2012

 http://qctimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/theatre/circa-s-crossroads-among-its-best/article_45c5c52c-6c86-11e1-97f9-001871e3ce6c.html

Dispatch Argus REVIEW: 

"Once in a while, a director gets lucky, that you come across a show that has the perfect cast, a fantastic designer, wonderful lighting," Mr. Wollan said. "It's just been a real treat."

Even before a note was sung, I was struck by the spectacular set by scenic designer Susie Holgersson. She has the ramshackle, dilapidated theater exactly right -- with missing marquee lights and bricks -- and it gives us a visual symbol for hard times in 1933, with hope pinned on the new president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Written by Jonathan Turner, jturner@qconline.com 15 March 2012

http://www.qconline.com/archives/qco/print_display.php?id=585158