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What if Barbie could talk? What if she could really tell you what it was like to be a sex symbol and role model all at once - and to have all those careers - all those outfits! Well, now she can. In this world premiere production, Barbie is 50, and she’s got a voice. She’s here to let you in on it all. Ken and Skipper are along for the ride, as well
as her creator and mother, Ruth. Buckle your seat belts: it’s a wild ride…
Walton Beacham holds degrees from Georgia Tech (B.S.), Georgia State University (B.A. Literature), and the University of Arkansas (M.A. Literature, M.F.A. Fiction). He has taught math, physics, literature, and creative writing at the University of Arkansas, University of Richmond, and Virginia Commonwealth University where he was Associate Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing. He was Book Editor for the Sunday book section for the “Richmond Times Dispatch,” contributor to the “Richmond Mercury,” and contributor to “The Nation.” He left his position as Associate Professor of English to become vice president of Salem Press, and then founder and president of Beacham Publishing Corp (1985-present). His two-act play Blood Sunday was selected through a juried competition for a reading on the main stage of The Players Theatre in Sarasota, Florida in July 2007. His short play, Stormy, won Theatre Odyssey’s 2009 short play festival. The first scene of Barbie was produced as part of Theatre Odyssey’s 2010 short play festival.
Special thanks to our media sponsor, KUHF Public Radio,
for its generous support of this production.
