We decided that all of our handiwork would be most visible against a vivid, but simple backdrop, so we chose a solid emerald green (Emerald City green, actually). The theme of the window display contest was "There's no place like home," so we painted the slogan, plus our own little spin on it (Home is where you can truly be yourself.) on the portion of the backdrop that faced the street. The yellow brick road was added by using yellow anti-slip stuff that usually sees only the inside of drawers.
After several people stopped in to mention that they didn't "get" our window, we added little keychains with photos of the original characters so that visually, people could match the original characters with our interpretations of them. This little touch didn't seem to help all that much...
Ultimately, we did NOT win the contest. We were given a prize for "Most Creative Use of Merchandise to Tell the Wizard of Oz Story," because the young people in the cast (the cast voted on a winner) apparently all voted for our window. We're still calling it a victory because it made people stop and look, which is exactly what a window display should do!
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