Sophia Brook
Sophia Brook appears in the role of Dorothy for The Belle Theatre in The Wizard of Oz.
Sophia has been performing since a very young age. Her prior stage credits include Pocahontas in Disenchanted the Musical for The Belle Theatre, Cady Heron for Gulf Coast Symphony in Mean Girls Jr., the ensemble of Les Miserables for Melody Lane Theatre, Rapunzel in Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, Sandy in Grease, Margot Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank and Mary in Mary Poppins. In 2023, Sophia earned the All Star Award at the Atlanta Junior Theater Festival, and she scored five Superiors at the District 
Thespians with a Best in Room accolade.
In 2023, Sophia also starred in a short Christian film. Titled The Remedy, the film tells a story of redemption and hope in the context of a troubled father-daughter relationship that was inspired by the true-life relationship of director/screenwriter Kate Olivia Sandnes with her late father. Brooks has been applauded for her performance in the film, 
which was chosen as Best Short Film by the 2023 Christian Online Film Festival.
An accomplished singer, Sophia has performed at venues around Southwest Florida, including with the City of Palms Youth Choir and Gulf Coast Symphony at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.
April 15, 2023; updated January 26, 2024.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.