"Every part big or small is important."

 Julie’s Greenroom is a children’s netflix series where legend Julie Andrews leads a workshop for children at a performing arts center. Here at the Wellspring Center for the Performing Arts, Miss Julie has a set agenda for her students, with different episodes focusing on different aspects of the performing arts, such as singing, acting and even stand up comedy. Not much like other children’s shows, Julie’s Greenroom showcases several different aspects of diversity and intersectionality that one may not see in other children’s shows.

“Every part big or small is important” is Miss Julie’s number one saying throughout the series, explaining to her students that although one may want to be the star of the show, that without the small parts there also would not be a show at all. Miss Julie’s students are also a very diverse group of children, not often seen in one room in television shows. They are all of different races, ethnicities, and disabilities, almost always having a different shot at the stage spotlight. One character in particular whose name is Hank, uses a wheelchair, and is taught that although he is disabled, he is still able to partake in shows on stage. This is something in particular that children of that demographic are used to hearing, but not physically seeing. 

This, exceeding the fact of including a diverse group of children but also exceeding expectations. Seeing children that are paraplegic on stage, along with other children that are able to walk is something uncommon, which falls under the umbrella of intersectionality. The fact that Hank is encouraged and enabled to do things that paraplegic children are usually unable to do, he therefore is setting an example to these children, making it known that they can also perform on stage if they want to. 

    Julie’s Greenroom is the perfect show to showcase the plethora of opportunities for children within the performing arts as well as the arts itself. It is something that is not usually seen or focused on within children’s show, but a great start to doing so.