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The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is 106 years old this year and shows no signs of fading in popularity. The first public performance of The Wizard of Oz took place in January 1903. The show opened on Broadway to immediate success. It played 293 performances and road companies toured the show for the next six years. In 1939, MetroGoldWin-Mayer released its movie version, a color extravaganza, which won five Academy Awards. The story has been twisted and bent in such shows as The Wiz, Disney’s Retum to Oz, and most recently Wicked. Since its conception, song writers have used references from The Wizard of Oz in songs. Any vocalist worth noting has a personal version of “Over the Rainbow.” In 2004, “Over the Rainbow” was ranked number one motion picture song of all time by the American Film Institute, and to think, it was almost cut from the movie! (The producers believed it slowed down the opening pace of the movie too much.) Growing up in Iowa, I certainly had a firm grasp on sienna winters, colorful springs, and “tornado season.” The Wizard of Oz helped us believe that something wonderful could come from these instant destroyers of our lives, and indeed with courage, a brain, and a heart, we could find something wonderful! Kim Silverman, Director |
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Amberlee Weber
as Dorothy Gale |
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Rocky
as Toto |
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Laura Saxe
as Aunt Em/Glinda |
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Mercer Bristow
as Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard |
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Mark Srock
Zeke/Cowardly Lion |
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Michael Martin
Hickory/Tinman |
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Marcus Comly
Hunk/Scarecrow |
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Martha Traverse
as Almira Gultch/Wicked Witch |
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John North
as Professor Marvel/Wizard of Oz |
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Eli Calkins
as Mayor |
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Ben Moser
as Barrister |
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Pierce Guillory
as Coroner |
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Heather Desorcie, Page McDonough
as Teachers |
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Jessie Brown, Ashley Lope, Samantha Mullen
as Lullaby League |
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Nicholas Christie, Alexander Korte, Jordan Poole
as Lollipop Guild |
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Michaela Bojan, Adam Boone, Jordan Glover, Emma Kesidis, Caitlin Moser, Sophie Mullen, Emma Rohan, Sara Rohan, Kedrin Wilson, Tristan Wilson
as Munchkins |
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Luke Edmondson, Jordan Poole, Tristan Wilson
as Crows |
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Sarah Gamble, Amanda Jones, Maggie Lee, Courtney Lope, Alison Morooney, Chantal Owens
as Apple Trees |
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Jessie Brown, Heather Desorcie, Jordan Glover, Emma Kesidis, Page McDonough, Kizzy Nicholas, Emma Rohan, Sara Rohan
as Poppies |
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Lance Baird
as Winkie General |
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Adam Boone
as Nikko |
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Nicholas Christie, Pierce Guillory, Alexander Korte, Kedrin Wilson
as Flying Monkeys |
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Luke Edmondson, John North, Andy Saxe, Tristan Wilson
as Winkies |
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Lance Baird, Luke Edmondson, Sarah Gamble, Amanda Jones,
Maggie Lee, Ashley Lope, Courtney Lope, Alison Morooney,
Elise Mortensen, Samantha Mullen, Kizzy Nicholas, John North,
Chantal Owens, Jordan Poole, Andy Saxe, Tristan Wilson,
Rhiannon Youngbauer
as Emerald City Citizens /
Jitterbugs |
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