The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition) - Southern Lehigh Middle School Stage Mag

The Wizard of Oz (Youth Edition)

at Southern Lehigh Middle School


By L. Frank Baum	With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg

Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard Orchestration by Larry Wilcox Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros.

Welcome to Oz!

I am sure that many of you share similar feelings of nostalgia when you think about the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland and so many others. Those of us of a "certain age" remember when the movie aired on television once per year! I can still feel the heart palpitations that began when the Wicked Witch and her minions showed up. She was very scary!

As such a fan of the movie, it's an honor to have helped bring the story to this next generation. It's hard to believe that in just 16 years, the movie will be 100 years old. But the warm-hearted lessons it carries are timeless: stay close to the ones you love, believe in yourself, be careful for green women carrying fiery torches, and of course, There's No Place Like Home.

Enjoy the show!

-Victoria Benn, Director

Cast

Alexa Lui

Uncle Henry, Cyclone, Jitterbug, Flying Monkey

Amelia Yenchik

Munchkin Chorus, Oz Woman, Winkie Guard

Arianna Fogerty

Toto

Ava Hutter

Cyclone, Apple Tree #3, Flying Monkey

Brianna Connelly

Munchkin Barrister, Rowboat Man 1, Jitterbug, Flying Monkey

Brooke Marconi

Cyclone, Jitterbug, Nikko

Cadance Pletz

Munchkin City Father 1, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Charlotte Smyth

Munchkin Lollipop Guild, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Guard, Cat

Chloe Ambrosch

Cyclone, Apple Tree #1, Flying Monkey

Clare Scheblein

Munchkin #2, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Delaney Levin

Glinda

Eliy Reynolds

Rowboat Man 2, Jitterbug, Flying Monkey

Gracie Croissette

Munchkin Woman, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Jayson Russo

Hickory/Tin Man

Josie Cardona

Munchkin Coroner, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Joy Ogetii

Professor Marvel/Doorman/Guard/Wizard of Oz

Kayla Bryant

Munchkin Lollipop Guild, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Guard

Kaylee Lopez

Munchkin Lullaby League, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Leader

Lilianna Weber

Munchkin #1 & Lullaby League, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Guard

Lillyan Steiner

Cow, Jitterbug, Flying Monkey

Lyla Hook

Munchkin City Father 2, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Maeve Cassaday

Aunt Em

Mackenzie Gippe

Cyclone, Apple Tree #2, Flying Monkey

Michelle Boytsov

Munchkin Lullaby League, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Guard

Noah Schafer

Zeke/Lion

Nora Hammond

Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West

Olivia Mahony

Munchkin Lollipop Guild, Emerald City/Girls Chorus, Winkie Guard

Payton Engler

Munchkin, Crow Puppeteer, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Pearl Bio

Dorothy

Sophie Wheeler

Hunk/Scarecrow

Vivi Pham

Munchkin Mayor, Emerald City Chorus, Winkie Guard

Creative Team

Mrs. Victoria Benn

Director/Music Director/Choreographer/Production Designer

Mr. Michael Pauling

Technical Advisor

Mrs. Susan MacIntyre

Costumer

Avantika Johri (SLHS)

Student Stage Manager

Lillyan Steiner (SLMS)

Dance Captain

Cooper Morgan (SLHS)

Lighting Technician

Caroline Grum (SLHS)

Sound Technician

Justise Pleasant (SLHS)

Sound Technician

Amanda Smith (SLHS)

Music/Sound Operator

Ava Brewer (SLMS)

Spotlight 1 Operator

Madelynn Meaney (SLMS)

Spotlight 2 Operator

Iman Shah (SLMS)

Stage Crew

Jayla Pleasant (SLMS)

Stage Crew

Lily Green (SLMS)

Stage Crew

Bella Demosthene (SLMS)

Stage Crew

Mrs. Catherine Scheblein, the Cast, and the SLMS Art Club

Scenic Artists

SPECIAL THANKS

The Creative Team and Cast would like to extend our warmest thanks to the following people:

Mrs. Deanna Webb, Mr. Jack Hankee, Mrs. Nicole Lounsberry, Mrs. Carol Beck

Mrs. Tina Lebrecht, Mrs. Joanne Stevenson & the SLMS Custodial Staff, Mrs. Cyndie Braden

Mrs. Jenna Levin, Mrs. Catherine Scheblein, Mrs. Jill Wheeler, Ms. Darah Donaher

Mr. Jarad Benn, Josephine Benn, Willamena Benn, Isaiah Davis, Thomas Davis