Dogs, Music, Kids…And Some Ruby Chucks!
A classic coming of age story, with some updated twists! The Wizard of Oz is an ambitious undertaking for any theatre, and this was no exception. With the imaginative direction of Richie Combs-Canaday, our production took a simple magic approach that put us actors as the primary motor for the story telling. Playing Dorothy, this tale really did get to me time I landed back in Kansas among family and friends once more.
Press
“This is my favorite role of [Kauffman’s] work – she gives Dorothy a plainspoken spunkiness that keeps the whole production airborne and moving forward” – Press Enterprise
“Heading the cast is…Morgan McKenzie Kauffman as Dorothy, smoothly singing and dancing her way to Emerald City.” – Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Production History
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, based upon the Classic Motion Picture, was presented at The Alvina Kraus Theatre at The Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble.
Dates
November 23rd – December 29th, 2018
Cast
Dorothy Gale – Morgan McKenzie Kauffman
Aunt Em/Glinda – Laurie McCants
Uncle Henry/Tree #1/Guard/Winkie General – James Goode
Hunk/Scarecrow – Jacob Tarconish
Hickory/Tinman – Eric Wunsch
Zeke/Cowardly Lion – Daniel Roth
Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicker Witch of the West – Elizabeth Dowd
Professor Chester Marvel/Tree #2/The Wizard of Oz – Andrew Hubatsek
Toto (Kansas) – Oakley Baylor
Toto (Oz) – Rose Adams/Sophia Jordan
Munchkin Mayor/ Chorus – Cora Vanderhoof/Lydia Bacher
Munchkin Barrister/Chorus – Keedaysha Smith/Avery Geffken
Munchkin Coronoer/Chorus – Luke Saracoglu/Owen Crane
Chorus – Celia Sondheimer/Lexi Boehmer, Adrianna Howell/Isabel Benfield, Hannah Bower/Anastasia Furdock, Michael Stefanowicz/Steven Olsen, Emma Wenner/Emily LaRouche, Sarah Ann Woodley/Katelyn Brecht, Adrianna Chyko/Araya Carr, Savilla Skye Chyko/Daniella Andreacci, Henry Turnbough/Jack Dickerman, Lucien Dent/Ben Crane, Michaela Williams/Zeke Weber Loomis
Production
Directed by Richard Cannaday
Set Design – Michael Yerges
Lighting Design – Zak Knoll
Costume Design – Elizabeth Wislar
Props Design – A’nie Kirchner
Music Supervisor – Steve Gilliland
Choreography – Elizabeth Dowd
Production Stage Manager – Michael Yerges
Company Stage Manager – A’nie Kirchner
Technical Director – Earl Martz
Studio Pianist – Rob Stabinsky
Dane Captain – Emaley Bacher
Shop Assistant – Paris Tennenhouse
Costume Shop Supervisor – Thom Sirkot
Master Electrician – Dave Yezefski
