Centertown goes to Kansas – Theater Club presents ?Wizard of Oz?
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The fantasy is based on L. Frank Baum?s 1900 children?s novel ?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,? in which a resourceful girl is snatched up by a Kansas tornado and deposited in a fairytale land.
The club has been preparing for tonight?s performance since February. In the last three months, the actors have been practicing up to two times a week to prepare.
?It isn?t an easy play for some of them,? said club sponsor Dr. Lynn England. ?Some of their lines are really long. It?s a challenge. We have practiced and practiced so I think they will definitely be ready.?
While the students have been working hard to prepare, behind the scenes Mandy Stuart has been making most of the costumes for the numerous participants.
This play is the fourth for the club. Before this, the club had two major productions of ?Cinderella,? ?Annie,? and ?How the Penguins Saved Christmas.?
?I think offering a theater club is very important,? said England. ?Not all children are athletic or scholars. It?s important to offer them other options. These kids really love it. Some of them have been in all the plays.?
The main characters are:
Dorothy: Brooke Bouldin
Tin Man: Shelby Curlee
Scarecrow: Erica Higgins
Lion: Dakota Myers
Bad witch: Reilly Butler
Wizard: Reahnna Rackley
Come get swept away with Dorothy to a land filled with munchkins, good witches and bad witches, and meet the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion on the way to the Emerald City in the incredible land of Oz. Tickets are $3.