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A few scenes from the show:

The Wizard of Oz cast

Cast of Characters

Grace Angus                                              Farmer, Munchkin, Jitterbug, General, Ozian

Amy Barr-Saxena                                                                                                Ozian Lady

Laurie Barth                                                                                       Sorceress of the North

Emma Briggs                                                               Farmer, Munchkin, General, Ozian

Dick Brigham                                                                                                               Wizard

Peter Brown                                                   Joe (A Farmhand), Munchkin Town Father

Daniel Debek                                                                      Munchkin Town Father, Tibia

Phoebe Evans                                                                             Munchkin, Private, Ozian

Karen Furnans                                                                                               Cowardly Lion

Bianca Giolitto                               Farmer, Lullaby League Munchkin, General, Ozian

Rachael Haar                                  Farmer, Lullaby League Munchkin, General, Ozian

Daniel Hansen                                                            Farmer, Munchkin, General, Ghost

Christian Hansen                                                                   Farmer, Tough Kid, General

Paul Hansen                                                                                                                Tinman

Susan Hussey                                                                                                            Aunt Em

Colin Kush                                                                                                         First General

Sandee Kush                                                                                                          First Witch

Kayla Lanza                                                    Mayor of the Munchkins, General, Ozian

Haleigh MacCloy                                                       Munchkin Farmer, General, Ozian

Scott MacCloy                                                                                                    Uncle Henry

Kiernan Majerus-Collins                                       Farmer, Munchkin Coroner, General, Ghost, Ozian

Dylan Meredith                                      Tough Kid, Munchkin, General, Ghost, Ozian

Samantha Mooney                                  Munchkin Barrister, Jitterbug, General, Ozian

Rebecca Mooney                                         Lullaby League Munchkin, General, Ozian

Michael Morales                                                                                                    Munchkin

Rosemary O'Connor                                    Lullaby League Munchkin, General, Ozian

Rachel Oxman                                                                                                        Munchkin

Naomi Padberg Bartoo                                                              Munchkin, Farmer, Ozian

Natalie Padberg Bartoo                                                             Farmer, Munchkin, Ozian

Kathleen Riley                                                                                               Ozian, Servant

Wesley Saxena                                       Farmer, Tough Kid Munchkin, General, Ozian

Rebecca Sherry                                           Munchkin, Jitterbug, General, Ghost, Ozian

Joyce Schirm                                                                                       Second Witch, Ozmas

Julia Smith-Horn                          Farmer, General, Ghost, Munchkin, Jitterbug, Ozian

Lisa Smith-Horn                                                                                                            Gloria

Susan Jane Stamn                                                                       Wicked Witch of the West

Steve Theaker                                                                                                         Scarecrow

Claire Wheeler                                                                                                           Dorothy

Delaney Wilbur                           Farmer, Munchkin, General, Shrinking Witch, Ozian

 

Directed by Duncan Bockus

Produced by Elizabeth Briggs

Accompanied by Nancy Slopak

Choreographed by Kim Richard

Orchestra: Karen Baker, oboe; Paul Fletcher, bass; Jim Galvic and Henry Miller, percussion; Colin Moreshead, trumpet; Chris Pray, keyboard

 

Special Thanks to the Crew…

 

Technical Director                                                                                     Larry Lunden

Spotlights                                                                 Sam Lanza and David Kauffman

Sound                                                                                                                Tina Davies

Curtain, Special Effects, and “Best Boy”                                            Chris Mooney

Videotaping                                                              Tom Jakups and Michael Shelby

Stage Manager                                                                                            Scott MacCloy

Rehearsal Assistants                                 Karen Furnans, Jackie Majerus-Collins

Props Manager                                                                                               Shari Lanza

Set Design                                                                                                Maud Cronkhite

Artistic Set Painting                                                                        Joanne Barry-Dutro

Set Construction and Light Set up                             Dick Brigham, Steve Collins

                                                 Daniel Debek, Paul Hansen, Bob Kush, Sam Lanza,

                                                                 A.J. Longobricco, Scott MacCloy, Ron Porta

Set Painters                   Karen Furnans, Mark Furnans, Paul Hansen, Bob Kush

                                              Colin Kush, Sandee Kush , Kayla Lanza, Shari Lanza

Costumes                           Elizabeth Briggs, Valerie Mooney, Barbara Nimmich,

               Carol Padberg-Bartoo, Kathy Riley, Susan Jane Stamm, Cindy Wilbur

Sign Design and Fabrication                                                         Susan Jane Stamm

Logo Design                                                                                            Claire Cronkhite

Publicity Photos                                                         Jim Galvic and Michael Shelby

Program Design                                                                                             Peter Brown

Publicity                                                                                                       Scott MacCloy

In-House Publicity                                                                                        Tom Oxman

Refreshments                                  Steve Hussey and Marlene and Steve Theaker

House Set-Up                                                                                                       Bob Kush

Tickets                                                                                     Shawn and Steve Hussey

Make Up                       Liz Gaddis, Cortlandt Hull, Betsy Sullivan, Becca Tellar

Webmaster                                                                                    Steve Majerus-Collins

 

And from the days leading up to the show:

Steve Theaker, Karen Furnans and Paul Hansen accompany Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road March 18th to 20th at the Universalist Church of West Hartford as the Universalist Players perform The Wizard of Oz

From The West Hartford News: Universalist Players bring original version of 'Wizard of Oz' to town

Duncan Bockus, the man who brought it all together

As the pace of rehearsals quickens and the stage starts to come alive, the cast is getting ready for Opening Night.

One Sunday afternoon recently, Dorothy practiced her lines with The Scarecrow (Steve Theaker) and The Tin Man (Paul Hansen):

 

Here's a photo of Susan Jane Stamm, who plays the Wicked Witch of the West, getting a lesson in makeup from Cortlandt Hull, creator of the Witch's Dungeon in Bristol, part of the non-profit Silver Screen Movie Museum and Archives:

 

And waiting to take the stage is The Wizard of Oz himself, Dick Brigham:

 

The Lollipop Guild can lick any Munchkins around:

 

A sign on Fern Street announces the upcoming production:

Performances at:

Friday, March 18, 2005 at 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 19, 2005 at 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 1:30 p.m.

CALL 233-3669 to reserve tickets now!

By L. Frank Baum

Adapted by:

Frank Gabrielson

The Wizard of Oz

is Presented through Special Arrangement with

Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.

560 Lexington Ave.

New York, NY 10022

With Music & Lyrics of

the Screen Version by:

Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg

 


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