THE WIZARD OF OZ

Name: THE WIZARD OF OZ
Start: 2024-12-11T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-11T16:30:00-05:00
Location: Live Arts

Schedule

Wed Dec 11 2024 at 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Live Arts | Charlottesville, VA

Live Arts presents
THE WIZARD OF OZ
By L. Frank Baum
Music & Lyrics by Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
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.
On Stage: November 22-December 15 in the Gibson Theater
Directed by John Gibson
Co-Directed by Ray Nedzel
Music Direction by Lance Brenner
Choreography by Christine Wyatt
Sponsored by Woodard Properties
Featuring the oh-so-catchy musical score from the 1939 classic film, this enchanting RSC stage adaptation of THE WIZARD OF OZ sweeps us from the Kansas prairie way up high and over the rainbow. Director John Gibson brings his uniquely personal vision to L. Frank Baum’s fantastic tale about young Dorothy Gale, her dear friends, Professor Marvel and the yellow brick-laden road they travel together to the Land of Oz.
PRODUCTION TEAM
John Gibson - Director
Ray Nedzel - Co-Director
Lance Brenner - Music Director
Christine Wyatt - Choreography
Kristin Hauge - Rehearsal Pianist/Pit Musician
Geoffrey Culbertson - Assistant to the Director
Kristin Baltes - Vocal Coach
Breanna Swain - Production Stage Manager
Annaliese Tassano - Assistant Stage Manager
Tom Bloom - Scenic Designer
Annie Temmink - Scenic Designer
Joshua Reid - Lighting Designer
Will Conrad - Assistant Lighting Designer
Chase Carson - Sound Designer/Engineer
Tricia Emlet - Costume Designer
Mimi Halpern - Assistant to the Costume Designer
Kerry Moran - Properties Designer
Daryl O’Connor - Properties Designer
Will Kerner - Projections Designer
Jeff Dobrow - Projections Designer
Richelle Claiborne - Hair and Makeup Designer
Daphne Latham - Hair and Makeup Designer
Sara Holdren - Dramaturge
CAST
Sian Richards as Dorothy Gale
Christiana Mitchell as Hunk/Scarecrow
Will Luckett as Hickory/Tinman
Zachary Zartler as Zeke/Cowardly Lion
Bill LeSueur as Professor Chester Marvel/The Wizard of Oz
Kara McLane Burke as Aunt Em/Glinda/Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West
Ronda Hewitt as Aunt Em/Glinda/Miss Almira Gulch/The Wicked Witch of the West
Jeff Dreyfus as Uncle Henry/Emerald City Guard
Jennifer Hoyt Tidwell as Nikko/Ensemble
Kristin Baltes as Ensemble
Erin Burke as Ensemble
Chris Estey as Ensemble
Thad Lane as Ensemble
Adam “JR” Stoffel as Ensemble
Misty Vredenburg as Ensemble
For more information visit: https://livearts.org/show/the-wizard-of-oz/