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'WIZARD' IS TWICE THE FUN FOR ACTORS DUAL CASTS FILLING LEAD ROLES.


Byline: Daily News

CANYON COUNTRY - Nearly 100 munchkins from Fair Oaks Ranch Fair Oaks Ranch may be:
  • Fair Oaks Ranch, California
  • Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas
  • Fair Oaks Ranch, a neighborhood of Pasadena California
 and Valley View elementary schools elementary school: see school.  have been rehearsing since March for the ESCAPE Children's Theatre presentation of ``The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz

reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

See : Ballooning


Wizard of Oz

false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit.
.''

ESCAPE (Experience Santa Clarita's Actor's Performing Ensemble) Children's Theatre was founded by Elizabeth and Kyle Burson, who also serve as the directors and producers of ``Wizard,'' to provide educational theater for the entire family.

During the three months leading up to a production, each child learns singing techniques, vocal projection, dancing, acting and stage presence. At the same time they learn about teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. , build their self-esteem and increase their creativity.

In order to accommodate more children interested in performing from Fair Oaks Ranch and Valley View, each lead role in ``Wizard'' is played by two children, who take turns appearing in different performances.

The leads are Arlene Henry and Rebecca Shows as Dorothy; Nick Herbst and Cameron Herbst as the Cowardly Lion Cowardly Lion

king of the forest has yellow streak up back. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

See : Cowardice


Cowardly Lion

timid king of beasts. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

See : Timidity
; Stephanie Rubinoff and Rachel Roller as the Scarecrow Scarecrow

goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]

See : Ignorance


Scarecrow

can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am.
; Brandon Manibog and Miles Overton as the Tin Man Tin Man may refer to:

In television:
  • "Tin Man" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1
  • "Tin Man" (TNG episode), an episode from the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation
; and Christopher Perry and Jake Watkins as Toto.

``The Wizard of Oz'' will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday at Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary School, 26933 N. Silverbell Lane, Canyon Country. Tickets are $8.

ESCAPE is offering a Summer Musical Theatre Workshop from July 11-22 for children entering grades one through eight who are interested in singing, dancing and acting. The cost of the workshop is $125 for both weeks or $50 for week two, with the workshop concluding with a performance July 24.

For information about the workshop or to purchase tickets to ``Wizard,'' call the Bursons at (661) 299-5264 or visit the ESCAPE Web site at www.escapetheatre.org.

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Cast one of the ESCAPE Children's Theatre presentation of ``The Wizard of Oz'' features Nick Herbst as the Cowardly Lion; Christopher Perry as Toto; Arlene Henry as Dorothy; Stephanie Rubinoff as the Scarecrow; and Brandon Manibog as the Tin Man.
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