A TALE OF TWO DOROTHYS ACTORS, ACTRESSES WILL SHARE 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' ROLES.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff Writer PALMDALE - When ``The Wizard of Oz'' goes on stage in Lancaster, there will be five youngsters playing Toto, two Cowardly Lions and two Dorothys. Spreading roles over the three performances among more than one young actor or actress gets more children involved in the play, director Wayne Berry Wayne Berry (born 1942) is an Australian politician and the current Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Berry was born in Sydney in 1942 and educated in Taree, New South Wales. said - and in the case of Toto it also spares their knees. ``We didn't want one kid crawling on their knees for 28 scenes and it was another way to get more kids in the show,'' said Berry. Ninety-two children and 10 adults are in the cast for It's Only Tuesday Productions' 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. ,'' which Berry says remains faithful to the 1939 film but includes some songs that the movie cut short or eliminated. ``It's the Royal Shakespearean Company version of it which debuted in 1996 or 1997,'' said Berry, a community theater veteran whose work includes producing with his wife a children's version of ``Stuart Little'' last year. ``It includes a couple of songs that were cut from the movie, like the jitterbug jitterbug Dance variation of the two-step in which couples swing, balance, and twirl in standardized patterns to syncopated music in ⁴⁄₄ time. It originated in the U.S. in the mid 1930s and became internationally popular in the 1940s. scene.'' The musical will be performed at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 7 and at 5 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. Kelli Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. , 8, is one of five kids who will don a furry costume to play Toto, Dorothy's little dog. ``I like it,'' said Kelli, who shares the role with Remie Adams, Jade Silver, Sarah Ritter rit·ter n. pl. ritter A knight. [German, from Middle High German riter, from Middle Dutch ridder, from r , Lexie Garcia and Kelsey Almanza. Genise Mosher, Kelli's mom, said she started encouraging her children to audition in local plays. ``They love it so much that they're the ones that look in the paper to see what auditions are available,'' said Genise, who home-schools her children and helps behind the scenes with props and painting. Nathan Houston, a community theater actor for four years, will share the role of the Cowardly Lion with Travis Barr. ``I think it's really a fabulous role. It's the character with the most character,'' said Houston. ``It's really the most fun; it's kind of the comedy relief.'' Other actors include Whitney Vigil and Erin Swetland as Dorothy; Dan Clemetson as the Tin Man Tin Man may refer to: In television:
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. ; Charles T. Houston as Professor Marvel and the Wizard of Oz; Patricia Houston as the Wicked Witch; Claude Seal and David Negaard as Uncle Henry; and Janell King as Auntie Em and Glinda the Good Witch. The enduring popularity of ``The Wizard of Oz'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color) During rehearsal for ``The Wizard of Oz,'' set to be presented in September, director Wayne Berry confers with, from right, Gentille Macisso, 5, Arianna Hall, 8, Lexie Garcia, 3, and Erin Berry, 7, about their roles. (2 -- color) Heading down an ersatz er·satz adj. Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory. See Synonyms at artificial. yellow brick road during rehearsals for ``The Wizard of Oz'' are Dan Clemetson as the Tin Man, Ian Barr as the Scarecrow, Erin Swetland as Dorothy, Nathan Houston as the Cowardly Lion and Kelli Mosher as Toto. (3) ``The Wizard of Oz'' will be staged at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center in September. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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