The Wizard of Oz (Fall 2011)
It all begins when a little Kansas farm girl, Dorothy Gale, and her dog Toto are blown away in a tornado and land in a fairyland named Oz. First she meets all the little Munchkins, Glinda, the beautiful “Good Fairy” and the Wicked Witch of the West – who is not happy to see the Dorothy now possesses the precious Ruby Slippers!
While Dorothy thoroughly enjoys the Munchkins and Glinda, she quickly realizes she’d really like to go home. So, Glinda sends her on her way to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to help her.
As she travels along the Yellow Brick Road, she meets a very unusual cast of characters – the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion, and together they go on a quest to see the Wizard of Oz, each of them seeking what they want most in life. Making their way along, they encounter a series of hair-raising events, they finally arrive at the Emerald City only to be told by the Wizard that they first must kill the Wicked Witch of the West before he will grant their wishes.
They eventually overcome many dangerous challenges and dispose of the witch (although quite by accident), and return only to find that the Wizard is really just a humbug. He craftily addresses everyone’s wish, but just as he’s about to help Dorothy and Toto return home, his balloon leaves without them.
The beautiful Glinda appears again, finally revealing to Dorothy that she had what she needed all along to get home.
KCMT’s production of The Wizard of Oz involved over 60 families and 143 performers, ages 5 – 19.
