Dance and Vocal Arrangements by
| Orchestration by
| Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare
Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros. THE WIZARD OF OZ is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com
Dear Playmakers families and friends,
Welcome to The Wizard of Oz! As excited as we are to have you here for showtime, I wish you could see the rehearsal process we get to watch and enjoy. As our casts prepare for opening night, they are also forming new friendships, supporting each other’s work and finding their voices.
As you watch Dorothy and her friends travel along the Yellow Brick Road, I hope you’ll also see the bravery it takes to perform in front of an audience, the heartfelt way our casts care for and lift up one another, and the brains behind learning new skills. Our performers know so well what Dorothy learns — you can get anywhere if you do it together.
We are so proud of both of our outstanding casts — not only for their awesome performances, but also for their collaboration, creativity and kindness off stage — and I am so thankful to Liza, Annie, Adri, Eric, Allison, Kelly, Marin, and everyone who helped bring Wizard of Oz to life. It’s no coincidence that our team is made up of so many alumni. There really is “no place like home!”
We hope you’ll join us this summer at camp or for our spring show!
Hunk ..................................................... Molly Weingart
Hickory ...................................................... Talya Phillips
Zeke ............................................................ Lucy Pilisi
Miss Almira Gulch ........................................... Violet Handel
Auntie Em .................................................. Coretta Klein
Uncle Henry ................................................. Jordan Page
Dorothy Gale ................................................ Rachel Klein
Toto .................................. Zorrie Lefko, Emma Scher, Orli Teller
Professor Marvel ........................................ Atara Hochheiser
Crows .................... Coretta Klein, Chaya Laytin, Brooke McCullough,
Gilah Schwartz, Atara Sher
Glinda ................................................... Sasha Silverman
The Wicked Witch of the West ................................ Lulu Kreeger
Scarecrow ................................................ Neshama Teller
Tin Man ....................................................... Jonah Klein
Cowardly Lion ...............................................Astrid Burkle
The Wizard of Oz .............................................. Alexa Zitelli
Nikko, Commander of the Flying Monkeys .................... Isaac Hoenig Trees ....................................... Rutie Sanders, Margalit Shuck
Flying Monkeys ..... Kaylie Cohen, Leila Dodson, Olivia Forte, Ava Forward,
Vivian Goldstein, Caroline Siwik
Mayor of Munchkin City ..................................... Reyna Nevels
Emerald City Guard ................................... Brooke McCullough
Coroner .................................................. Eliana Heching
Barristers ........ Daphne Dachner, Hannah Lindberg, Serena Schwartzben
Fiddlers .................. Bella Elmalich, Charlotte Myers, Ayden Zukowsky
Ozian Beauticians & Jitterbugs ..... Reva Faigen, Orli Schwartz, Lianna Silver
Lollipop Guild Soloists ... Molly Glickman, Esther Rothbaum, Ethan Spence
Lullaby League Soloists ................ Arlo Marcus, Annabelle Woodcock
Munchkins ........... Olivia Alvarez, Maura Donnellan, Matthew Goldberg, .
. Rosie Johnson, Anjali Lathia, Beatrice Myers, Rivka Rudolph
Hunk ...................................................... Tory Friedman
Hickory .................................................... Liora Fieldman
Zeke ........................................................ Sofia Lazzaro
Miss Almira Gulch ................................ Bianca Kayat Bittencourt
Auntie Em ................................................... Lucy Hinton
Uncle Henry ................................................. Jordan Page
Dorothy Gale ............................................... Indira Dobbs
Toto ............................Isla Brown, Everly Burns, Charlie Schonfeld
Professor Marvel ............................................. Lielle Greller
Crows .................. Haylee Phillips, Audrey Schiller, Kendall Silverstein
Glinda ........................................................ Maya Zelin
The Wicked Witch of the West ............................ Sadie Schonfeld
Scarecrow ................................................. Avraham Haas
Tin Man ......................................................... Dash Dye
Cowardly Lion ............................................ Moriyah Roland
The Wizard of Oz ............................................ Ezra Dorfman
Nikko, Commander of the Flying Monkeys .................... Eleanor Karp
Trees ......................................... Eliana Brown, Eloise Castilla
Flying Monkeys ...... Micah Burke, Eleanor Karp, Emily Lubow, Stella Nardo
Mayor of Munchkin City .................................... Gwen Randau
Emerald City Guard ......................................... Eliana Brown
Coroner ...................................................... Aya Balkan
Barrister ..................................................... Tessa Becker
Fiddlers ..................................... Emily Goldenberg, Cindy Sun
Ozian Beauticians & Jitterbugs ......... Adelina Fayanju, Amelia Golubitsky,
Ariel Ouedrago
Lollipop Guild Soloists .............. Nili Roland, Mae Wallace, Ellie Zaychik
Lullaby League Soloists .................. Thomas Marudas, Danika Shaper
Munchkins ......... Valentina Fayanju, Cece Friedman, Elizabeth Hauskens, .
.Ellie Hirokawa, Stella Kansal, Heera Turakhia, Neelam Turakhia
Act One
Over the Rainbow ................................................ Dorothy
Munchkinland Musical Sequence ............ Glinda, Dorothy & Munchkins
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead ............... Glinda, Dorothy & Munchkins
Yellow Brick Road ............................................. Munchkins
If I Only Had a Brain .......................... Scarecrow, Dorothy & Crows
We’re Off to See the Wizard .......................... Dorothy & Scarecrow
If I Only Had a Heart .............................. Tinman, Dorothy & Trees
We’re Off to See the Wizard .................. Dorothy, Tinman & Scarecrow
Lions, Tigers and Bears ...................... Dorothy, Tinman & Scarecrow
If I Only Had the Nerve ................. Lion, Dorothy, Tinman & Scarecrow
We’re Off to See the Wizard ............. Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow & Lion
Poppies .............. Glinda, Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion & Company
Intermission (10 minutes)
Act Two
The Merry Old Land of Oz ... Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion, Guard & Ozians
Reprise: The Merry Old Land of Oz ....... Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion,
Guard & Ozians
If I Were King of the Forest ......... Lion with Dorothy, Tinman & Scarecrow
March of the Winkies ............................................ Monkeys
Jitterbug.
. Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow,
Lion, Jitterbugs & Company
Reprise: Jitterbug ............................................... Company
Reprise: Winkies March ...........................................Winkies
Winkies March With Friends ... Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion & Winkies
Reprise: Over The Rainbow .......................... Auntie Em & Dorothy
Reprise: Over The Rainbow ....................................... Dorothy
Reprise: Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead ........................... Company
Assistant Director ........................................... Liza Kammer
Staging .................................................... Annie Perusek
Playmakers Youth Theatre Director ........................... Emma Miller
Music Director ............................................... Eric Golovan
Accompanist ................................................ Allison Ritley
Choreographer ..................................... Adri Powell Lawrence
Rehearsal Assistants ....................... Phoebe Litwak, Marin Millstone
Digital Scenery ........................................... Broadway Media
Sound, Stage & Lighting ...................................Rock The House
Costume Designers ...................... Kelly Millstone & Marin Millstone
Run Crew “Techies” ............... Abs Burkle, Adler Chefitz, Avraham Haas,
Henry Friedman, Jaryn Marcus
Scenic Construction ............... Chris Becker, Erin Becker & Rick Kammer
Janice Adell, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Debbie Arnold, Chris Becker, Erin Becker, Deborah Bobrow, Glenda Bogar, Jill Cappy, Adler Chefitz, Larry Chiu, Kyle Cohen, Kim Cole, Rebecca Copeland, Ali Dachner, Scott Dann, Jill Davidson, Brandi Dobbs, Janna Dorfman, Michelle Eisenberg, Mia Euton-Goldstein, Kim Favor, Traci Felder, Sherri Foxman, Cameron Garrett, Jeremy Goffin, Laurie Gross-Kammer, Sheri Gross, Maya Holtz Groys, Dave Holland, Joseph & Florence Mandel Jewish Day School, DeMarcus Jordan, Josh Kammer, Rick Kammer, Sarah Jaffe Kasdan, Lauren Klein, Ryan Konikoff, Lynn Krumholz, Abby Lausin-Berkowitz, Hannah Light, Phoebe Litwak, Sarah Litwak, Lindsay Marcus, Molly Marudas, Mary Meister, Hannah Mendelsohn, Steve Miller & Suzanne Fisher, Kelly Millstone, Andrew Newman, Beth Nudelman, Jack Ovalles, Gary Patrick, Jessie Pollak, Matt Putnam, Nate Ramos, Rock The House, Rabbi Carnie Rose, Beth Rosenthal, Michelle Rothbaum, Jan Rutsky, Jill Sadowsky, Ben Seligman, Julianna Johnston Senturia, Sara Shore, Barbara Smith, Aviva Soclof, Ezra Suldan, Rabbi Dan Utley, Dena Warn, Erin Zelin, the Mandel JCC Support Staff, and all of the supportive volunteers – a million thanks!
So proud of our Dorothy and Tin Man! (Guess we chose Jonah the wrong costume when you were little)!
– LOVE, MOM AND DAD
YOU ARE UNIQUE AND FULL OF MYSTIQUE, AND WE ARE PROUD TO SEE YOU PERFORM AS ZEKE.
We are proud of your hard work and stick-to-it-ive-ness in preparation for this play, qualities you exhibit in life. We love you very much.
Love, Mom, Dad and Sammy
Bubbe and Buck Congratulations to our little munchkin, Ellie, an d the rest of the cast for all of yo ur hard work
ARLO, THE LAND OF OZ IS LUCKY TO HAVE A MUNCHKIN LIKE YOU – AND SO ARE WE!
LOVE, MOM, DAD AND JARYN
Congratulations Rivka on being on the big stage! We are very proud of you. Look forward to seeing you soon!
Lots of love and hugs and kisses, Grammy and Grandpa
We love you our Pretty, and your little dog too!! Great job Sadie and Charlie. We are green with envy of your talents, passion and dedication. You continue to make us proud.
Gilah and Orli Schwartz
and the entire cast of The Wizard of Oz.
We are very proud of your hard work, commitment and dedication.
Fly high crow and keep up the style Ozian beautician. xoxoxoxoxo, Mom and Abba
Our shining star. Again! Nana and Popsie are so proud of you!
Mazal Tov on your latest role with Playmakers in The Wizard of Oz.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, ELLIE. GOOD LUCK TO YOU! HOPE ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE! WE LOVE YOU AND ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.
WOULD LIKE TO THANK Emma, Liza, Adri, Eric, all of the Playmakers staff, and his castmates for making his first production an incredible experience.
Arlo sends love and thanks to his carpool family –Dorothy, Tinman, Wizard, and their parents!
To our favorite munchkin,
We are so proud of you!
Love, Mom and Steve
Love, Mommy, Daddy, Liesel and Aaron We Love You
You are amazing and we are so proud of your determination and love of acting.
AND GROOVE
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