Auditions!

Jr. Player auditions: Oz!

Mid Ohio Valley Jr. Players will have auditions for their summer musical, OZ! on May 18, 19, and 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the theater annex, located next door to the theater at 227 Putnam St.

Auditions are open to all youth ages 8 - 16 years old. Auditions will consist of reading from the script and singing a song they will learn at auditions

Show dates are August 8, 9, and 10. Tech week rehearsals the week before performances are mandatory. Please bring a copy of your summer schedule including all vacations, camps, and any other activities that may conflict with rehearsals. The number of rehearsals per week will depend on the size of the role. 

"The timeless “Wizard of Oz” tale has been adapted into a dazzling musical. A cyclone carries Dorothy and Toto to the magical Land of Oz. When Dorothy’s house squashes the Wicked Witch of the East, she is ecstatically thanked by the liberated Munchkins and given permission to wear the witch’s powerful silver slippers. From there, Baum’s lovable characters — rubber-legged Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Woodsman — join Dorothy on a journey to meet the great Oz. While on their trek, they battle the Wicked Witch of the West, who is determined to get revenge for the death of her sister.

This bright musical is charged with a bundle of wonderful songs and thrill after thrill... like the escape from the Fighting Trees and encountering the enchanted poppies. Eventually, Glinda the Good Witch helps Dorothy defeat the evil witch and her winged monkeys. The great and powerful wizard grants Dorothy’s friends their wishes and of course, helps Dorothy return to Kansas."

This version is not the same as the 1939 movie musical

Oz! is written by Tim Kelly with music by Bill Francoeur 

Pioneer Drama Services

To preview the script and hear song samples, visit https://www.pioneerdrama.com/searchdetail.asp?pc=OZ

Directed by Nicholas Rake and Kay Doak

Assistant Directed by Tia Brookover

Music Direction and Choreography by Melanie Elliott

Characters:

DOROTHY....a charming girl, lost in Oz

TOTO ...her dog

BOQ ...citizen of Munchkin Country

LOQ...another

TOQ...another

GLINDA THE GOOD ...the kind Witch of the North

WICKED WITCH ...Dorothy’s enemy

SCARECROW...stuffed with straw 

TIN WOODSMAN...a man of metal

COWARDLY LION ...a big cat without courage

POPPY ONE ...flower in the dark forest

POPPY TWO ...another

FIGHTING TREE ONE...protector of the dark forest

FIGHTING TREE TWO ...another

CHINA PRINCESS...relative to a cup and saucer

GUARDIAN OF THE GATES ONE...protects the great Oz

GUARDIAN OF THE GATES TWO...another

OZ ...the wonderful Wizard

WINGED MONKEY ONE ...worker of the Wicked Witch 

WINGED MONKEY TWO...another 

AUNT EM ...Dorothy’s aunt

CHORUS AND ENSEMBLE