NEWS AND CAST
🌈✨ CAST ANNOUNCEMENT: THE WIZARD OF OZ ✨🌈
Area Community Theatre is thrilled to announce the cast of our Season 34 opener, The Wizard of Oz!We are so excited to bring this beloved classic to life on the Pepsi Theatre stage with a wonderful cast of familiar faces, new friends, and one very special Toto.
🎭 CastDorothy: Emily SchwabToto: TrooperAunt Em: Cheryl PerfiliUncle Henry: Jeff ClendeningMiss Gulch: Gail KourtZeke / Lion: Tyler NovakHickory / Tin Man: James HamiltonHunk / Scarecrow: Ash Reck-VillaGlinda: Grace Reck-VillaWicked Witch: Megan McDanelProfessor Marvel / Wizard of Oz: Mike CatalanoEmerald City Guard: Jeremy Hurst
Ensemble: Jaxon Tipton, Veronika Hurst, Mariah Prunty, Becky Spitzer, Brittan Novak, Nora Bauer, Samantha Dobbs, Ly Stoebner, Sam Menning, Jill Pulkrabeck, Edith B., Richie Linneman
Additional featured roles including Mayor, Coroner, and Barrister will be announced soon.
🍭 Lollipop Guild: Jaxon Tipton🎶 Lullaby League: Veronika Hurst, Mariah Prunty, Becky Spitzer🐦⬛ Crows: Nora Bauer, Brittan Novak, Samantha Dobbs🌳 Trees: Ly Stoebner, Sam Menning, Gail Kourt🌺 Poppies / Snowmen: Ly Stoebner, Sam Menning, Brittan Novak, Mariah Prunty, Jill Pulkrabeck, Jaxon Tipton💅 Beauticians: Gail Kourt, Jill Pulkrabeck, Becky Spitzer✨ Polishers: Jaxon Tipton💅 Manicurists: Brittan Novak, Edith B., Wendy Hamilton🐒 Nikko: Sam, Trooper’s owner🎵 Jitterbug: Sam Menning🎵 Jitterbug Backups: Wendy Hamilton, Mariah Prunty
🎭 Extra Winkies and Flying Monkeys auditions will be held Friday, May 29.
📅 Performance Dates:July 31, August 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9