LAND OF OZ Will Be Performed On The Rose's Hitchcock Stage

The Rose's 3rd-7th grade production class will present Land of Oz on Thursday, December 14 at 7 pm, Saturday, December 16 at 5 pm and Sunday, December 17 at 5 pm on The Rose Theater's Hitchcock Stage.

Life in Oz isn't quite the same after the Wizard and Dorothy leave. A steadfast General and her Girl Army threaten to conquer all of Oz as a unique group of strangers work together to find out who the true ruler is. Join us for some slap-stick humor, Vaudevillian talent, and a twist ending you won't see coming in this sequel to the Wizard of Oz dramatized by Elizabeth Fuller Goodspeed.

Participants have had the opportunity to experience lessons in in acting, movement and voice, while incorporating these techniques in a professional rehearsal setting, directed by theater professionals from The Rose.

"Students have had the opportunity to improve their own individual performance techniques to understand the entire show process and to work together as an ensemble," said co-directors Kendra Gliem and Caulene Hudson.

The students are all very passionate about acting and learning, and this experience helped them to further that passion. "I loved coming to rehearsal every day, and the other students helped make the whole experience fun" said student Allison Arkfeld.

Throughout the class, the directors aim to teach these students through the art of acting, while preparing the students for a full-length production. In the end, Land of Oz promises to be a fantastic experience.

Part of this class involved learning how to get into character for a show. The students started by getting their own roles for the show, and with each rehearsal came new knowledge of how to adapt and feed off of the energy of your fellow actors.

The cast of Land of Oz includes Allison Arkfeld, Tanner Bryant, Landon Creighton, Madelyn Holmes, Nahed "Cupcake" Hudson, Frankie Miller, Martina Perversi, Jacob Pietro, Darrian Plebanek, Megan Rannells, Emily Schmid, Sydney "Kiwi" Schmid, Clara "Mochi" Schroeder, Megan "Megs" Venter and Banyan "Tree" Williams.

Land of Oz will be presented in The Rose Theater's Hitchcock Theater on Thursday, December 14 at 7 pm, Saturday, December 16 at 5 pm and Sunday, December 17 at 5 pm.

The Rose Theater is one of the largest and most accomplished children's theaters in the nation, with a reputation for enriching the lives of children and families through top-quality professional productions and arts education. In 2016, American Theatre magazine named The Rose one of the 20 top children's theaters in the United States. The Rose is committed to making the arts accessible to all children, providing opportunities for thousands of children throughout the community to attend shows and participate in classes each year. Over the course of a year, approximately 70,000 people attend the public performances held at the theater, and nearly 30,000 students attend field trip shows annually. The theater strives to introduce young people to a mix of both traditional favorites and ground-breaking original productions. A number of plays and musicals have made their world premiere on The Rose stage, including Pete the Cat: The Musical, Sherlock Holmes & the First Baker Street Irregular, Zen Ties, Buffalo Bill's Cowboy Band, and The Grocer's Goblin & The Little Mermaid. We take pride knowing that The Rose is the place where children of all ages experience theater for the first time, and we are dedicated to helping them appreciate theater for a lifetime.

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Alex Myhre
The Rose Theater
alexm@rosetheater.org

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