Stroud public school students performed Wizard of Oz last Saturday and Sunday.
The performance was the first one held in the new Stroud high school auditorium.
The production included a live dog playing Toto.
Left: Grace Smith as the scarecrow, Chloe Knipp as the tin man, Chirsten Jones as Dorothy & Raigen Newnam as the cowardly lion skip off to meet the wizard. Bottom left: Chirsten Jones as Dorothy singing ‘Over the Rainbow” with ‘Toto”.
Portions of the musical set in Kansas were filmed on a local farm. The scenes were played in black and white on a projector in front of the stage.
The scenes set in Oz were performed live on stage.
Below: Raigan Newnam as the cowardly lion dreams of being ‘King of the forest’. Bottom right: Grace Smith as the scarecrow giving Dorothy directions.
Photos/ Tommie Marshall