Wizard of Oz is first performance in new Stroud high school

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