Du Quoin High School Theater program presents 'The Wizard of Oz'

The Du Quoin High School theater program will present 'The Wizard of Oz' this weekend in the DHS auditorium.

The story is familiar to most. The musical is based on the 1939 film starring Judy Garland which was adapted from the L. Frank Baum novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," first published in 1900.

Dorothy Gale lives on a Kansas farm with her aunt and uncle. A tornado strikes the farm and Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are locked out of the storm shelter. She receives a blow to the head and wakes up in the land of Oz. There she accidentally kills a wicked witch, meets a good witch, gets a new pair of shoes, makes friends with a scarecrow, lion and tin man and sets off on an adventure marked by familiar song and dance numbers. The friends follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City while trying to evade another wicked witch. They all seek help from the Wizard of Oz.

The Wizard tells them to bring him the surviving wicked witch's broom and he will help them. They eventually get it and return to the Emerald City. Each gets what they were seeking.

Dorothy then wakes up in her Kansas home.

Cast: Cassie Barnard, Grace Bastien, Carson Bookstaver, McKinley Carver, Carlie Daffron, Alaric Davis, Sydnie Day, Madison Dennis, Collin Dorsey, Jayde Farmer, Elizabeth Fronek, Johanna Fronek, Kelly Genesio, Chandra Gilliam, Sydney Gilliam, Katelyn Gregory, Tiamera Hamilton, Madison Kish, Kirsten Kremer, Austin James, Isaiah King, Cole Kirkpatrick, Jennifer Lambert, Alexis Lilly, Carissa Lindner, Joseph Lively, Kayla Mares, Ben Morefield, Melinda Peters, Whitney Pierce, Summer Sanders, Hayden Schubert, Erin Shupe, Shelby Sizemore, Emily Stanhouse, Logan Stanley, Brittany Willett.

Also featuring: Lauren Bauman, Alexis Blaylock, Abby Burris, Addison Carver, Ian Carver, Olivia Chapman, Lexi Cobin, Owen Cornett, Ella Davis, Rylie Day, Isabella Ehler, Kloey Harsy, Mallory Higgerson, Isabella Hirsch, Guy Indorante, Katie Indorante, Stella Ingram, Olivia James, Zach Jones, Drake Juhl, Ivy Lively, Andrea McDonnough, Lily Metten, Abby Reese, McKinley Rider, Malayna Russell, Maya Russell, Maddie Stevenson, Ella West.

Band: Jeff Beers, Ben Bollero, Kira Browning, Jacob Fisher, Katelyn Fix, Andrea Francis, Caleb Gomes, Allison Grace, Brenda Morse, Emily Plumlee, Haley Stevens, Abigail Vancil, Hannah Werner.

Performances

<p>Friday 7 p.m.</p>

<p>Saturday 7 p.m.</p>

<p>Sunday 3 p.m.</p>

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<p>Admission $7</p>

<p>Tickets available at the door</p>