The Wizard of Oz  (Sep. 24-26, 2010)

Our 11th Production - 5th Year Anniversary

Acting Up's very first production was in the fall of 2005: The Wizard of Oz. 10 productions later, Acting Up celebrated it's 5 year anniversary by reprising The Wizard of Oz for our 11th production. 

Production Team

Executive Producer - Becky Corstanje
Associate Producer - Laura Peebles
Directors - Becca DeBra, Brent Peebles & Brahm Corstanje
Stage Manager - Kelly Carstens
Choreographer - Megan Kelley
Musical Directors - Joey Schnell & Amy Hall
Costume Designer - Andrea Ledford & Becky Corstanje
Sound Engineer - Scott Meyer
Lighting Designer - Allen Young
Set Construction Coordinators - Brent Peebles & Kevin Wilhelm
Set Design - Bob Fritzsch & Brent Peebles
Props Manager - Lori Boone
Parent Liaisons - Kelly Carstens & Christine Smith
Orchestra - Benjamin Price & The Ohio Metropolitan Theatre Orchestra
House Managers - Cindy Kelly & Lanette Szymkowicz 

Cast

* indicates also a JITTERBUG
** indicates also an OZIAN
*** indicates also in OZIAN GLEE CLUB

DOROTHY GALE……….Leah Hall

AUNT EM……….Holly Gale
UNCLE HENRY……….John Ross
ZEKE / WINKIE GENERAL / SNOW MAN……….Ben Farmer
HICKORY……….Sam Hoffman*
HUNK / SNOW MAN……….Drew Kovacs*

MISS ALMIRA GULTCH……….Emily Farnell* 
PROFESSOR CHESTER MARVEL / WIZARD OF OZ……….Jon Schlachta
GLINDA……….Kalyn Corstanje

MUNCHKIN MAYOR……….Emma Campbell
MUNCHKIN CORONER……….Megan Ledford
MUNCHKIN BARRISTER / POPPY……….Grace Elizabeth Balbo

MUNCHKIN LULLABY LEAGUE……….
          Maddie Baenziger
          Sophie Rothstein
          Kate Shields

MUNCHKIN LOLLIPOP GUILD (TOUGH GUYS)……….
          Carter Carstens
          Von Erich Huhn
          Grant Meyer

MUNCHKIN OFFICIAL #1……….Bella DeJesus
MUNCHKIN OFFICIAL #2……….Allie Edwards 

WICKED WITCH……….Mitra Jouhari

SCARECROW……….Max Jansen
TIN MAN……….Ben Hoffman
LION……….Kase Corstanje

EMERALD CITY GUARD……….Gavin Docherty* 
NIKKO (Commander of Flying Monkeys)……….Kailey Schneider ** / ***

OZ ENSEMBLE……….
          Kathryn Albers (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN)
          Tyler Austin (FLYING MONKEY, SNOW MAN, OZIAN)
          Michaela Back (JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Elizabeth Baenziger (CROW, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Brianna Beckham (JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Amanda Benz (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Justin Bieber (JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Camille Breck (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Michelle Brown (JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB) 
          Melissa Campbell (TREE, JITTERBUG SINGER, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Kennedy Carstens (CROW, JITTERBUG SINGER, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Autumn Carter (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Emily Conway (TREE, JITTERBUG, OZIAN) 
          Dillon Drozdz (WINKIE, OZIAN POLISHER)
          Angie Duncan (POPPY, JITTERBUG SINGER, OZIAN)
          Jaime Edwards (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN BEAUTICIAN)
          Abby Fair (WINKIE, OZIAN BEAUTICIAN) 
          Logan Fletcher-Borland (WINKIE, SNOW MAN, OZIAN)
          Mandi Forsythe (WINKIE, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Grace Francomb (CROW, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Ilana Frankel (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN)
          Matt Giffin (CROW, JITTERBUG, SNOW MAN, OZIAN)
          Alexandra Goss (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN) 
          Claire Hennessey (POPPY, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Tess Hogan (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN BEAUTICIAN, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Kearston Johnson (TREE, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Erin Kelley (POPPY, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Danielle Knipp (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN)
          Kacey Kopack (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Lauren Magness (CROW, JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Alice Magoto (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN MANICURIST, OZIAN GLEE CLUB) 
          Aaron Marshall (WINKIE, SNOW MAN, OZIAN POLISHER)
          Danny Omaits (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Ally Peebles (WINKIE, OZIAN BEAUTICIAN, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Hannah Pelfrey (JITTERBUG, TREE, OZIAN)
          Christine Reid (TREE, JITTERBUG, OZIAN) 
          Raedden Robson (TREE, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Danielle Ross (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Sarah Sasson (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Victoria Shields (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN MANICURIST, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Allie Shultz (POPPY, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Brianna Smith (WINKIE, OZIAN MANICURIST, OZIAN GLEE CLUB) 
          J.C. Statt (WINKIE, SNOW MAN, OZIAN POLISHER)
          Brenna Stauffer (POPPY, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Emily Stretch (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN)
          Kayla Stroud (JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Gabby Szymkowicz (POPPY, JITTERBUG, OZIAN)
          Lindsay Thomas (JITTERBUG, OZIAN GLEE CLUB)
          Ashley Tinch (FLYING MONKEY, OZIAN)
          Veronica Turner (WINKIE, OZIAN)
          Emily Wilhelm (POPPY, JITTERBUG, DOROTHY's double for tornado scene, OZIAN)

MUNCHKIN ENSEMBLE……….
          Grace Bennett
          ​Tinotenda Bere
          ​Anabella Collins
          ​Annabelle Contant (MUNCHKIN, POPPY)
          ​Katie Cumings
          ​Tessa DeBra
          ​Luci DeJesus
          ​Austin Emmons
          ​Andrew Fitzgerald (MUNCHKIN, SNOWMAN)
          ​Sydney Grill 
          ​Zan Gunter
          ​Molly Hansen
          ​Alison Jackson
          ​David Knipp
          ​Meg Kobman
          ​Riley Loudermilk
          ​Abby McDonell
          ​Alexa Mueller
          ​Alayna Nelson
          ​Sarah Nickell
          ​Natalie Nye
          ​Mia Prasinos
          ​Carolyn Scheper
          ​Charlie Stauffer
          ​Olivia Stroud
          ​Vanessa Stroud
          ​​Michael Williams 

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