Cloudcroft, NM

CLOUDCROFT LIGHT OPERA COMPANY

presents

May 25,26,27 &
June 8,9,15,16

7:30 PM

Zenith Park Performance

THE WIZARD OF OZ
IN THE WILD WEST
by Willard Sims

Directed by: Joplin James Sell

Cast of Characters
Dorothy played by Paula Rodgers-Padilla Our honest and unpretentious heroin still trying to make her way back home to Kansas.	Lion played by Leo Cuevas Dorothy's sometimes brave and sometimes timid friend who help the townspeople find their own courage against the evil controlling it.
Scarecrow played by Joplin James Sell Dorothy's deep thinking and clumsy, straw-filled friend.	Chief Flaming FLAKE played by Mike Mishkin Annie Oakley's Native American friend and invaluable assistant in her Wild West Show.
Tin Man played by Rich Penner Dorothy's mechanical moving and heartfelt, metal friend.	Wizard of Oz played by Ken Kern The famous man of Oz who once again helps Dorothy and her friends.
Miss Grimshaw played by Jan Wafful The evil villainous, who uses her own kind of magic to try and stop Dorothy and her friends from saving the town.	Gus played by Arlan Ponder The deputy and family counselor of Cloudville, who wishes he could take the law into his own hands with his western charms.
Wild Bill Hickcock played by Bruce Wafful The classic Western Sheriff with a boisterous attitude and a six gun slinging arm. and also playing Billy the Kid played by Bruce Wafful The classic Western Bad guy with an innocent looking baby face.	Amy Puffin played by Mackenzie Ponder The shelf stocker of the Cloudville Mountain General Store.
	Tommie Featherton played by Sandi Lawrence Rebellious daughter of Hiram, who helps her father as a clerk in the Cloudville Mountain General Store.
Annie Oakley played by Patricia Mishkin The classic Western star of The Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Her beauty is nothing compared to her sharp shooting skills.	Hiram Featherton played by Larry Drake Manager of the Cloudville Mountain General Store which is owned by Miss Grinshaw.
Glinda played by Charliss Randall The beautiful, North witch of Oz, who is Queen over all good magic.	TOTO played by Jacob Inge

The Wizard of Oz in the Wild West
by Willard Sims

The immortal characters from The Wizard of Oz live again in this delightful fantasy. A spell cast by the wicked witch sends Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tim Man back through time and into the western frontier of the 1880's.

There they meet Wild Bill Hitchcock, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Billie the Kid who engages in a shootout with the Tin Man.

Dorothy and her friends share with the Old West some of the immortal qualities they acquired in Oz; such lessons as courage, intelligence and heart! The play ends with Dorothy finally returning to Kansas while her three friends remain in a frontier community where they have each gained positions of respect because of their "very special" assets.

The audience is encouraged to help the characters through all their dilemmas by "wishing" on Dorothy's ruby slippers, thereby increasing their magical powers.