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%\ '$9,' +$=/(',1( 6WDII :ULWHU At 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday April 14 and 15, Rochester Community High School will present “The Wizard of Oz.” It was a prescient choice, coming as it does amidst a historically destructive tornado season. However, co-director Megan Allen had more personal reasons for staging this classic American story, which the U.S. Library of Congress deemed the most-seen film in history. “I am a diehard ‘Wizard of Oz’ fan,” said Allen, who is in her first year teaching choir and theater at RHS after teaching a combined 17 years at North Putnam and Northeastern Community School Corporations.
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As a child growing up in Richmond, she enjoyed watching the movie along with her parents, who were both active in the Richmond Community Theater. In fact, Allen has a photo of her parents playing an expecting couple in “Six Rooms For Riverview” while her mother was actually pregnant with her. “Theater is in my blood,” said Allen. She even played a munchkin while a member of a youth theater group. “Wizard” was the “first one that popped into my head,” said Allen, when the time came to choose a spring production. “I knew it would be a big show, with multiple age groups involved.” Students from Rochester Middle School and Columbia and Riddle el-
ementary schools are taking part, and Avery Gerwin, middle school choir teacher, is co-directing. Although it is “challenging” keeping so many kids in one place engaged during rehearsals, Allen hopes having all ages involved will “help spark interest in younger kids, who will hopefully continue as they grow.” The part of Dorothy is being played by junior Chloe Nichols in her first leading role. “It’s a big promotion,” she noted. “I always loved to sing from a young age,” said Nichols. She sees the production as an opportunity to “make a lot of high school memories,” particularly with the seniors who will be leaving at the end of the year. Continued on page 3
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