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Valley to take audience to Text and Photos By LEAH SANDER Staff Writer Audience members may go to the Land of Oz through the Tippecanoe Valley High School Theater Department’s spring play. TVHS will present “The Wizard of Oz” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28; and 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29 in the TVHS auditorium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, with those 5 years old and younger attending for free. People may purchase tickets at the door or at tvtheater.ludus.com. Doors open an hour before each show. People are also welcome to support future plays by becoming a “Friend of the Theater,” with them able to learn more on how to do so through the programs at the play and
through the Tippecanoe Valley Performing Arts Facebook page. The play, based on L. Frank Baum’s story, follows Dorothy as she’s transported to Oz and encounters the Wicked Witch of the West, the Wizard and others as she tries to return home to Kansas. TVHS performing arts teacher and play director Thomas Boys said he chose “The Wizard of Oz” for the spring play as it gives “an opportunity for students from a wide range of ages to be on stage for our first musical in the new facility.” The cast of more than 50 includes not only high school students, but also middle school and elementary students. “The biggest challenge has been coordinating all the moving parts,” said Boys. He noted for many of the
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cast and crew members, it’s their first time in a play. “It is my hope they will first, enjoy their experience, and second, come to appreciate all the hard work that is needed to make a production successful, and finally, they get ‘bitten’ by the theater bug and want to continue pursuing their interest in the performing arts,” said Boys. He’s thankful to his assistant director, Kayla Rassi. “Her efforts in organization and experience in the theater have been a great asset to the theater program for the last three years,” said Boys. He added he also chose the play because it’s “beloved by many.” “Its story is one of home, friendship, self-discovery and the power of believing in oneself,” said Boys. “It ultimately emphasizes that true happi-
ness and fulfillment can be found within, not just through external desires. These are messages worthy of spreading.” ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Cast List Hailee Norman, Olliver Pettit, Kaitlyn Eastgate, Sarah Farley, Tessa Rich, Everest Lipsey, Kaien Fields, Bryson Severns, Will Cunningham, Evelin Jimenez, Cassie Rich, Guadalupe Jimenez, Mackenzie Evans, Sophia Jackson, Fairah Jeffers, Makenna Rassi, David Walker, Bailey Senesac, Macy Sweeny, Mackenzie Brown, Makayla Murphy, Bella Jones, Alicia Smaluk, Kloie Leal, Karsen Putman, Piper Bruner, Leah Baney, Emma Egolf, Sophina Gunnels, Jakob Harshman, Pheabie McDonald, Will Sponseller, Madison Wright, Carter Baumann, Continued on page 2
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GLINDA AND DOROTHY — Glinda the Good Witch, left, played by Kaitlyn Eastgate, and Dorothy, played by Emma Craig, rehearse a scene from the Tippecanoe Valley High School Theater Department’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.”
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