Character Descriptions

Wizard Of Oz

Monday, January 15, 2018 at 4:30pm
or
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 4:30pm

Callbacks: Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 4:30pm

Directed by Jan Isaacson
Choreographed by Jan Isaacson
Musical direction by Jonathan Blum

Opens Saturday, March 10, 2018


Plot Synopsis

Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away to another world. Join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy’s imagination. Including the songs made famous in the classic M-G-M film, including “Over the Rainbow,” “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead,” “If I Only Had a Brain,” “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” and “Follow the Yellow Brick Road,” THE WIZARD OF OZ is everyone’s favorite movie fantasy, come to life on the stage!


All Roles Open - any role may be performed by an actor of any gender

Role Description
Dorothy Sweet innocent girl next door
Wizard/Marvel/Gatekeeper Character singer and strong comic actor
Scarecrow Strong dancer and character singer, character actor
Tin Man Character singer, character actor
Cowardly Lion Strong comic actor, character singer
Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch Strong actress, cackling a must!
Glinda, Good Witch Beautiful witch, soprano
Auntie Em Motherly type, also in ensemble
3 Dancing Crows 11-18 years old
3 harmonizing trees 11-18 years old
Dancers and Singgers for Jitterbug, Emerald City, Winkies, Poppy Ballet, and Tornado Dancer 11-18 years old
Nikko (Head Flying Monkey) 11-18 years old
Uncle Henry Fatherly type, also in ensemble
Ensemble A large cast of singers and dancers for the ensemble, which will play Emerald City citizens, Jitterbug dancers, Winkies (witch's soldiers), Crows and trees, Poppy dancers, munchkins, and flying monkeys
Young singers and actors From 7-10 years old-for munchkins featuring munchkin mayor, coroner, 2 city Fathers, Lullaby League, lollipop guild, flying monkeys, emerald city folks