UNITY THEATRE TO PERFORM ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ JULY 29 – AUGUST 1
The next performance at Unity Theatre in Brenham will take families down the famous “Yellow Brick Road.”
The Wizard of Oz will come to the stage, marking the return of Unity Theatre’s popular summertime children’s musical program. The musical is the Prince Street Players version by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy, and will play at Unity Theatre from July 29th to August 1st.
After a tornado whisks young Kansas farm girl Dorothy Gale to the magical land of Oz, she teams up with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman and a Cowardly Lion to avoid the clutches of the Wicked Witch of the West and find the mighty Wizard who can send her home.
The cast features the children in Unity’s Summer Drama Camp in grades 4-6, who will perform as munchkins, the people of Oz and flying monkeys in the show.
Unity Theatre's Executive Artistic Director Kate Revnell-Smith will direct the play. The cast features Sydney Ross as Dorothy, Devin Norwood as the Lion, Jordan Gaskamp as the Tin Man, Wesley Whitson as the Scarecrow, Melinda Faubion as the Wicked Witch, Samantha Hvidbjerg as Glenda the Good, Barry Brass as Oz and Henry, and Lisa Thomas as Aunt Em.
The Wizard of Oz plays for eight shows during one weekend only. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 1 and 4 p.m.
Tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow (Tuesday), and are $15 for adults and $10 for children 18 and under.
Reservations are recommended, and can be made by visiting the Unity Theatre Box Office at 300 Church Street, or by calling 979-830-8358.
To learn more, visit www.unitybrenham.org.