Evening performances will be on Friday, August 2, Saturday, August 3 and Friday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. Matinees will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 10 and on Sundays, August 4 and 11 at 3 p.m.
“The Wizard of Oz” is sponsored by Dr. John Little and Dr. Mary Russo Family Dentistry.
Wall
resident Emily Latshaw makes her Algonquin debut as Dorothy Gale. The
cast includes Terrance Berry as Hickory/Tinman, Roman Sohor as
Zeke/Cowardly Lion, Frank Falisi as Hunk/Scarecrow and Janna Sedutto as
Ms. Gultch/Wicked Witch of the West. Eric McDonough (The 1940s Radio
Hour, Oliver!) returns as Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz and
Algonquin Arts Theatre Education Director Julie Nagy (The Music Man)
features as Glinda, Good Witch of the North.
Tickets are available starting at $28 for adults, $26 for seniors and $18 for students online at algonquinarts.org, by calling (732) 528-9211 or at the Algonquin Box Office at 173 Main Street between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
on Saturdays. Individual tickets are subject to a $2 per ticket
processing fee. Availability for some performances is already limited.
Featuring
a cast of more than 50, which includes the Algonquin Youth Ensemble as
Munckins and much more, the Algonquin presents the Royal Shakespeare
Company version of “The Wizard of Oz” with book adaptations by John Kane
follows the famous motion picture even more closely than the original
1942 stage adaptation.
Cynthia
Mitchell Payne (The Magical Christmas Horse) returns to direct, with
musical direction by Stephen Strouse, choreography by Sheryl Linfante
and production management by Lauren Piskiel.
Based
on L. Frank Baum’s famous story in which Dorothy Gale, a young girl who
lives on a farm in Kansas with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, gets in the
way while the adults try to work. She finds a quiet place where she
won't get into any trouble; somewhere over the rainbow. The girl is
upset because their mean neighbor, Miss Gultch, presents her with a
sheriff's summons for her cherished dog, Toto. Toto escapes from Miss
Gultch's bicycle basket and joins Dorothy as she runs away from the
farm.
They
meet up with kind Professor Marvel, who convinces her to go back home. A
cyclone hits the area, and Dorothy and Toto are locked out of the
family's storm cellar. They go into her room in the house, where Dorothy
is accidently hit on the head. This begins their journey to the Land of
Oz.
About Algonquin Arts Theatre:
Algonquin
Arts Theatre (AAT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in
1992 with the mission to provide cultural enhancement and arts education
to all audiences at the Jersey Shore through high-quality performances
and programs in theatre, music, film and dance. The end goal is to
foster appreciation of the arts and promote lifelong learning,
particularly among underserved audiences including the economically
disadvantaged, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities.
Algonquin
Arts Theatre's programs are made possible in part by funds from the New
Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, a partner
agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; by funds from the Paul F.
Zito, M.D. Educational Foundation, by Simon Kaufman, Esq. & Maria
Zito-Kaufman, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and remembering
Marialana and her love for children and the arts.
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