MONROE - Join the students of Monroe Middle School as they take the stage this weekend along with two professional actors in Prairie Fire Children's Theatre's original musical production of "The Wizard of Oz."
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, in the Monroe Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $3 per person and can be purchased at the door.
Featuring original music and script by Daniel Nordquist, "The Wizard of Oz" continues Prairie Fire Children's Theatre tradition of presenting classic fairy tales with a twist. Based on L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale, Prairie Fire's version is set in contemporary America (at the beginning), and it is from that vantage point that the tornado takes Dorothy over the rainbow to Oz. The set and costume design are by PFCT's Executive Director Deborah Pick.
The MMS cast features: Maddie Schluesche, Isabell Bazely, Jared Hardy, Whitney Disch, Kaitlyn Wardlow, Anders Nelson, Carley Berndt, Kendra Shager, Alyssa Sinkule, Mary Kelly, Delaney Jacobson, Anna Meritt, Kaya Teasdale, Kevin Friske, Christina Tuttle, Andrea Surlas, Hailey Bradshaw, Keri Werrline, Dani Schneider, Kat Myers, Sonya Lenzendorf, Meghan Peterson, McKenzie Greene, Alli Leutenegger, Charis Perdue, Emily Lancaster, Maija Liimatainen, Shannon Rabotski, Cassidy Pivonka, Kimberlee Thuston, Abby Rielly, Gwen Ambrose, Kaylee Rule, Lauren Curtis, Alyssa Engerman, Brianna Becker, Erin Gellings, Bailey Gruber, Kahlen Friske, Keyton Friske, Mariahna Dash, Chelsea Miller, Melissa Richards, Brittany Meinert, Jenna Crook, Elizabeth Weichmann, Briana Maaske, Sami McCoy, Shyanna Kelley, Cheyenne Ambler, Zoey Benish, Summer Stuart, Jenna Krueger, Jenny Franson, Paige Prien, Tre Voegeli, Katie Holmes, Amy Gogin, Holly Morton, Lauren Bazley, Hanna Henry, Erica Johnson, Brooke Rowe, McKenna Christensen, Alex Kloepping, Jarret McNett, Ellyn Grossen, Casey Bartelt, Alyson Groom, Micheala Schneider, Kayla Lelle, Ashley Wolf, Vicki Wood, Kaytee Zweifel, Taylor Schwartz, and Monica Sefcik. The technical/production team includes: Joie Thuston, Amanda Putz, Santana Green, Carly Shafer, Jorlyn Jorgenson, Emma Brady, Kelsey Gilbertson, Kaitlin Carpenter, Tammy Gentry, Willow Greenwood, and Niven Tomasiewicz.
Prairie Fire Theatre professionals Lindsey L. Gagliano and Ana Hagedorn will play the roles of The Wicked Witch of the West and The Scarecrow as well as directing the production.
This Prairie Fire Theatre residency is being sponsored by the Gasthaus Motel, the Optimist Club, MMS Student Council, and is supported by ticket sales. For more information, contact Nadine Whiteman at the middle school, 328-7423.
Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, in the Monroe Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $3 per person and can be purchased at the door.
Featuring original music and script by Daniel Nordquist, "The Wizard of Oz" continues Prairie Fire Children's Theatre tradition of presenting classic fairy tales with a twist. Based on L. Frank Baum's classic American fairy tale, Prairie Fire's version is set in contemporary America (at the beginning), and it is from that vantage point that the tornado takes Dorothy over the rainbow to Oz. The set and costume design are by PFCT's Executive Director Deborah Pick.
The MMS cast features: Maddie Schluesche, Isabell Bazely, Jared Hardy, Whitney Disch, Kaitlyn Wardlow, Anders Nelson, Carley Berndt, Kendra Shager, Alyssa Sinkule, Mary Kelly, Delaney Jacobson, Anna Meritt, Kaya Teasdale, Kevin Friske, Christina Tuttle, Andrea Surlas, Hailey Bradshaw, Keri Werrline, Dani Schneider, Kat Myers, Sonya Lenzendorf, Meghan Peterson, McKenzie Greene, Alli Leutenegger, Charis Perdue, Emily Lancaster, Maija Liimatainen, Shannon Rabotski, Cassidy Pivonka, Kimberlee Thuston, Abby Rielly, Gwen Ambrose, Kaylee Rule, Lauren Curtis, Alyssa Engerman, Brianna Becker, Erin Gellings, Bailey Gruber, Kahlen Friske, Keyton Friske, Mariahna Dash, Chelsea Miller, Melissa Richards, Brittany Meinert, Jenna Crook, Elizabeth Weichmann, Briana Maaske, Sami McCoy, Shyanna Kelley, Cheyenne Ambler, Zoey Benish, Summer Stuart, Jenna Krueger, Jenny Franson, Paige Prien, Tre Voegeli, Katie Holmes, Amy Gogin, Holly Morton, Lauren Bazley, Hanna Henry, Erica Johnson, Brooke Rowe, McKenna Christensen, Alex Kloepping, Jarret McNett, Ellyn Grossen, Casey Bartelt, Alyson Groom, Micheala Schneider, Kayla Lelle, Ashley Wolf, Vicki Wood, Kaytee Zweifel, Taylor Schwartz, and Monica Sefcik. The technical/production team includes: Joie Thuston, Amanda Putz, Santana Green, Carly Shafer, Jorlyn Jorgenson, Emma Brady, Kelsey Gilbertson, Kaitlin Carpenter, Tammy Gentry, Willow Greenwood, and Niven Tomasiewicz.
Prairie Fire Theatre professionals Lindsey L. Gagliano and Ana Hagedorn will play the roles of The Wicked Witch of the West and The Scarecrow as well as directing the production.
This Prairie Fire Theatre residency is being sponsored by the Gasthaus Motel, the Optimist Club, MMS Student Council, and is supported by ticket sales. For more information, contact Nadine Whiteman at the middle school, 328-7423.