They come to the wagon of the egotistical, but kindly Professor Marvel, a fortune-teller and balloonist, who tricks Dorothy into believing that her aunt has had an attack because she ran away. Realizing that Miss Gulch will come back, Dorothy runs away with Toto. However, as Miss Gulch rides away on her bicycle with Toto in her basket, the dog escapes and returns home. When Almira Gulch, who owns half the county, brings a sheriff's order to take Dorothy's little dog Toto away to have the dog destroyed, because Toto bit Miss Gulch's leg, Auntie Em and Uncle Henry refuse to go against the law, and they give the dog to Miss Gulch. To make the cast larger, just add extras.ĬAST: Flexible cast of appx.Dorothy Gale, a Kansas farm girl, lives with her Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.
The number of cast members may be made smaller by combining roles or by having the same actors play Munchkins and Winged Monkeys, or Emerald City residents and Southlings or Winkies. The Paper Girl could be a boy, the Tin Man or the Lion could be a girl, etc. The gender of the various characters can be reversed. The casting likewise is extremely flexible. The sets can be anything from suggestive minimalistic to elaborate spectacles. No matter how an author strays from the original story line, if they hold on to that central theme, it will always be unmistakably L.
But in the end all the versions of The Wizard of Oz have one thing in common- the story is about home and family. The songs are modern rock styles and lend themselves to contemporary dance moves. And Dorothy is a dissatisfied teenager who’s not sure what she wants in life. The Wizard is a scientist/inventor stuck in Oz when he impulsively tries out his alternate universe machine on himself. The Lion is not really a lion at all, but becomes one in his heart by proving his bravery. The Tin Man is a robot who aspires to be more like a real human. The Scarecrow is a very clever young man who happens to have learning disabilities, specifically, he can’t read. This version touches on issues such as technology, self esteem, and youthful restlessness.
That movie, made in 1936, was concerned with the Depression, the mid-western dust bowl, and the plight of the common man. Although the movie contains many elements of the book, it leaves out many story lines and even changes the plot to suit its own "modernized" themes. Many people think they know the story of the Wizard of Oz because they saw the Judy Garland movie. This version adds to the tradition a musical that is entertaining to kids of this generation- entertaining not only to those who see it, but for those who perform in it. In the last one hundred years, many versions of his story have appeared as plays, musicals, movies, and spin offs. Frank Baum as, as he put it, "a modernized fairy tale". The original story of The Wizard of Oz was written in 1900 by L.
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