2017 May PASO Magazine

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M a y 5 & 6
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C o m e o n o ut a n d s e e D or ot h y a n d T ot o as t h e y j oi n f or c es wit h Gli n d a t h e
G o o d Wit c h, t h e Ti n m a n, S c ar e cr o w, a n d Li o n t o b attl e t h e Wi c k e d Wit c h of t h e
W est i n A p pl a us e C hil dr e n’s T h e atr e’s pr o d u cti o n of T h e Wi z ar d of O z. Ti c k ets
ar e e x p e ct e d t o s ell o ut, s o r es er v e y o urs n o w f or o n e of t hr e e p erf or m a n c es
t a ki n g pl a c e at t h e Fl a ms o n Mi d dl e S c h o ol A u dit ori u m o n Fri d a y, M a y 5 at 7 p. m.
a n d S at ur d a y, M a y 6 at 1 p. m. a n d 6 p. m.
T h e Wi z ar d of O z, dir e ct e d b y Vi k k y M ulli n, f e at ur es a c ast of 5 8 l o c al c hil dr e n
i n gr a d es 1- 9. I n a d diti o n t o t h e l e a d c h ar a ct ers, a u di e n c es will b e c a pti v at e d b y
t h e a nti cs of t h e M u n c h ki ns a n d e v er y o n e i n M u n c h ki nl a n d i n cl u di n g t h e a d ora
bl e L ull a b y e L e a g u e, L olli p o p G uil d, a n d Y ell o w Bri c k R o a d cr e w. D eli g ht i n t h e
c h or e o gr a p h y as t h e s h o w c o m es t o lif e o nst a g e, c o m pl et e wit h a p pl e tr e es,
cr o ws, c y cl o n e, “ wi n ki e ” g u ar ds, O z p e o pl e, m o n k e ys, a n d m or e.
“ O ur pr o d u cti o n is t h e tr a diti o n al v ersi o n of t h e st or y, ” s ai d M ulli n, “ wit h a
t o n of s p e ci al eff e cts a n d c ol orf ul a n d bri g ht c ost u m es a n d s ets; t h e ki ds a ct u all y
b e c o m e p art of t h e s ets. T h er e’s a c h a n c e t h at o ur a u di e n c e m e m b ers will s h o w
u p e x p e cti n g t o s e e a ki d’s s h o w, a n d l e a v e f or g etti n g t h at t h e y w er e w at c hi n g
c hil dr e n p erf or m o n t h e st a g e. All of t h e a ct ors t a k e o n t h eir c h ar a ct ers wit h s u c h
d y n a mi c e n er g y a n d e nt h usi as m; t h e y t a k e t his s h o w t o a w h ol e n e w l e v el. ”
T h e r es p o ns e fr o m t h e c o m m u nit y h as b e e n o v er w h el mi n g, a c c or di n g t o M ul -
li ns – s o m u c h s o t h at t h e t h e atr e gr o u p a d d e d a t hir d s h o w t o t h e li n e u p. C o m-
m u nit y m e m b ers h a v e m a d e i n a n ci al c o ntri b uti o ns t h at h a v e e n a bl e d A p pl a us e
C hil dr e n’s T h e atr e i n a u g ur al pr o d u cti o n t o c o m e t o fr uiti o n. T h e f ol ks at Bi g Cr e e k
L u m b er d o n at e d all s et m at eri al, L o w e’s d o n at e d all h ar d w ar e a n d p ai nt, a n d
C o u c h P ot at o d o n at e d its f a cilit y f or r e h e ars al s p a c e. L a n n y Ti pt o n v ol u nt e er e d t o
d esi g n a n d b uil d all of t h e s ets, w hil e p ar e nt T o ni S al g a d o a d d e d d et ail e d p ai nt ef -
f e cts. R E M A X R e alt or Fr e d Br u e n p ur c h as e d t h e p ers o n al mi cr o p h o n es, a n d m a n y
of t h e a ct ors’ p ar e nts h a v e st e p p e d u p t o h el p wit h s e wi n g a n d ot h er t as ks.
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G et y o ur tickets n o w t o s e e t h e cast of t h e Wizar d of Oz i n acti o n, i ncl u di n g:
Gli n da ( A ma ni Ar ella n o), Scar ecr o w ( Nick R okes), Li o n ( Ava L ov elac e), Ti n ma n
( S ha n e M ulli nix), Tot o ( Sa ma nt ha Cr u m e), D or ot hy ( M e ga n Pa g ni ni), Wicke d
Witc h ( Pe n ny Ril ey), A u nt E m ( Sara h Kr u m m e), U ncl e H e nry (Trist e n Sal ga d o), Oz
(J e d D o w), Nikk o t h e M o nkey ( Ke e ga n L e e), a n d Witc h i n Trai ni n g (J essica Bai er).
V o c al dir e cti o n h as b e e n pr o vi d e d b y H ail e y P etr o vi c h; m a k e u p, C ar m e n
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m a n y ot h ers. T h e t h e atr e gr o u p is als o t h a n kf ul f or t h e i n v ol v e m e nt of t h e B o ar d:
Pr esi d e nt J essi c a Ril e y, Vi c e Pr esi d e nt Vi k ki M ulli n, Tr e as ur er, Lis a R o k es, a n d
S e cr et ar y G u yl a A d a ms.
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F or m or e i nf o, s e e w w w. a p pl a u s e c hil dr e n st h e at er. c o m.
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