Oak Lawn Community High School

presents

THEWIZ Adopted from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"

by L. Frank Baum

Book by WILLIAM F. BROWN Music and Lyrics by CHARLIE SMALLS

SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. 45 West 25th Street • New York, N.Y. 10010

MAY 1, 2, & 3, 1 997

AUDITORIUM GYM 9400 SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY

MUSICAL NUMBERS

ACTI

Prologue ............................................................. Dorothy & Company

The Feeling We Once Had ............. Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, Three Friends

Tornado Ballet ...•................................................................... Dancers

He's the Wiz ..................................................• Addaperle & Munchkins

Soon as I Get Home .............................................................. Dorothy

I Was Born on the Day Before Yesterday .................... Scarecrow & Crows

Ease on Down the Road ......................................... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Yellow Brick Road

Slide Some Oil to Me ........................•..................................... Tin man

Ease on Down the Road (Reprise) ............... Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman Yellow Brick Road

Mean Ole Lion ..•............................................................•............ Lion

Ease on Down the Road (Reprise) ..................... Dorothy & Three Friends

Kalidah Battle ............................•.................... Friends & Kalidah Family

Be a Lion ..................................................................•• Dorothy & Lion

Lion's Dream ............................................................... Lion & Poppies

Emerald City Ballet (Psst) ........................................ Friends & Company

So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard ......................................... The Wiz

Finale · Act One .................................................................. Company

ACT II No Bad News ......................................................................... Evillene

Funky Monkeys .............•....................................................... Monkeys

Everybody Rejoice ..........•..................................•.•...• Friends & Winkies

Believe In Yourself ...........................•............................. Wiz & Friends

Y'all Got it ................................................................ Wiz & Company

A Rested Body is a Rested Mind ................................................. Glinda

Believe in Yourself .................................................................... Glinda

Home .................................................................................. Dorothy

CAST CAST cont. Dorothy . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. * Anita Spero Kalidah King ............................................................ Adam Blatchford

Dorothy ......................................................................... Melissa Beslic Dancer ............................. : ............................................ Lisa Woloszyn

The Wiz ............................................................................ Jason Kolk Dancer ..................... .................................................... Jessica Wheeler

The Wiz .......................................................................... *Eric Martig Dancer ............................................................................ Joyce Olsen

Scarecrow .......................................................................... Jon Oakes t Dancer ....................................................................... Andrea De Vivo

Scarecrow ..................................................................... *Tammy Fear Dancer ................................................................... Jean Marcinkowski

Tinman ........................................................................ Anne Lundeen Dancer ....................................................... .. .. ................ Rachel Zebio

Lion ................................................................................ Jon Rowsey Dancer ................................................................... Nicole McCastland

Evillene ........................................................................ Julie Valentine Dancer ............................................. ...................... Tracy Kazmierczak

Underling .............................................................. Mike Marcinkowski Dancer ... ... ................................................................. Stephanie Spero

Addaperle ............................................................... *Shannon Rooney Field Mice ...................................................................... Kellie Novak

Addaperle ......................................................... Samantha Staniszewski Field Mice .................................................................. Carmel Damazo

Yellow Brick Road ........................................................ Pam Stoffregen Field Mice .................................................................... Cathy Damazo

Yellow Brick Road .................................... .. .................... Kristin Stroud Field Mice ................................................................ Nicole O'Connor

Dance Captain ................................................................. Abby Pitcher Poppy ................................................................................ Erika Buys

Glinda ........................................................................ Jessica Vasquez Poppy ............................................................................ Katie Wenzel

Glinda .................................................................... *Brenda Davidson Poppy ............................................................................ Sophia Faridi

Gatekeeper ................................................................... Beth Kreydich Poppy ......................................................................... Kathy Klupshas

Aunt Em ..................................................................... Cheryl Gorman Poppy ........................................................................... Joanne Siwiec

Uncle Henry .......................................................................... Joe Bolz Messenger ................................................................... Sam Echavarria

Crow ........................................................................... Don Andersen Kalidah Child ................................................................... Ray Metzger

Crow ............................................................................ Jason Rowsey Kalidah Child .................................................................. Rita Murphy

Crow ............................................................................ Mark Liescke Kalidah Child .............................................................. Margaret Webb

Crow ..................................................................... Stephanie Gorman Stinkie ....................................................................... Nicole Cholewa

Crow ............................................................................ Katie O'Brien Dinkie ....................................................................... Maryrose Moses

Crow ...................................................................... Veronica Espinosa

Crow .................................................................... Nicole Zimmerman *Thursday and Friday Performances

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director ................................................... , .................... Tom Dzurison

Producer/Musical Director ............................................. Barbara Mateer

Orchestra Director ............................................. : ........ David Deitemyer

Publicity Director ........................................................... Arlene Carrier

Choreographer ...................................................... ...... Cassandra Dawe

Student Directors .............................................................. Jon Rowsey

Sam Echavarria Stage Manager ................................................................ Jeff Clemens

Light Design ................................................................... BAM Lighting

Light Operators ................................................................. Becky Fear,

Kevin Woloszyn Sound .................................................................... Agnes Jachymczyk

Set Construction ................................................................. Joe Giglio

Set Design .......................................................................... Joe Giglio

Tom Dzurison

Agnes Jackymczyk

Set Crew ............................................... Jeff Clemens, Brandi Hamilton,

Agnes Jackymczyk, Monica Dommer,

Franciso Luna. Jennifer Aiello,

Dawn Racevice, Mike Barr, Joe Barr,

Kevin Woloszyn, Dave Suszek

Props ....................................................................... Thespian Officers

Costumes . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. . . . . Broadway Costumes,

Mrs. B. Lundeen,

Mrs. D. Andersen

Mrs. K. Kreydich

Publicity/Make-up ....................................... Becky Fear, Dawn Murphy,

Angel Miller, Heather Hewitt,

Shelly Karnia, Gina Forlenza

Carline Mazier, Brandy Muston,

Eimon Thwin, Amanda Ault

Beth Nevills, Mrs. J. Fadool

1997 Spring Musical Orchestra "The Wiz"

ORCHESTRA

Flute ................................................................................ Katie Truty Alisa Kosmopoulos Melanie Neumann

Oboe ........................................................................ Ronald Bradbery Clarinet ..................................... ........................................ Shari Heda

DeAnna Judd

Saxophone ..................................................................... Matt Wilheim Tiffany Pohlman

DeAnna Judd Amy Attivissimo

Trumpet ...................................................................... Shawn McCalip Laurie Miller

Danny Earley II

Trombone ............................................................... Antony Zoeteman Joshua Smok Brian Messina

Piiano ................................................................................ Liz Griffin

Synthesizer ...................................................................... Katie Powell

Guitar .............................................................................. Jon Mateer

Bass ........................................................................ Roy McNaughton

Drums ............................................................................... Matt Daley

Percussion ...................................................................... Tom Jodelka

Conductor .............................. ................................... David Deitemyer