FROM STAFF REPORTS

COLUMBIANA – The Shelby County High School Theatre department is traveling to the magical land of Oz as it presents Tim Kelley’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” an adaptation of both the beloved book series by L. Frank Baum and MGM’s classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.”

Shows will take place in the SCHS auditorium March 3-5 at 6:30 p.m., and March 6 at 2:30 p.m.

A limited number of souvenir cast programs will be on sale for $5, and souvenir T-shirts are $15.

Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults and will be sold prior to the show.

The cast includes: Maggie Stogner (Dorothy), Lexi Chandler (Toto), Aniston Cothran (Scarecrow), Tyler Morris (Tin Woodsman), Daniel Creekmore (Cowardly Lion), Maddie Kirkland (Glinda the Good Witch), James Bailey (Wicked Witch of the West), Karla Thomas (China Princess), Wade White (Guardian of the Gates, Wizard of Oz), Billy Fryer (Voice of the Great and Terrible Oz), Abby Bryan (Auntie Em, Deadly Poppy), Titus Hunt (BOQ-leader of the Munchkins, King of the Winged Monkeys), Sarah Head (Munchkin 1, Deadly Poppy), Erika Stetson, (Fighting Tree, Winged Monkey 2), Melanie Gutierrez (Deadly Poppy), Elizabeth Stancil (Munchkin, Deadly Poppy), Alyssa Brown (Deadly Poppy), Taylor Wakefield (Munchkin, Deadly Poppy), Megan Pitts (Munchkin, Deadly Poppy), Hannah Watkins, (Deadly Poppy, Winged Monkey), Cameron Jackson (Munchkin), Molly Morris (Fighting Tree), Isaiah Fletcher (Fighting Tree, Winged Monkey), Sean Peeler (Fighting Tree), Bradley Horton (Fighting Tree), McKenzie Wilson (Fighting Tree), Kameron Stripling (Winged Monkey) and Lily Gannon (Winged Monkey).

Technical and Stage Crew includes: Kobe Martin (Stage Manager), Selena Williams (Assistant Stage Manager), Darin Jones (Sound Director), J.P. Bryan (Lighting), Madison Barron (Microphone Technician), Shya Edmondson (Microphone Technician), Jason Davis (Microphone Technician), Emily Dickerson (Sound and Video), Samuel Cox (Sound and Microphone Technician), Shyanne Beane (Stage Crew), Brentleigh Young (Stage Crew), Danielle Culpepper (Makeup Director), Nadia Cockrell (Makeup), Emily Johnson (Makeup), Trinity Smith (Makeup), Hannah Watkins (Makeup), Bradi Masters (Usher) and Ty Nugent (Usher).

Set Design by Michael Myrick, with the help of SCHS Art Teacher, Michelle Branson and her art students who created the beautiful flowers featured in Munchkinland.

Fighting Trees and Winged Monkey costumes created by Saren Binkerd, an SCHS alumnus, and Deadly Poppy costume design by Kayce Watkins and Ginger Clayton. Hannah Watkins choreographed the Deadly Poppy dance, and the play is directed by SCHS Theatre teacher Kathryn Andrews Myrick marking her 20th year teaching and directing.

Shelby County High School is located at 101 Washington Street in Columbiana.