Wizard Of Oz Follows the Yellow Brick Road to Olympia

 

By OHS Torch Reporter Julia Griffith

 

Follow the yellow brick road as Dorothy and all of your Wizard of Oz favorite characters take the stage Mother’s Day weekend in Esquivel Theatre at Olympia High School. Make sure to treat your mom to this special performance when the Olympia High School Drama Department brings to stage The Wizard of Oz during Mother’s Day weekend May 8th, 9th, and 10th.

 

There is no joking when the casting list was posted on April 1st and rehearsals began April 2nd. Best friends Junior Lauren Hostetter and Junior Lauren Horner scored the parts of Dorothy and Aunt Em. Along with Junior Collin Schopp as the Tin Man, Sophomore Matthew Altoff as the Scarecrow, Senior Duncan Kovar as the Cowardly Lion, and freshman Dylan Maris as the Wizard.

 

Junior Collin Schopp said, “Rehearsals are going really well because everyone is really enthusiastic, we just need to start getting it memorized and we are in really good shape.”

 

Not only has the cast been working hard, but the tech crew has also began. Junior David Bell says that “ We have gotten one of two of our big pieces done for the most part and we have gotten donations from the Booster Club and retired Olympia English Teacher William DeLoriea, so we are comfortable where we are at not only budget wise but also production wise.”

 

Little previews of rehearsals have been leaked on Facebook over the past few weeks and many people can say that the production is overall going well and should be a great treat for the audience in attendance.

 

OHS Band director Mr. Brubaker is in charge of this year’s pit orchestra. Senior Tyler DeVault said, “Pit music is always challenging but always worth it in the end. You will find with each book there are some errors in them, but that just adds to the fun of it.”