[NEohioPAL] OPENS Valentine's Day Weekend: The Wizard of Oz @ Ashland University

Tricia Applegate via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Tue Feb 3 10:20:28 PST 2015


Ashland University Theatre presents
*The Wizard of Oz*
by *L. Frank Baum*
with Music and Lyrics by *Harold Arlen *and* E. Y. Harburg*
*Bob Russell, director | Rowland Blackley, musical director*

*Feb. 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m.*
*Feb. 15 at 2 p.m. | *
*Hugo Young Theatre*
*Inside the Season Pre-Show Talk:* Feb. 20 at 6:45 p.m.

Ashland University Theatre begins the 2015 spring semester with the much
anticipated *The Wizard of Oz*. Frank Baum's beloved story is celebrating
its 75th anniversary of the classical motion picture owned by Turner
Entertainment Co. and distributed by Warner Bros. The cast and crew for the
Ashland University Theatre production includes over 50 University students
and faculty as well as community members.

With direction by guest director *Bob Russell* and musical director *Ron
Blackley*, Professor of Music, sophomore integrated language arts major *Ariel
McCleary* (Stow, Ohio) portrays little Dorothy Gale of Kansas who dreams of
what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her
and her little dog Toto (Quinn Petry, Ashland) away over the rainbow to
another world where she is joined by the Scarecrow (*Nick Seemann*, Bath,
Ohio), the Tinman (*De'Andre Peterson*, Garfield Heights, Ohio), and the
Cowardly Lion (*Jake Riley*, Wooster, Ohio) as they travel the universe of
Dorothy’s imagination.  They are guided on their travels by Glinda (*Marley
Lieberman*, Cleveland Heights, Ohio) while trying to avoid the Wicked Witch
(*Andrea Disch*, East Liverpool, Ohio). In their search for the Wizard of
Oz (*Scott Hudson*, Assistant Professor of Theatre), they meet several
interesting characters including the Emerald City Guard (*Deric Dove*,
Newark, Ohio), Nikko, the commander of the flying monkeys (*Joseph Guadiz*,
Cleveland, Ohio), the Ozians and the Munchkins.

The Ozians, the residents of Oz, are played by Ashland resident *Tim Busbey*
as the Winkie General and *Luke Blackley* as well as several university
students including *Natalyn Baisden, Tori Flemming, Gracie Fumic, Aida
Garcia Castro, Kayla Gowdy, Phoebe Lammert, Kaelyn Mead, Brooke Morgan,
Kayleigh Shaw, Ceyanna Stasick, Taylor Stepp, Eryn Reynolds Tramel*
and *Katherine
Yurkowski*.

Led by Luke Blackley as the Mayor of Munchkin City, several area youth
portray the Munchkins including *Sophia Wood* as the Coroner, *Ellyssa M.
Stadler* as the Barrister, *Melanie Irvine-Selby* and *Clara Kral *as the
Lullaby League, *Wes Arnold* and *Andrew John Pascella* as the Lollipop
Guild, while *Alena Arnold, Haley Barker, Leah DeBracy, Alexia Garber,
Emily Ludwig* and *Delainey Williams* complete the ensemble.

The production's choreographer is *Katie Zarecki*, set and projections are
designed by Assistant Professor of Theatre and Resident Scenic Designer *Jason
Coale *while Assistant Professor of Theatre and Resident Costume
Designer *Sarah
Russell* designed the costumes. Technical Director* J. Michael Desper* is
the sound designer, and junior *Fatima Imani Smith* (Copley, Ohio) is the
show's stage manager with freshman *Rebecca Lyman* (Avon Lake, Ohio) as
assistant stage manager.

*Ashland University Box Office: *
419-289-5125 (Noon-6 p.m., Monday-Friday)
Online at www.ashland.edu/tickets
<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/f3b240a6f4/1af00b4fad/ad668d8560/t=tix&e=76fc8d41bd7b9c209e8ab1afd1565a4d>
 (additional fees apply)

*Single Tickets:*
$12 Adults | $10 Senior Citizens, AU Alumni & Faculty/Staff | $8 Groups of
10 or more* | $5 Non-AU Students* | $2 Ashland University Students w/ ID*

*For REDUCED TICKETS - AU STUDENT ($2), CHILDREN ($5) and GROUP of 10 or
more ($8)  - Call Box Office, 419.289.5125.
BE ADVISED: This production includes haze, fog, strobing lights and
pyrotechnics.

*www.Ashland.edu/Theatre
<http://cts.vresp.com/c/?AshlandUniversityMus/f3b240a6f4/1af00b4fad/016c342122>*
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