HILLFIELD STRATHALLAN COLLEGE SENIOR SCHOOL PRESENTS
WRITTEN BY L. FRANK BAUM
WITH MUSIC AND LYRICS BY HARDOLD ARLEN AND E.Y. HARBURG
BACKGROUND MUSIC BY HERBERT STOTHART
DANCE AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY PETER HOWARD ORCHESTRATION BY LARRY WILCOX
PRODUCED BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH CONCORD THEATRICALS
VIRTUE-FITZGERALD CENTRE FOR THE ARTS APRIL 27, 7:00 P.M. | APRIL 28, 7:00 P.M. | APRIL 29, 2:00 P.M.
Land Acknowledgment
Hillfield Strathallan College is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas.
This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee, Anishinabek and other Indigenous nations to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.
As members of the learning community at HSC, we are committed to honouring this covenant by working alongside our Indigenous neighbours and building a sustainable relationship with the land that we all cherish.
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We’re Off to See the Wizard!
HSC Senior School presents one of the world’s most beloved musicals, The Wizard of Oz! Join Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow, the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda, our very own munchkins and a full rainbow of characters for a whimsical adventure through the merry old land of Oz. Performed with so much courage and heart, anyone with a brain will be there. If a twister doesn’t blow you away, this magical and marvelous show certainly will!
Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. The timeless tale, in which young Dorothy Gale travels from Kansas over the rainbow to the magical Land of Oz, continues to thrill audiences worldwide.
Message from the Director of Arts Nora Hammond '98
Welcome to HSC’s Virtue-Fitzgerald Centre for the Arts. The College’s 2022-2023 performing arts season has been one for the record books and I am thrilled that you’ve joined along for the ride. Our production of Clue! was a delightful display of the comedic and dramatic range of our Senior students, many of whom, made their HSC stage debut. Our Middle School performance of Oliver! Jr. sparked similar joy for audiences with impressive musical numbers, stellar stage production and incredible costuming by a devoted group of volunteers. The new year brought the revival of yet another much-loved arts tradition at HSC: the Staff, Alumni, Parent musical. Working together for months, HSC staff, parents, faculty, alumni and even a few students brought Young Frankenstein to life (in more ways than one!).
Whether this is your first HSC theatrical performance or you’ve been lucky enough to attend a prior show, we are so grateful for your support and can’t wait for you to experience the wonderful world of The Wizard of Oz. As you’ll see, our Senior School students bring a marvelous breadth of dramatic, comedic and vocal talent to this timeless classic. The passion, talent and dedication of this cast and crew reminds us that HSC is a place unlike any other with truly incredible people. With cameos from our Early Education students and parent volunteers working behind the scenes, this ensemble finds our whole College connected in the name of the arts. There’s no place like HSC!
As we near the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, we are looking forward to celebrating the culmination of student work from across all artistic disciplines and grades during our Showcase of the Arts in mid-May. Closer to graduation, members of the class of ‘23 will have a chance to display their musical talents at our Spring Grad Recital on May 31. We hope you can join us then. We have no doubt that you will be delighted by the collaborative creative spirit that is thriving at HSC, and we are confident that you will be back for more. Until next showtime, enjoy the world of Oz!
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Clue Clue
Act 1
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Dorothy
MUNCHKINLAND CHORUS Ensemble
MUNCHKIN MUSICAL SEQUENCE /COME OUT, COME OUT Glinda, Munchkin Chorus
DING DONG! THE WITCH IS DEAD! Glinda, Munchkin Chorus FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
Munchkin Chorus
IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN Scarecrow, Dorothy
WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD Dorothy, Scarecrow
IF I ONLY HAD A HEART Tin Man, Dorothy, Crows
WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD (REPRISE) Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow
IF I ONLY HAD THE NERVE Lion, Tin Man, Scarecrow, Dorothy
WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD (REPRISE) Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion
POPPIES
Poppy Chorus
ACT I FINALE
Glinda, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Ensemble
Act 2
OPTIMISTIC VOICES/ENTR’ACTE Ensemble
MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Guard, Ensemble
IF I WERE KING OF THE FOREST
Lion, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman
WINKIES MARCH Winkies
JITTERBUG
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, Lion, Ensemble
SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW (REPRISE)
Cast
DOROTHY GALE
Rachel Arnold
GLINDA/AUNT EM
Kerrington Johnston
SCARECROW/HANK
Sonia Trivedi
TIN MAN/HICKORY
Olivia Marsden
COWARDLY LION/ZEKE
Josh Karmiol
WICKED WITCH/MS GULCH
Caitlyn Green
WIZARD/PROFESSOR MARVEL
Trinity Hilsden
UNCLE HARRY/GUARD OF OZ
Ethan Sniderman
Senior Ensemble
Winkies, Evil Trees, Flying Monkeys, Jitterbugs, Crows, Poppies and the People of Oz
Tami Ayibiowu
Carol Chen
Jia Khera
Lauren Konrad-Ho
Atlas Lemckert
Clara Roque
Alanah McNamee
Pearl Naik
Angela Xiong
Cast
Elementary Ensemble
Munchkins
Salamah Alhantoobi (Munchkin)
Evie Barron (Munchkin Tot)
Hugh Cann (Munchkin Tough Guy)
Zoey Dam (Munchkin City Father)
Bea Dawn (Munchkin)
Vivi Drossos (Munchkin Tot)
Beatrice Finley (Munchkin Tough Guy)
James Fong (Munchkin City Father)
Riley Franklin (Munchkin Tot)
Charlotte Harrison (Munchkin Tot)
Gabby Karmiol (Munchkin Tough Guy)
James Kuk (Munchkin)
Anna Legault (Munchkin Mayor)
Bastiaan Lensink (Munchkin Coroner)
Andrew Mattatall (Munchkin Braggart)
Luca Mourra (Munchkin)
Mahi Nathoo (Munchkin City Father)
Bella Nwalia (Munchkin Barrister)
Arleen Randhawa (Munchkin)
Erika Schneider (Munchkin School Teacher)
Juliana Testa (Munchkin School Teacher)
Clara Vedelago (Munchkin Tough Guy)
To view our photo gallery, visit galleries.hsc.on.ca/senior
Behind the scenes
Stage Crew & Props
Ella van Adel, Nathaniel Broughton ’22, Deborah-Peace Dada, Olivia Gelineau, Lilly Huffman-Lang, Ben Paquette, Queena Qian, Elliot Simpson, Etta Stone, Jesse Visentini
LIGHTING OPERATOR Etta Stone
LIGHTING & SOUND DESIGN Nathaniel Broughton ’22
SPOTLIGHTS Ben Paquette, Elliot Simpson
STAGE HANDS Olivia Gelineau, Lilly Huffman-Lang, Queena Qian
STAGE MANAGER Sadie Avram
SET DESIGN Simona Beraldo, Cameron Brindle, Eve Holmes, Sophia Sahlas, Reese Tapajna, Katryna Yip
Behind the scenes
Production Team
DIRECTOR Brandon Vedelago ’98
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Amber Mills
MUSICAL DIRECTOR Gordon Vanderwoude ’09
PRODUCER Jessica Gibson
HEAD OF STAGE CREW Brandon Prodger
HEAD OF COSTUMES Gail Vedelago
HEAD OF ARTISTIC DESIGN Krystyna Kirkham
Costumes, Hair & Makeup
COSTUME DESIGN
Jaynne Constantin, Eeva Kastikainen-Jones, Marta Nespoli
COSTUME CREW
Susan Ciancone, Linda Comley, Jaynne Constantin, Eeva Kastikainen-Jones, Erica Konrad ’96, Rosemary Konrad, Earla Kwok, Wendy Lam, Lisa Marsden, Marta Nespoli, Daniela Roque, Kathryn Rumbold, Carrie Sniderman ’93, Caitlyn Simpson ’09, Gail Vedelago, Nancy Wands, Joyce Wilton
HAIR, MAKE-UP AND DRESSERS
Susan Ciancone, Jaynne Constantin, Victoria Dawn, Eeva Kastikainen-Jones, Earla Kwok, Wendy Lam, Marta Nespoli, Daniela Roque, Kathryn Rumbold, Carrie Sniderman ’93, Caitlyn Simpson ’09, Gail Vedelago, Nancy Wands, Joyce Wilton
Special Thanks
A special thanks to RP Dynamics, HSC Food Services, parent volunteers, parents of alumni volunteers, faculty volunteers, administration, the Communications Team, maintenance staff, student volunteers, and student participants who all worked together to make this production possible.
