Mater Christi College presents The Wiz by Mater Christi College

MATER CHRISTI COLLEGE PRESENTS 2015

BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiNTM THEATRICAL ON BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. BOOK BY WILLIAM F. BROWN

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MUSIC & LYRICS BY CHARLIE SMALLS

BASED ON THE STORY “THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ” BY L. FRANK BAUM

Principal’s Welcome It is with enthusiasm and pride that I acknowledge Mater Christi College’s performance of the much loved musical, The Wiz. Almost from the moment of its selection for the School Production for 2015, students and staff have been buzzing with anticipation of this enjoyable event. Who could fail to empathise with the lost and forlorn Dorothy, singing her way to Emerald City with the help of friends, especially that ‘brainless’ Scarecrow, the ‘heartless’ Tin Man and the ‘cowardly’ Lion? I commend this team of student performers who have certainly given their all over a long period of preparation, planning and rehearsals to ensure an engaging and excellent performance. I thank the many other students who have worked to provide quality music, sets, sound, lighting and backstage support. We are grateful also to parents and guardians who consistently supported a hectic rehearsal schedule.

Dorothy’s quest was to find her way back home, and she eventually succeeds, through doing what she loves best. I trust that our student performers, cast and crew will experience a similar sense of home-coming after a performance well delivered. However of greater importance are the lessons inherent in the process of preparation around diligence, determination, restorative practice and teamwork. Learning is lifelong and multi-faceted. It is achieved through faith, trust and compassion. I am confident that everyone in the audience will quickly feel at home ‘in Emerald City,’ as we share this wonderful production with the students of Mater Christi College. Enjoy the performance as together we ‘Ease on Down the Road.” Mary Fitz-Gerald, Principal

August 2015

Congratulations and thanks to many teachers and staff who inspired and supported this fabulous production, especially Director/Producer, Nardia Trubridge, Choreographer Sarah Owen, Musical Director Sandra Waldron, Community Liaison Jacinta Crocker and Publicity Designer Casey Eruvelil. It has been a team effort, with many other staff assisting in ways large and small – with sets, costumes, posters, t-shirts…..oh! and not forgetting the help of one family’s pet!

Production Team: Sandra Waldron, Nardia Trubridge, Sarah Owen

Director’s Note When planning for the 2015 Mater Christi Musical Production, we couldn’t go past the lovable characters and the ‘groovy’ music of the Broadway show ‘The Wiz’. This musical is a new take on L. Frank Baum’s classic ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ where Dorothy ventures in the Land of Oz. But instead of ‘Following the Yellow Brick Road’, Dorothy and her friends, the Scarecrow, the Tinman and the Lion, ‘Ease on Down the Road’ with music that is a lively mixture of rock, gospel and soul. Auditions were held at the College in late October 2014 and casting of Year 7 students in February this year. Since then, the students and staff have been developing the scenes, rehearsing complex dance routines and the orchestra has been perfecting the musical score. Behind the scenes, students have taken up roles such as assistant director, assistant choreography, spotlight controller, multi-media development, makeup design and application as well as stage managing, props co-ordination, backstage support, set painting and costume construction. We are particularly grateful to the parents who contributed their expertise with costume making. The dedication of students, cast and crew has been exceptional. This show is the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal and the tremendous commitment of many talented individuals.

The show would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of the Production Team. Sarah Owen and I spent many hours blocking, choreographing, rehearsing and sourcing the stagecraft to bring the show to life. We also acknowledge Sandra Waldron and the Music staff for their great effort to interpret the handwritten score and create the delightful music. Although there are too many to mention all by name, I would like to acknowledge a few people for their support, including Mary Fitz-Gerald, Julie Feeney, Tim Crowe, Carmel Feeney, Jacinta Crocker and Casey Eruvelil People in show business are advised to avoid working with animals and children. In directing ‘The Wiz’, I have done both. The ‘children’ have been exceptional, dedicated, talented and a pleasure to direct. Jackson Stiff (Toto) on the other hand, is making his acting debut and I’m sure there will be ‘oohing’ and ‘aahing’ when he enters the stage, but what happens next will be anyone’s guess! ‘So You Wanted to Meet the Wizard?’ Well ‘Ease on Down the Road’ into the Burrinja Theatre and prepare to be bedazzled. Nardia Trubridge, Director

Mater Christi College presents The Wiz

Synopsis ACT 1

On a small, ramshackle farmhouse in Kansas resides a bright, energetic young teenager named Dorothy. She lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry and beloved dog Toto. A tornado sweeps up Dorothy’s house, and carries it to a strange, mystical land of Oz where it lands on and kills the Wicked Witch of the East. The Witch’s death causes quite a stir among the Munchkins and the Good Witch of the North, Addaperle. When Dorothy asks Addaperle and the Munchkins how to get back to Kansas, Addaperle gives her the Wicked Witch of the East’s silver slippers and directs her to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City where she will find the Wiz. On her travels, Dorothy meets and frees a Scarecrow from his post in the cornfields. He is a friendly and curious creature who is without a brain. Dorothy tells Scarecrow that the Wiz could probably help him and so they travel on together along to the Emerald City. In the Woods, they meet a rusted Tinman, who desires a heart in order to make his life complete. Dorothy and the Scarecrow ask him to join them and they set off to find the Wiz. Then finally, in the jungle, their journey is interrupted by the cowardly Lion who is under the psychiatric care of an owl and decides to go to Oz in the hope of finding courage so that he can be a true ‘King of the Jungle’. Together, they venture forward to gain their wishes. It isn’t all smooth sailing on their way to Oz. The four find themselves in a fight with the Kalidah’s and in the dangerous poppy field. Unfortunately, Lion succumbs to the appeal of the poppies and is only saved when the ‘Mice Squad’ comes to the rescue. Upon arrival in the futuristic Emerald City, they are thrown into a whimsical whirlwind of lunacy and vibrancy where the powerful Wizard lives, a place where they must wear green glasses at all times. The Wiz promises to grant them their wishes, but only if they kill the Wicked Witch of the West, Evillene.

ACT 2

In Evillene’s perfectly dreadful castle, the smelly Wicked Witch of the West rules over her slaves (Winkies) with the help of her right hand man, the sniveling Lord High Underling. She takes great pleasure in striking evil on those she’s unhappy with, including her unfortunate messenger who, to his detriment, reports on the presence of Dorothy and her friends. Evillene summons her winged monkeys to go after Dorothy and her friends, and they are captured. Evillene continues her wickedness and victimizes her captives. In an attempt to save the Lion, Dorothy melts the Wicked Witch with water. The friends and Winkies are all free to rejoice. The four friends then return to the Emerald City and discover that the Wiz is a phony who only accidently came to Oz when a big storm swept his hot air balloon into the middle of a ladies social. Dorothy and her friends are angry and lose hope of ever making their wishes come true. The Wiz explains that the miracle behind the green glasses is what you allow yourself to see and then he reaches into his magic store chest and begins to hand out his miracles and a promise to take Dorothy home to Kansas in his hot air balloon. However, at the farewell launch the balloon accidently ascends without Dorothy, much to her disappointment. Addaperle soon arrives and interrupts Dorothy’s tantrum. She informs the four friends that her beautiful and graceful sister Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, is on her way to help. Glinda appears, with her escorts, and tells Dorothy that the answer was there all along, that with the silver slippers she can go home anytime if she believes in herself. Slowly Dorothy’s new friends disappear, she taps her shoes together three times and finds herself at home in her small farmhouse in Kansas.

Scenes and Musical Numbers ACT 1

Prologue – Kansas The Feeling We Once Had.......................................Aunt Em Tornado Ballet.................................................................Chorus Scene 1 – Munchkin Land He’s The Wiz ....................................Addaperle, Munchkins Scene 2 – Oz Countryside 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 Scene 3 – Woods Slide Some Oil To Me..........Tinman, Dorothy, Scarecrow Ease on Down the Road (reprise).........................Dorothy, Scarecrow Scene 4 – Jungle Mean Ole Lion.......................................................................Lion Ease on Down the Road (reprise)..Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman

ACT 2

Scene 1 – West Witch Castle No Bad News.................................................................Evillene Scene 2 – Forest Funky Monkeys...........................................................Monkeys Scene 3 – West Witch Castle Everybody Rejoice.....................................Friends, Winkies Scene 4 – Emerald City Gate Scene 5 – Throne Room Who Do You Think You Are?.....................................Friends Believe in Yourself......................................................The Wiz Scene 6 – Fairgrounds Y’all Got It.......................................................................The Wiz Scene 7 – Outskirts A Rested Body is a Rested Mind...............................Glinda Believe in Yourself (reprise)........................................Glinda Home................................................................................Dorothy

Scene 5 – Kalidah Country Kalidah Battle.......Friends, Kalidahs, Yellow Brick Road Scene 6 – Poppy Field Be A Lion..............................................................Dorothy, Lion Lion’s Dream.......................................................Lion, Poppies Scene 7 – Emerald City Emerald City Ballet (Pssst).......................Friends, Chorus Scene 8 – Throne Room So You Wanted to Meet The Wizard.....................The Wiz To Be Able to Feel........................................................Tinman

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Cast Aunt Em........................Molly Cormack Toto....................................Jackson Stiff Dorothy.........................Louise Roupas Uncle Henry..................Angela White Addaperle..................Molly McKernan Munchkin 1.............................Alex Mai Munchkin 2......................Molly Mardy Munchkin 3.....................Emma White Munchkin 4................Pippa Chisholm Munchkin 5................Chelsea Verrell Yellow Brick Road..Amelia Edwards Caitlin Harry Tayla Harry Sian Janke Indigo Lowery Sophie MacEoin Jessica McDowell Caitlin Pearce Patricia Summers Maddison Van Twest Scarecrow......................Caitlin Alcock Tinman.....................Louise Mugridge Lion........................................Abbie Stiff Poppy Queen.........Rebecca Johnson Field Mouse 1........................Alex Mai Field Mouse 2.....................Tara Janke Field Mice......................Holly Johnson Madelyn Brown Lucinda Williams Gatekeeper..............Olivia Gyulavary The Wiz..............................Mia Bergles Wiz’s Dancers...........Briony Edwards Lisa Herbet Rebecca Johnson Ruby Winters Citizen 1..............Mia Schütz-Beaton Citizen 2...................Bronwyn Ireland Citizen 3........................Riley Haddock Citizen 4................................Sian Janke Evillene......................Isobelle Caterer Lord High Underling.Ruby Rawlings Messenger..............Laura Backhouse Head Guard............Rebecca Johnson Winkie Singers.......................Alex Mai Tayla Harry Caitlin Harry Winged Monkey.............Emily Clarke Glinda..........................Briony Edwards Glinda’s Dancers.....Amelia Edwards Caitlin Pearce Patricia Summers Maddison Van Twest

Chorus......................Laura Backhouse Madelyn Brown Claudia Busatta Pippa Chisholm Emily Clarke Caitlin Harry Tayla Harry Riley Haddock Bronwyn Ireland Sian Janke Tara Janke Holly Johnson Sophie MacEoin Alex Mai Molly Mardy Jessica McDowell Mia Schütz-Beaton Zoe Vanderputt Chelsea Verrell Samantha Walters Emma White Lucinda Williams Dancers......................Brooke Bekkers Madelyn Cahill Ashvina De Zoysa Hannah Eastwood Amelia Edwards Briony Edwards Emily Goldman Hope Gould Chloe Grandia Lisa Herbert Sarah Jaeschke Rebecca Johnson Indigo Lowery Caitlin Pearce Claire Power Sarah Power Stephanie Sarritzu Ashleigh Staples Patricia Summers Kodie Williams Amy Winters Ruby Winters Maddison Van Twest

Orchestra............................Clancy Box Yu Wei Cai Sarah Camm Martha Clark Jemma Eastwood Mieke Florisson Victoria Greenway Saran Kim Jaymie Tonisson Amber Wallace Gemma Hartley Rochelle Kirkham Genevieve Matthews Cassie Stanford Sandra Waldron Graham Balderstone Elize Brozgul Mary Lo Chris Walker Pit Singers.................Pippa Chisholm Sian Janke Sophie MacEoin Jessica McDowell Molly McKernan

Behind the Scenes Director/Producer.Nardia Trubridge Choreographer................Sarah Owen Musical Director......Sandra Waldron Director Asst............Isobelle Caterer Grace Ashford Choreographer Asst.....Lisa Herbert Rebecca Johnson Stage Manager...........Vonny Van Os Backstage.................Emma Thomson Melissa Hawkins Laura Peele Stage Mics........................Sarah Owen Kahli Deichsel Lighting..............................Kate Taylor Spotlight.......................Grace Ashford Set Design..............Nardia Trubridge Sarah Owen Set Construction......Tony Trubridge David Christie Spyros Stasi

Props.............................. Hayley Perrin Nardia Trubridge Sarah Owen Stacey Nesnas Marina Sipos Costumes................Nardia Trubridge Sarah Owen Phoebe Barbour Natasha Di Luzio Claire Liebler Julie Gellie Debra Herbert Roxana Sarritzu Renee Riotto Georgia Raudino Kiara Henkul Judy Lawson Barb Alexander Makeup......................Catriona Warren Jessica Van Osselaer Amy Teasdale Briony Santamaria

Projections...................Vonny Van Os Nardia Trubridge Elissa Tifere Stacey Nesnas Claire Hanley Keynote Operator.......Saasha Burby Artwork Design..............Spyros Stasi Tony Trubridge Program Design..........Casey Eruvelil Promotions.................Jacinta Crocker AV Promotions...............Lisa Herbert Vonny Van Os Totoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assistant.......Amber Johnson

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Student Cast & Crew

Caitlin Alcock Scarecow

Grace Ashford

Spotlight, Assistant to Director

Laura Backhouse

Phoebe Barbour

Brooke Bekkers

Mia Bergles

Clancy Box

Madelyn Brown

Saasha Burby

Claudia Busatta

Madelyn Cahill

Yu Wei Cai

Sarah Camm

Isobelle Caterer Evillene, Assistant to Director

Munchkin 4, Pit Singer, Chorus

Emily Clarke

Molly Cormack

Ashvina De Zoysa

Kahli Deichsel

The Wiz

Dancer

Martha Clark Orchestra

Orchestra

Winged Monkey, Chorus

Messenger, Chorus

Field Mouse, Chorus

Orchestra

Aunt Em

Costumes

Keynote Operator

Dancer

Chorus

Pippa Chisholm

Stage Microphones

Natasha Di Luzio

Hannah Eastwood

Jemma Eastwood Orchestra

Dancer, Glinda’s Dancers, Yellow Brick Road

Amelia Edwards

Briony Edwards

Mieke Florisson

Emily Goldman

Hope Gould

Chloe Grandia

Victoria Greenway

Olivia Gyulavary

Riley Haddock

Tayla Harry

Melissa Hawkins

Costumes

Orchestra

Gatekeeper

Kiara Henkul Costumes

Dancer

Caitlin Harry

Dancer

Chorus, Citizen 3

Chorus, Yellow Brick Road, Winkie Singer

Lisa Herbert

Bronwyn Ireland

Sarah Jaeschke

Dancer, Wiz’s Dancers, AV, Assistant to Choreographer

Chorus, Citizen 2

Dancer

Glinda, Dancer, Wiz’s Dancers

Orchestra

Backstage

Sian Janke

Chorus, Yellow Brick Road, Pit Singer, Citizen 4

Mater Christi College presents The Wiz

Student Cast & Crew

Tara Janke

Field Mouse 2, Chorus

Claire Liebler Costumes

Sophie MacEoin

Chorus, Yellow Brick Road, Pit Singer

Molly Mardy

Munchkin 2, Chorus

Amber Johnson Toto’s Assistant

Chorus, Field Mouse

Holly Johnson

Rebecca Johnson

Dancer, Poppy Queen, Wiz’s Dancers, Head Guard, Asst. to Choreographer

Saran Kim

Molly McKernan

Louise Mugridge

Stacey Nesnas

Orchestra

Indigo Lowery

Dancer, Yellow Brick Road

Alex Mai

Field Mouse 1, Munchkin 1, Winkie Singer, Chorus

Jessica McDowell

Chorus, Yellow Brick Road, Pit Singer

Addaperle, Pit Singer

Tinman

Props, Projections

Caitlin Pearce

Dancer, Glinda’s Dancers, Yellow Brick Road

Laura Peele Backstage

Hayley Perrin Props

Claire Power

Sarah Power

Georgia Raudino

Ruby Rawlings

Renee Riotto

Louise Roupas

Ashleigh Staples

Abbie Stiff

Dancer

Costumes

Briony Santamaria Makeup

Stephanie Sarritzu Dancer

Mia Schütz-Beaton Citizen 1, Chorus

Dancer

Lord High Underling

Dorothy

Lion

Mater Christi College presents The Wiz

Student Cast & Crew

Patricia Summers

Amy Teasdale

Emma Thomson

Elissa Tifere

Jaymie Tonisson

Vonny Van Os

Jessica Van Osselaer

Maddison Van Twest

Zoe Vanderputt

Chelsea Verrell

Amber Wallace

Samantha Walters

Angela White

Emma White

Kodie Williams

Dancer, Glinda’s Dancers, Yellow Brick Road

Stage Manager, AV Projections

Orchestra

Lucinda Williams Chorus, Field Mouse

Makeup

Chorus

Amy Winters Dancer

Backstage

Dancer, Glinda’s Dancers, Yellow Brick Road

Uncle Henry

Ruby Winters

Projections

Chorus

Munchkin 3, Chorus

with special guest star

Dancer, Wiz’s Dancers

Orchestra

Munchkin 5, Chorus

Dancer

Jackson Stiff Toto

Acknowledgements Whitehorse Showtime Fletchers Real Estate Body Language Studios Australia

David Christie Malcolm Roberts Wayne Harman

Jack Bennett Jo Stiff

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