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ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–1–copyright–OnStage!
(Thisisa50pageabridgedversionofthe62pagefull-lengthplay.
)ByMicheleL.
Vacca(FromthefamousL.
FrankBaumnovel.
)CopyrightasanunpublishedworkbyMicheleL.
Vacca/1994CopyrightbyONSTAGE!
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Informationonhowtoaddsomeadditionalcharactersisattheendofthis"sample.
"ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–2–copyright–OnStage!
PRODUCTIONNOTES:CHARACTERS:INKANSAS:DOROTHY,ayoungorphanAUNTEMandUNCLEHENRY,Dorothy'sonlyfamilyMR.
LYON,MR.
CROWE,andMR.
WOODMAN,farmhandsMIZSWITCH,anastyneighborTOTO,astuffedtoyinabasketINTHELANDOFOZ:GLINDA,agoodwitchTheMUNCHKINS,agroupoftimidfolkswholovetoeatTheWICKEDWITCHoftheWestSCARECROWTINMANLIONGATEKEEPERoftheCityofOzOZMA,loyalemployeeofOzOGMA,theWizard'sveryefficientsecretaryWIZARD,the"GreatandPowerful"HOCUSandPOCUS,sidekickstotheWickedWitchThescriptisdesignedsothatatotalof8actors(fourwomenandfourmen)canplayalloftheroles.
Othergenderratiosaremorethanpossible.
(Forinstance,inthepremiereproductionofthisscript,theWizardwasplayedbyawoman,thuschangingthegenderratioto5womenand3men.
)Adoublingplanforacastof8wouldbeasfollows:AuntEmdoublesasGlinda,Ogma,andPocus.
UncleHenrydoublesastheGatekeeperandtheWizard.
ThefarmhandsdoubleastheScarecrow,theTinMan,andtheLion.
MizSwitchdoublesastheWickedWitch.
OzmadoublesasHocus,andcanalsobeaNeighborintheKansassequence.
ThefiveactorswhodonotplayDorothy,GlindaortheWickedWitchcanplaySeethesectionattheendofthisE-mail"sample"foradiscussionofwaystoadd"extra"charactersifdesired.
ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–3–copyright–OnStage!
theMunchkins(whoonlyappearonce).
Obviously,forthosewhodonotneedtoworkwithinacastsizelimitation,eachrolecouldbeplayedbyasingleperson,andextraMunchkins,attendantsandsooncouldeasilybeadded.
SETS,COSTUMESANDPROPS:Productionelementscanbeascomplexorsimpleasthebudgetandfacilitiesallow.
Elaboratesettingsarefun,butsimpleonescansufficejustaswell.
Areasthatneedtobesuggestedand/orportrayedinActI:aKansasfarmyardwhichshouldincludeatleastacornerofthehouse,Dorothy'slandingspotinOz,whichcanhavethehouseinthesamelocationasthefirstsceneandisneartheYellowBrickRoad.
WhenDorothysetsoffontheroad,thesettingdoesn'treallyhavetochangeatall,aslongastheKansashousegoesaway.
ShemeetstheScarecrow,TinManandLionasshetravelsalongtheroad,andthedifferentmoodscanbedonewithlightingchanges.
TheOzgateorDoorwaycanbeassimpleorinvolvedasisconvenient.
Remember,though,itprobablyneedstomoveonandoff,sokeepthatinmind.
ThechamberoftheWizardcanbeanythingatall.
ThefirstpartofActIItakesplacemostlyontheroad,andsincetheWitchhasmagicalpowers,shecan"see"whatishappeningfromanylocation.
Oncethetravelersarecaptured,thesettingshouldchangetothecastleoftheWitchwhereanimplied"GrandHall"orCourtyardwouldservethepurposesofalltheaction.
WhenthescenegoesbacktotheCityofOz,asingleimpliedlocationcouldworkfortheentiresequence.
The"backtoKansas"segmentisverybrief,andactuallyworksmosteffectivelyiftheOzsetsimplygoesaway,andnomajorattemptismadetorestoreaKansassetting.
Costumesandprops(especiallyforOz)shouldbeFUN.
Ozisamagicalfantasyplace,sofashionscanbeanystyle,oranymixofstyles.
Lotsofcolorandexaggeration(i.
e.
,notjustcutelittleredpoppies,butBIGbrilliantpoppiesthatthetwo"witchlets"canhidetheirfacesbehind!
)arethemosteffectivemotifstotry.
ItwasadeliberatechoicetonotusethecharactersoftheWingedMonkeys(thetwolittlewitchsidekicksarefarmorefunfortheactressplayingtheWitch).
Also,thecharactersofthemonkeys(asdepictedintheMGMfilm)arequitefrighteningtoconsideraslivecharacters,and,ofcourse,theircostumescouldbequitecomplicatedandexpensive.
Theuseofmusicandsoundeffects,liveortaped,greatlyenhancestheproductionofthisplay.
ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–4–copyright–OnStage!
THEWONDERFULWIZARDOFOZ(OnStage!
–E-mail:classstage@aol.
com–protectedbycopyright)ByMicheleL.
Vacca(Thisisa50pageabridgedversionofthe62pagefull-lengthplay.
)ACTI(OVERTUREPLAYS.
CURTAINUPREVEALSAKANSASFARMHOUSE.
CASTDISCOVEREDENTABLEAUORTHEYENTERGRADUALLY.
)AUNTEM:Dorothy!
Dorothy!
WhereareyouDOROTHY:Righthere,AuntEm.
AUNTEM:Didyoufinishyourchores,childDOROTHY:Yes,Ma'am.
AUNTEM:Goodgirl.
HENRY:Say,Em,Ithinkwe'regonnagetsomeweather.
AUNTEM:Youthinkso,HenryHENRY:Lookatthoseclouds.
Theylookprettymeantome.
AUNTEM:Oh,Ithinkyou'reright.
Dorothy,don'tyougowanderin'offanywhere.
DOROTHY:Yes,AuntEm.
HENRY:AndDorothy,ifastormcomes,besureyougointothecellar,youhearmeDOROTHY:Oh,yes,UncleHenry.
HENRY:Nomatterwhat,stayoutofthehouse,youunderstandDOROTHY:Yes,sir.
HENRY:Andkeepthatlittledogofyoursinhisbasket.
DOROTHY:Yes,sir!
(FARMHANDSANDNEIGHBORSJOINTHESCENE.
.
.
)MR.
CROWE:Say,Henry,lookslikeabigstormcomingup.
HENRY:Yep,Ithinkyou'reright.
MR.
CROWE:So,ifyoudon'tmind,I'mgonnaheadonhome.
Wecanbuildyournewscarecrowanytime.
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HENRY:Yep,thosebirdswilljusthavetowait.
WOODMAN:Hey,Henry,Ichoppedallthatwoodyouwanted.
HENRY:AlreadyWOODMAN:ButnowIthinkIbetterbegettingonhome.
MRLYON:Henry!
There'sastormcoming!
HENRY:Yep,surelookslikeit.
MRLYON:Uh-oh!
HerecomesMizSwitch.
ALL:Uh-oh.
HENRY:Howdy,MizSwitch,whatcanwedoforyouSWITCH:Youcankeepthatdoggoneddogoutofmygarden,that'swhatyoucando.
HENRY:We'lltry,Ma'am.
SWITCH:Tryingisn'tgoodenough.
Iwantthatdogputaway!
DOROTHY:No!
SWITCH:Listen,littlegirl,I'llgetyouandyourlittledog,too!
DOROTHY:Leavemydogalone!
SWITCH:ThenexttimeIfindhiminmygarden,I'llhavehimforbreakfast!
DOROTHY:No!
SWITCH:Oh,YES!
Andfurthermore–AUNTEM:Look!
HENRY:Herecomesthestorm!
MRLYON:Hide,everyone!
SWITCH:Givemethatdog!
DOROTHY:Youleavemydogalone!
SWITCH:Givemethedog!
DOROTHY:NO!
Youcan'thavehim!
(SHERUNSTOWARDTHEHOUSE.
)HENRY:Dorothy!
AUNTEM:Dorothy!
(AMASSIVESTORMENSUES.
.
.
)DOROTHY:(OFF.
)What'shappeningHelpme!
Thehouseisfallingapart!
Wait!
Thehouseisflying!
!
!
WhatcanIdoAuntEm(MUSICPLAYSANDTHEHOUSE"LANDS"INOZ.
LIGHTSCOMEUP.
)DOROTHY:TotoAuntEmUncleHenryAreyouallrightWhy,whereamIAmIstillinKansasLook,there'ssomepeoplecomingoverthehill.
Why,Ithinkthey'recomingITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–6–copyright–OnStage!
here!
Whocantheybe(THEMUNCHKINS,ACCOMPANIEDBYGLINDA,ARRIVE,ANDGREETHER.
)MUNCHKINS:Greetings,noblesorceress!
DOROTHY:Who,meMUNCHKINS:Yes,ohwiseandpowerfulsorceress!
GLINDA:WelcometotheprovinceoftheMunchkins.
DOROTHY:TheMunchkinsMUNCHKINS:Oh,greatsorceress,youhavesetusfree!
DOROTHY:IhaveFromwhatMUNCHKINS:Fromamostdreadfulcurse!
DOROTHY:Acurse!
MUNCHKINS:Youhavedestroyedtheevilandbad–andmostdreadfullymeanandnasty–WickedWitchoftheEast!
DOROTHY:IhaveMUNCHKINS:Youhave!
Andweshallbeeternally,always,andforevergratefultoyou!
DOROTHY:Why–thankyou.
ButIthinkyoumusthavemeconfusedwithsomeoneelse.
I'mnotasorceress.
I'mDorothyfromKansas.
MUNCHKINS:AH!
(TOEACHOTHER.
)Dorothy!
(TOHER.
)HailDorothy!
HailDorothy,whohasdestroyedtheWickedWitchoftheEast!
DOROTHY:You'reallverykind,butIthinkthere'sbeensomekindofmistake.
Yousee,thecyclonebroughtmehere,andIdidn'tdestroyanyone.
GLINDA:Well,yourhousecertainlydid.
MUNCHKINS:HailDorothy!
DOROTHY:MyhouseGLINDA:Seeforyourself.
(SHETURNSDOROTHY'SATTENTIONTOWARDTHETWOVERYLARGEFEETAPPARENTLYSTICKINGOUTFROMUNDERTHEHOUSE.
)DOROTHY:Oh,my!
MUNCHKINS:HailDorothy,whosehousefliesthroughthesky!
DOROTHY:Oh,dear!
Howterrible!
GLINDA:Oh,yes,mydear,youaresoright.
Shewasveryterribleindeed.
DOROTHY:WhatcanwedoGLINDA:Why,nothing.
Nothingatall.
MUNCHKINS:HailDorothy!
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GLINDA:Don'tfeelbadly,mychild.
TheWitchoftheEastwasverycrueltothesegoodMunchkins.
MUNCHKINS:(AGREEMENT.
)DOROTHY:WhoareyouGLINDA:Iamtheirfriend.
IamtheWitchoftheNorth.
DOROTHY:AWITCH!
MUNCHKINS:HailGlinda!
DOROTHY:AREALwitchGLINDA:(LAUGHS.
)Yes,ofcourse.
WhatotherkindisthereDOROTHY:Oh,my!
GLINDA:Iamagoodwitch.
MUNCHKINS:(AGREEMENT.
)DOROTHY:ButIthoughtallwitcheswerewicked.
ALL:(LAUGH.
)GLINDA:Oh,no,Dorothy.
Somearebadandsomearegood.
Yousee,hereintheLandofOz,we–DOROTHY:OzIsthatwhereIamGLINDA:Why,yes.
MUNCHKINS:HailOz!
GLINDA:IntheLandofOztherehavealwaysbeenfourwitches.
MysisterandI,whoprotectthelandsoftheNorthandtheSouth,aregoodwitches.
Sadly,thelandsoftheEastandtheWesthavealwayssufferedfromthecrueltiesoftwoothersisters,whohavebeenverywickedindeed.
Butnowthatyou–orrather,yourhousehasdestroyedtheWitchoftheEast,thereisonlyoneWickedWitchleftinalltheLandofOz:MUNCHKINS:(SHIVERINGINFEAR.
)TheWickedWitchoftheWest!
!
GLINDA:WhoisaterriblyWickedWitch!
MUNCHKINS:(AGREEMENT.
)DOROTHY:Andwhenshefindsoutwhathappenedtohersister–won'tshebeterriblyangryMUNCHKINS:(REPLYONEBYONE.
)She'llbefurious!
Enraged!
Incensed!
Irate!
Livid!
She'llrantandraveandstorm!
She'lltearusallapart!
(ETC.
)GLINDA:(TODOROTHY.
)Oh,yes,she'llbeangry.
MUNCHKINS:(SHIVERINFEAR.
)DOROTHY:WhatcanIdoGLINDA:Youmusttryto–MUNCHKINS:HARK!
GLINDA:WhatisitMUNCHKINS:LOOK!
GLINDA:Oh,no!
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MUNCHKINS:It'sHER!
DOROTHY:WHOGLINDA:TheWickedWitchoftheWest!
MUNCHKINS:OH,NO!
!
Let'shide!
DOROTHY:Oh,please!
Don'tleavemeherealone!
GLINDA:We–Well,Iwon't.
(THEWICKEDWITCHOFTHEWESTARRIVESACCOMPANIEDBYSUITABLESOUNDEFFECTS,FOG,ANDTHELIKE.
)WITCH:Well,well,well.
Ifitisn'tthemousyMunchkinscelebratingmypoordearsister'sunfortunatefate.
GLINDA:Hello,Prunella.
WITCH:I'llgiveyouhello,youlittlegoody-goody!
WhathaveyoudonetomydearsisterGLINDA:Ihavedonenothing.
WITCH:Yeah,right.
Well,ifnobodydidanything,whyismydearsisterlyingsquashedunderneaththisuglylittlehouse(SHEPICKSOUTTHESMALLESTMUNCHKIN.
)You'lltellme,WON'Tyou!
WELLONESMALLMUNCHKIN:GreatDorothydestroyedher,EvilOne.
WITCH:Great–WHOONESMALLMUNCHKIN:Dorothy.
MUNCHKINS:(WEAKLY.
)HailDorothy!
WITCH:(TOTHEM.
)That'saboutenoughoutofyou!
WellWhichoneofyouis"Dorothy"DOROTHY:Iam.
WITCH:Isee.
So,"GreatDorothy",whodoyouthinkyouareHowdareyoujustdropoutofthesky,anddumpyourstupiduglylittlehouseonmydearsisterDOROTHY:Itwasanaccident.
Oh,please,Ijustwanttogohome.
WITCH:Where'sthatMUNCHKINS:Kansas!
WITCH:(KNOWINGLY.
)AHH!
Kansas!
DOROTHY:You'veheardofitWITCH:No!
DOROTHY:Isee.
WITCH:Ithinknot,mydear!
You'llnever"see"Kansasagain–whereveritis–ifIhaveanythingtosayaboutit!
DOROTHY:Oh,no!
WITCH:Oh,YES!
I'llgetyouandyourlittledoggie,too!
ALL:Oh,no!
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WITCH:JustseeifIdon't!
DOROTHY:Oh,please–!
WITCH:(CACKLES.
)Farewell,mypretties!
We'llmeetagain,Ipromiseyou!
(SHEDEPARTSWITHSUITABLEEFFECTS.
)–ENDOFFIRSTE-MAILSEGMENT––ACTION.
.
.
TIMEPASSES–WEJUMPAHEADINTHESCRIPTASDOROTHYANDHER3FRIENDS(LION,SCARECROW,ANDTINMAN)ENTERTHEWIZARD'STHRONEROOM–THROUGHTHEENDOFACTI––STARTOFSECONDE-MAILSEGMENT–(MUSICPLAYS,ANDTHESETCHANGESTOTHETHRONEROOMOFTHEWIZARD.
ANATTENDANT/SECRETARY(OGMA)ISPRESENTASTHEYENTER.
.
.
)SECRETARY/OGMA:(WHOCOULDBEGLINDAINDISGUISE–SPEAKSTOOZMA.
)WhyhaveyouleftyourpostOZMA:IbringvisitorstoOz.
OGMA:What!
DoesOzexpectthemDotheyhaveanappointmentDOROTHY:No,we–OGMA:Noappointment!
Thenhewon'tseeyou.
Begone,Strangers!
Goodbye!
AndtaketheLionwithyou!
DOROTHY:Oh,please!
Can'tyoujusttellhimthat–OGMA:TELLhimTELLOztodoanythingYou'rejoking.
DOROTHY:Oh,no!
OZMA:(TOOGMA.
)Look,couldn'tyoujustASKhimITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–10–copyright–OnStage!
OGMA:Welllll,maybe.
DOROTHY:Thankyou!
OGMA:Butthat'snoguaranteehe'llseeyou.
Awe-fulandAwe-someOzisaverybusyWizard.
DOROTHY:Soweunderstand.
OGMA:Now,stayhere,whileIspeakwithOz.
(STEPSOFFSTAGE.
)DOROTHY:Thankyou.
OGMA:(RETURNS.
)Well!
DOROTHY:DidyouseetheWizardOGMA:SEEhimIhaveneverSEENhim.
OZMA:NorhaveI.
DOROTHY:(TOOGMA.
)ButyouSPOKEtohimOGMA:OfCOURSE,Ispoketohim.
Ispeaktohimquiteoften,actually.
ALL:ANDOGMA:Hecondescendstoseeyou.
ALL:Hurray!
SCARECROW:Let'sgo!
OGMA:WAIT!
Heprefersyouspeakwithhimoneatatime.
ALL:Noway!
Wecan'tdothat!
(ETC.
)DOROTHY:We'llseehimtogether!
OZMA:Uh-oh.
DOROTHY:(TOGLINDA.
)PleaseTELLhimthat.
OGMA:YOUtellhimthat.
Iwon't.
(SHELEAVES.
)DOROTHY:Verywell.
(GESTURINGTHEOTHERSTOMOVETOTHECENTEROFTHEROOM.
)Comealong,everyone.
(THEYALLGATHERTOGETHERINANTICIPATIONOFTHEARRIVALOFOZ.
OZMASTAYSWITHTHEM.
THEREISNOOZTOBESEEN.
THENAFTERAMOMENTALOUDANDPOWERFULVOICEISHEARD.
)WIZARD:(ASAVOICE.
)IamOz,theGreatandPowerful.
WhoareYOUDOROTHY:IamDorothy,theSmallandthe–uh–Meek.
.
.
(THEWIZARDCANCONTINUETOBEAVOICE,ORACTUALLYAPPEARONSTAGEDURINGTHEDIALOG.
ITISFUNIFTHEOTHERACTORSSTILLPLAYTHESCENEASTHOUGHTHEWIZARDISSTILLAGREATBIGVOICESOMEWHEREABOVEITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–11–copyright–OnStage!
THEM,ANDTHEACTOR/ACTRESSPLAYINGTHEWIZARDMOVESFREELYABOUTTHESTAGE,"MAGICALLY"INVISIBLETOTHEOTHERS,BUTPARTICIPATINGINTHEACTION.
ITWOULDBEAMATTEROFDIRECTOR'SCHOICEASTOWHENANDIFTHEOTHERACTORSACTUALLY"SEE"THEWIZARD.
)WIZARD:Hmm.
DOROTHY:Andthesearemyfriends.
WIZARD:WhatdoyouwantDOROTHY:Weneedyourhelp.
WIZARD:Hmmmm.
WIZARD:WheredidyougetthoseshoesDOROTHY:Ah–fromtheWitchoftheEast.
WIZARD:SheGAVEthemtoyouDOROTHY:Oh,no.
WIZARD:AHA!
YouSTOLEthem!
DOROTHY:Oh,no!
Yousee,GreatWizard,myhousefellonher–Andshewas–well–shewas–OZMA:Smooshed!
DOROTHY:Uh–yes.
WIZARD:Isee.
Thatnecklaceyouwear;itisfromtheWitchoftheNorth.
DOROTHY:Why,yes.
Shetoldmetofollowtheyellowbrickroadandaskyouradvice.
WIZARD:Isee.
DOROTHY:ShesaidyoucouldsendmehometoKansas.
IknowmyAuntEmandUncleHenryareworriedaboutme,andIreallywouldliketogohome.
WIZARD:WhyshouldIdothisfavorforyouDOROTHY:Becauseyou'reagreatWizard,andI'mnot.
WIZARD:Cleveranswer.
Well,perhapsIcanhelpyou–ah–DOROTHY:Dorothy.
WIZARD:Yes,Dorothy.
But,inreturn,youmustdoasmallfavorforme.
IwantyoutodestroytheWickedWitchoftheWest.
DOROTHY:ButI–WIZARD:Ozhasspoken!
Youmaywithdraw!
LeavemyAwesomePresence!
(HEDISAPPEARS.
)DOROTHY:(TEARFULLY.
)Yes,YourWizardship!
(RUNSFROMTHEROOM.
)ALL:DorothyAreyouallrightPoorDorothy!
(ETC.
)WIZARD:(VOICEONLY.
)Iwillspeaktotheothersnow.
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OZMA:Standthererespectfully,andwaitforGreatOztospeak.
LION:I'mscared.
OZMA:SHH!
He'sprobablylistening!
WIZARD:(LOUDVOICE-OVER.
)IamOz,theGreatandTerrible!
ALL:(FEARFULLY.
)Ohhh!
WIZARD:WhatdoyouwantALL:Ohhhhh!
WIZARD:WellSpeakup!
WhoareyouOZMA:(TOSCARECROW.
)Youfirst.
SCARECROW:Uh–I'maScarecrow,YourGreatness.
OZMA:Nowyou.
TINMAN:I'maTinWOODSMAN,YourPowerfulness.
OZMA:Goon.
LION:Uh–uh–uh–OZMA:He'saLion,YourWizardship.
WIZARD:AreyouSUREOZMA:Oh,yes,YourWizardship.
WIZARD:WellWhatdoyouwantOZMA:Goon.
SCARECROW:Well,yourGreatnessship,Ineedsomebrains.
Myheadisfilledwithstraw,andIwouldliketobeabletothinkgreatthoughts.
WIZARD:Hmm.
TINMAN:Oh,YourLordliness,asyoucansee,Iammadeoftin,andthereforehavenoheartwithwhichtofeel.
WIZARD:Wellspoken,TinMan,butyoudon'tknowwhenyou'rewelloff.
(TOLION.
)AndwhataboutYOULION:Uh–uh–uh–WIZARD:Speakup,LION!
LION:Ahhhggggg!
(FALLSTOTHEFLOOR.
)OZMA:Hefainted.
WIZARD:WellWakehimUP!
ALL:Lion!
LionWakeup!
LION:(REVIVES.
)Ohh!
WhereamIOZMA:TheWizardiswaiting!
LION:Oh,dear!
WIZARD:Well,LionLION:Ineed–uh–Ineed–uh–WIZARD:YesLION:Some–some–some–WIZARD:WellLION:Cou–cou–cou–WIZARD:What!
!
!
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LION:(TOOZMA.
)YOUtellhim.
OZMA:YourSupremeness,theLionneedssomecourage.
WIZARD:Hecertainlydoes.
Now,listentome,LowlyOnes,andlistenwell!
OZMA:(CHECKS.
)They'relistening.
WIZARD:You,Scarecrow!
IwillbestowuponyouthefinestsetofbrainsintheLand.
InallofOz–YOUwillbethewisest–exceptformyself,ofcourse.
SCARECROW:Oh,YourHonorship–!
WIZARD:Andyou,TinMan!
Iwillbestowuponyouthebiggest,kindest,andmostlovingheartevertobeatintheLandofOz.
TINMAN:Oh,YourGraciousness–WIZARD:Lion,Iwillgiveyouthefinestcourageintheworld.
Youwillbethebravestofthebrave,andthemostheroicofheroes!
AllOzwillhonoryou,andcallyou"KingoftheForest!
"LION:WOW!
WIZARD:AllofthesefavorsImostgenerouslygrantyou–ALL:Thankyou!
WOW!
(ETC.
)WIZARD:IF!
!
ALL:IFWIZARD:Ifyoudojustonesmallfavorforme.
ALL:NAMEIT!
WIZARD:YoumusthelpDorothydestroytheWickedWitchoftheWest!
ALL:WHAT!
!
!
(LIONALMOSTFAINTSAGAIN.
)TINMAN:TheWitchSCARECROW:OftheWestLION:Why,you,Ioughta–ALL:(ASTORMOFPROTESTENSUES.
)WIZARD:WAIT!
ALL:(SUBSIDE.
)WIZARD:IFyoudoNOThonormyrequest,IwillNEVERgrantyourwishes.
ALL:(ANOTHERSTORMOFPROTEST.
)WIZARD:OZHASSPOKEN!
!
(THEREISAFLASHOFLIGHT,ANDHEDISAPPEARS.
)LION:IshegoneOZMA:Oh,yes.
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SCARECROW:Where'sDorothy(DOROTHYRETURNSTOTHEROOMACCOMPANIEDBYTHEOGMA.
)OGMA:Heresheis.
DOROTHY:WemustdestroytheWitchoftheWest,orhe'llnevergrantourwishes.
ALL:(SIGH.
)TINMAN:WhatcanwedoDOROTHY:Well,thewayIseeit,wehavenochoice.
ALL:Youmean–!
DOROTHY:Yes.
OGMA:It'sverydangerous!
OZMA:Andthere'snoroad!
ALL:NOROAD!
OZMA:Well,ofcoursenot.
OGMA:NooneeverwantstovisitHER.
LION:EspeciallynotME!
SCARECROW:Butifwedon'tgo,I'llneverhaveanybrains!
TINMAN:AndI'llneverhavemyheart!
LION:AndI'llneverhaveanycourage!
DOROTHY:(WITHASOB.
)AndI'llnever,never,evergohometoKansas!
ALL:Awww!
TINMAN:Oh,Dorothy,pleasedon'tcry.
You'llrustme.
DOROTHY:Sorry,TinMan.
SCARECROW:Comeon!
Whydon'twegiveitatry!
ALL:Youmean–SCARECROW:SURE!
WhynotDOROTHY:WhynotALL:That'sright!
WhynotDOROTHY:HowdowefindourwayOGMA:TheWaytoTheLandoftheWickedWitch–OZMA:–liestowardthewestandbeyondtheFieldsofPoppies–OGMA:It'salonganddangerousjourney.
OZMA:You'llneedtobeverycareful.
OGMA:We'llstartyouoff–OZMA:–andevenpointtheway!
–ALL:Thankyou!
(ETC.
)DOROTHY:We'reofftosee–ALL:Offtosee–DOROTHY:We'reofftosee–ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–15–copyright–OnStage!
ALL:TheWickedWitchoftheWest!
(SECONDTHOUGHTSSTRIKETHEMBUTTHEDIEISCAST.
)OH,MY!
!
(EVENTHOUGHTHEYAREHAVINGSECONDTHOUGHTS,ITISTOOLATETOBACKDOWNNOW.
THEGRANDACTIFINALEMUSICBEGINS,ANDTHEYSTRIKEABRAVEPOSE.
THEWITCHAPPEARSGLOATINGOVERTHEM,ASWELLOFDRAMATICMUSIC,ANDITISTHE–ENDOFACTONEOR(SEEBELOW)IFANINTERMISSIONISDESIRED,THISWOULDBETHEENDOFACTI.
IFNOINTERMISSIONISDESIRED,THEACTIONCANSIMPLYCONTINUEDIRECTLYINTOTHEFOLLOWINGPAGE(LABELEDASACTII)WITHOUTABREAK.
SCENECHANGES:ABRIEFMUSICALBRIDGEORINTERLUDEMIGHTBEBENEFICIALHEREIFTIMEISNEEDEDTOIMPLEMENTANYSCENERYORSETTINGCHANGESREQUIREDFORTHEACTIONTOCONTINUE.
.
.
–ENDOFCOMPLETEE-MAILSEGMENT–THEREARE50TOTALPAGESINTHECOMPLETE"SCHOOLPLAY"PLAYSCRIPT–23PAGESINTHEFIRSTACTAND24INTHESECONDACT–PLUS"TITLE"PAGES.
ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–16–copyright–OnStage!
–ADDENDUM–SomeideasforaddingtothecastsizeofyourproductionofTHEWONDERFULWIZARDOFOZ–TheExpandedCastversionpersealreadyhasmany"named"characterswithlines.
Thefollowingis"copy"ortext–copiedandpasteddirectlybelowfrompreviousE-mailswe'vesenttootherpatronsaddressinghowtoaddextra"actors.
"Both"additions"werejust"copied"fromthepriorE-mailswithoutbeing"edited"forthisspecificscript"sample"sentto"you.
"–FIRSTADDITION–Asfaras"extra"performersforWIZARDgoes,therearevariousscenariosincludingmultiplecitizensofOz,guardsandsoldiers,otherdoorkeepers(allimaginarydoors!
),forest"creatures"includingmagicaltreeswhomovearoundtochangethetopographyoftheforest,actorswhoplaythecrows,awholefieldof"poppies",anumberofothersidekicksforthewitchasidefromHocusandPocus(Abra,Kadrabra,Presto,Chango,andsoon)(BythewaywecastHocusandPocusaswomen),otherfolksinKansas,miscellaneous"creatures"whopassthrubutareneverexplained-manymoresecretariesandassistantsfortheWizard(whowealsocastasawoman!
),"magic"assistantsfortheWizard-allofthisshouldgiveyouafewideas.
Wecandiscusstheseideasatgreaterlengthifyoulike-justletmeknow.
Ifyouwanttotalkaboutsomecostumeideaswecandothattoo.
Afteryourauditionsyou'llhaveabetterideaofwhatagesandtypesyouhaveplushowmanygirlsversusboys,andallthat-whichmayaffecthowyouselectyour"extra"characters.
–SECONDADDITION–Nowinordertoprovidethoselinerolesthataresodeartotheheartsofyoungthespians(andtheirparents!
)Iwouldsuggestyouconsiderthefollowingideas:FirstandforemostIwouldofcourseignoreanysuggestionsinthescriptaboutdoubling.
Doubleifyouwant,butONLYwhenyouwant.
TherolesofOzmaandOgmacaneachbesplitatleastinhalfwithlinesbeingdistributedaccordingly.
Wecancreatenamesforthealternateegos,sothatallcharactershavea"programname"–somethingalsodeartotheheartsofyoungthespiansandtheirparents!
ITISAGAINSTFEDERALLAWTOCOPY–17–copyright–OnStage!
ThesamerolesplittingconceptwillalsoworkwithHocusandPocus,butsincetheserolesaregoodsized,thelinescanbedistributedtoextrapeople–perhapsasmanyaseightortenor–howevermanyyoumightwant.
AlloftheseothercharacterscouldalsobeassignednamesasmentionedinearlierE-mails–nameslikeAbra,Kadabra,etc.
Thiswouldworkwellsinceallofthesecharacterswouldstillbedevotedfollowersofthewickedwitch,andwickedwitcheslovetohavelotsoffollowers.
Itreallywouldn'tmatterifthesecharactersaregirlsorboys,althoughifyourdramagroupislikemostothers,you'llprobablyhavemoregirlsthanboys.
Also,theMunchkinlinescanalsobebrokenupintoindividuallines–justbecausethescriptsaysMUNCHKINSdoesn'tmeanthatsomeofthelinescan'tbejustoneMUNCHKIN.
IfyouaddCrowsandPoppiesascharacterssomeoftheseotherfolkscandoubleasthoseordependingonyourultimatecastsize,youmayfindyourselfsearchingtheInternetfora"crowsong"orhavingyourpoppiessingalullaby.
SomegroupsalsosplittheroleofDorothyamongtwoormoregirls;it'sanideathatcanworkifthegirlsareallprettyequalintermsofgeneralageandability.
PersonallyIthinkthisideaispossiblyalotofextraworkfortheDirector–nottoosureIwouldwanttotryitpersonally,butthere'snoreasontoNOTdoitifyoufancytheidea.
Andlast(butnotleast!
)manygroupsopttoaddtheFlyingMonkeys.
Thisisrelativelyeasytodo,sincethemainpurposeofthemonkeys–intermsofthefilmtradition–isforthemtoagreeenthusiasticallywitheverythingtheWickedWitchoftheWestsaysordoes.
Incorporatingthemonkeysintothesceneswiththewitchentailssimplyaddingtheirpresenceandperhaps"allowing"themtosharesomeofthelinesassignedtoHocusandPocus.

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