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Behind the curtain: The Wizard of Oz

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“There’s no place like home! There’s no place like home!”

This line, one of the most notable from the LHS production of The Wizard of Oz, rang true in many cast members’ hearts. For some of them, rehearsal was like a second home and their fellow cast mates like a closely-knit family.

“I loved getting to know the cast and getting to practice with them,” Barrett Eccher, freshman, said. “It was really fun making friends with a lot of the people.”

There were months of preparation that went into bringing together all aspects of the musical. Not only the cast members, but the directors, pit percussion and all the behind-the-scenes helpers made it very clear that the show involved a lot of hard work.

“At first we rehearsed in the choir room where we’d just sit and talk through the lines. Then we’d go in and we’d block the production and the scenes,” Ben Brummel, sophomore, said. “We just had to keep running it over and over.”

Behind the curtain, the art club designed and painted sets, parents of cast members helped with miscellaneous tasks such as acquiring costumes and working with props, and the stage crew worked with scene and prop changes along with managing the technical side of the musical.

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“[The stage crew] all had different jobs. We were assigned different actors and had to make sure they had their mics working at all times. Others made sure the props were in the right place.” Tessa McLelland, senior, said. “We’d spend hours trying to figure out the most efficient way to do something.”

The cast members and crew held rehearsal for almost three months, working both after school and during seminar to prepare for opening night.

“My fondest memory with the cast was probably the Saturday performance because beforehand we all did the shakedown and all of the rituals that we do,” Brummel said.

All members of the cast and crew were ecstatic to hear that their show was sold out almost every night and they were quick to thank new director Allison Moore for her dedication and hard work.

“Mrs. Moore did an amazing job; especially since it was her first production,” Tyler Burrow, senior, said. “She put so much time into it and made it everything that she could and that she wanted it to be.”

Sunday’s performance was the last curtain call for some of the senior participants and, though some will go on to pursue theater after high school, it was a bittersweet moment for all.

“I really loved it and I’ll miss all the people that made it possible and all of their talents, because we have a lot of amazing talented people,” McLelland said. “I will always cherish those memories.”


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