The Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre residency was sponsored by Northfield Public Schools Community Services. Visit Community Services or call 507.664.3649 for more information. This production is aimed at year 5 and 6 pupils and runs for about an hour. Entrance is free for children younger than kindergarten age. Popular resource Brilliant end of year production script for the Wizard of Oz. Tickets will be available at the door before both shows at $5 for adults and $3 for students (K–12 grade) and seniors. Set and costumes were designed by Deborah Pick. Prairie Fire actors Lauren Longyear and Jeremy Day will play the roles of the Wicked Witch of the West and the Scarecrow, as well as providing direction.
The performance features original music and script by Daniel Nordquist.
Frank Baum’s story re-imagined and set in contemporary America, before the tornado takes Dorothy on her journey. The Wizard of Oz adapted by Erin Detrick (117) Comedy/Drama 45 - 60 minutes 11 W, 5 M, 5 Any (12-44 actors possible: 4-40 W, 4-40 M) Set: Minimal and imaginative. 10, at the Northfield Middle School Auditorium. More than 60 local youth will take the stage this weekend, along with professional actors from Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre, to perform the company’s version of the classic American tale, “The Wizard of Oz.”
