The yellow brick road leads to the Robert J. Shapiro Cultural Arts Center at Toll Gate High School, March 22 and 23, , at 7:00 PM as  the Toll Gate Drama Club presents The Wizard of Oz. The tickets are $7.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door. Approximately 50 students in the drama club have been rehearsing spiritedly and are ready to put on a spectacular show for the audience.

Senior Lulu Ferri is directing the musical.  Senior Emily Furtado is leading the prop design and backstage crew, and Sam Stotler, also a senior, is running the lights, sound, and technical effects crew.

The cast and crew of the production are :

Director: Lulu Ferri

Stage Manager: Emily Furtado

Tech Director: Sam Stotler

Costume Director: Seth Payne

Cast              

Dorothy - Rebecca Farias Scarecrow - Francesca Beagan

Tin Man - Jonah Buccheri

Lion - Jayden Murray

The Good Witch - Kyleigh LeTellier

The Wicked Witch of The West - Jailah Motolski

Farm Scene Characters:

Aunty Em - Grace Marchand

Uncle Henry - Melody Harrison

Hickory - Madison DeBlois

Hunk - Gianna Gioffreda

Zeke - Seth Payne

Miss Almira Gulch - Jailah Motulski

Professor Chester Marvel - Riley Baxter

The Wizard of Oz - Riley Baxter

Munchkinland Folks:

Mayor - Brynna Cruse

Coroner - Gianna Gioffreda

Barrister - Lulu Ferri

Three City Fathers - Kashi Truong

Three Tough Guys (Lollipop Guild) - Melody Harrison

Fiddler - Layah Murray

Two School Teachers - Kyra Donald, Kayden Brown

Three Tots (Lullaby League) - Madison DeBlois;

Munchkins: Felix Whitten, Katelyn O’Brien, Kyra Donald, Daphne Cardillo

Three Crows - Seth Payne, Lulu Ferri

Three Apple Trees - Melody Harrison, Madison DeBlois,

Oz Characters:

Poppies - Layah Murray, Madison DeBlois, Melody Harrison, Kashi Truong

Emerald City Guard - Kashi Truong

Ozians:

Chorus *all munchkinland folks, Beautician  - Melody Harrison

Polisher - Madison DeBlois, Kyra Donald

Manicurist - Kayden Brown

Oz Man - Brynna Cruse

Oz Woman - Kyra Donald

Winkies and Monkeys:

Winkie General - Layah Murray

Nikko, Commander of the Monkeys - Katelyn O’Brien

Monkeys -Gianna Gioffreda, Daphne Cardillo, Kenny Massey

Jitterbugs & Ghosts:

Lead Dancer - Lulu Ferri

Ensemble - Melody Harrison, Madison DeBlois, Kashi Truong, Kyleigh Letellier, Corinne LeBlanc

Backstage:  

Emily Furtado, Autumn Diaz, Skyler Bandarra, Lena Butera, Alex Vible, Seth Payne, Brynna Cruse, Eliza Noel, Nicholas White, Isabella Carreiro, Ja’Qwan Burrill, Cali Hidalgo Stafford, Ava Metcalfe, Love-Lei Northup, Jacklyn DePina Timas, Melody Decosta

Tech Crew:

Tech Director: Sam Stotler

Microphone Control: Sam Barr

Microphones: Lucas Deutsch

Graphics and Microphones: Caroline Polo

Curtains: Ja’Qwan Burrill

General Lighting: Madeline Murray

Spotlight: Sophia Mora

Music: Lorenzo Ruzzo

Faculty Advisors:  Mr. Matthew Hodge and Ms. Darlene Netcoh

The Toll Gate Drama Club thanks the following organizations and individuals: The Shapiro Fund for Warwick Schools for its generous donation; The Warwick Teachers’ Union Twenty-five Week Club for its generous donation; Ms. Patricia Huntington; Erminio Pinque and Big Nazo for their generous contribution to enhance our performance; the Toll Gate Administration (Miss Caluori, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Martin, Mr. Livsey); the Toll Gate Custodial Staff; the Toll Gate Faculty and Staff; and the Families and Friends of the Toll Gate Drama Club.

The Toll Gate Drama Club is excited to bring this production to the Toll Gate community. We hope everyone enjoys the show and leaves singing and dancing the songs!