Wizard cast announced

The cast for The Ritz Theatre Player's presentation of The Wizard of Oz has been announced. Actors will take the stage July 12, 13 and 20 at 7:30 p.m., and July 21 at 2 p.m., and is being presented through special arrangement with Concord Theatricals. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students. Reineke Family Dealerships is sponsoring the show. The Wizard of Oz By L. Frank Baum With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg Background Music by Herbert Stothart Dance and Vocal Arrangements by Peter Howard Orchestration by Larry Wilcox Adapted by John Kane for the Royal Shakespeare Company Based upon the Classic Motion Picture owned by Turner Entertainment Co. and distributed in all media by Warner Bros. CAST LIST Character - Cast Member (home town is Tiffin unless otherwise noted) Dorothy - Sydney Lommerse Aunt Em / Glinda - Katy Kohman (Gibsonburg) Uncle Henry / Emerald City Guard - Steven Simpkins Zeke / Lion - Charles Groth (Bloomville) Hickory / Tinman - Colton Ogg Hunk / Scarecrow - Brody Cahill (Marion) Miss Gulch / Wicked Witch of the West - Sabrina Schneppat Professor / Wizard of Oz - Terry Love (McCutchenville) Crows (Voices) - Raphael Confesor, Steven Simpkins Trees - Kyrsten Lilly (Amherst), Amber Molnar Miller (Brunswick), Paris Salyer, Winkies - Raphael Confesor, Archer LeGrant, Jack Alexander Smith Winkies General - Scott Cook Jr. Nikko - Michael Thacker Monkeys - Ava Advey (Clyde), Harper Arias, Samira Nasri (Sycamore) Jitterbugs / Tornadoes / Snowflakes - Kyrsten Lilly (Amherst), Amber Molnar Miller (Brunswick), Paris Salyer, Claudia Steinmetz Citizens of Munchkinland Mayor - Izzy Held Coroner - Elliana LaBenne Barrister - Noelle Basey City Fathers - #1. Raven Kromer, #2 Deliliah Fissel (Republic) Tough Guys - Addison Cline, Jack Fissel (Republic), Morgaine Kasior Fiddler - Noelle Basey Braggart - Elliana LaBenne (Fremont) School Teachers - Emerson Cline, Alexandra Snavely Tots - Kimber Drown (Republic), Evelyn Dutro, Zoey Mack Munchkin Ensemble - Kinsley Drown (Republic), Dawsyn Grace Spridgeon, Addalyn Taylor Ensemble - Ava Advey (Clyde), Harper Arias, Kimberly Arias, Elizabeth Charlton, Raphael Confesor, Scott Cook Jr., Isla Crim (Carey), Kristie Drown (Republic), Jamie Forrest, Sara Kuhn, Archer LeGrant, Samira Nasri (Sycamore), Nina Navarrete, Stephanie Ricker, Jodi Salyer, Dianne Selvey(Green Springs), Michael Thacker Director – Cheyane Thacker Music Director – Dr. Elizabeth Tracy