Hold onto your ruby slippers because Lighthouse Festival’s Young Company is following the yellow brick road this August with The Wizard of Oz, adapted and directed by Marcus Lundgren.
When a Kansas farm girl named Dorothy gets swept away by a tornado (as one does), she lands in the colourful land of Oz and is immediately tasked with a rather inconvenient mission: travel to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard for help getting home. Along the way, she picks up a Scarecrow who needs a brain, a Tin Man who wants a heart, and a Lion who is very enthusiastic about courage… in theory. Toss in a vengeful witch who’s green, grumpy, and has a very strong opinion about who should (and absolutely should not) be wearing those ruby slippers.
Expect flying monkeys, magical mayhem, big laughs, and enough youthful energy to power a tornado. After all, there’s no place like Lighthouse!
Tickets are $17 each or four for $60. Appropriate for all ages (including munchkins and flying monkeys).