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Last Chance to See Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ Tonight

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The cast has been learning stage presence with professional opera tenor Brian Cheney, who lives in Lyme.
The cast has been learning stage presence with professional opera tenor Brian Cheney, who lives in Lyme.

Repeated blizzards and record cold haven’t chilled the exuberance of the Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School (LOLMS) Drama Club as cast and crew have been preparing for four shows of this year’s musical, “The Wizard of Oz,’ this week.

Dorothy (Hannah Morrison) and Toto (Isabella Warren) meet up with Scarecrow (Danielle McCarthy). Emma Bass also plays the part of Dorothy and Garrett Smith is the Scarecrow.
Dorothy (Hannah Morrison) and Toto (Isabella Warren) meet up with Scarecrow (Danielle McCarthy). Emma Bass also plays the part of Dorothy and Garrett Smith is the Scarecrow.

Staff and students have been hard at work on creating the sets.

Parker Hubbard, Tanner Griffin, Liam Flanagan and Kevin Davidson prepare the Yellow Brick Road.
Parker Hubbard, Tanner Griffin, Liam Flanagan and Kevin Davidson prepare the Yellow Brick Road.

Curtains go up on Thursday for in-school performances.

We welcome you to Munchkin Land: Zach Snyder, Dean Bruce, Jacob Olsen, Joey Sandora, Ethan Carrión, Liam Clark and Jeffy Joshy belt out their part of the Munchkin musical sequence.
We welcome you to Munchkin Land: Zach Snyder, Dean Bruce, Jacob Olsen, Joey Sandora, Ethan Carrión, Liam Clark and Jeffy Joshy belt out their part of the Munchkin musical sequence.

Public performances are this Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Jenna Porter, Grace Gilbert, Faith Caulkins, Sadie Rubitski, Justin Shaw, Clair Wholean, Caroline Sagristano, Kate Hickie with quite convincing legs for the Wicked Witch of the East, who met her demise under Dorothy's house in Munchkin Land.
Jenna Porter, Grace Gilbert, Faith Caulkins, Sadie Rubitski, Justin Shaw, Clair Wholean, Caroline Sagristano, Kate Hickie with quite convincing legs for the Wicked Witch of the East, who met her demise under Dorothy’s house in Munchkin Land.

Advance tickets at $8 per person are on sale at the Bowerbird or the LOLMS front office, with any remaining tickets available at the door.

Both sets of leads and the ensemble practice Dorothy’s arrival in the Land of Oz.
Both sets of leads and the ensemble practice Dorothy’s arrival in the Land of Oz.

More than 60 students have been working on the play in recent weeks. There are two sets of the eight lead characters, each will perform one evening show.