The Dayton Street Players introduced their most recent creative production since "The Purple Goose" Š the 1997 Summer Production. This yearÕs audience was treated to "The Wizard of Oz" Š produced, directed, revised for backyard production and performed by the children of the 900 block of East Dayton Street.

Directors Nicole Cummings and Jessica Goodburn organized a backyard summer camp which culminated in this SeptemberÕs off-off-off-Broadway performance. The ambitious project illustrated the commitment and talents of fourteen young actresses and actors, ranging in age from 3-12 years.

The two neighborhood performances attracted an audience of well over sixty people (and a few neighborhood pets) with talent scouts from as far away as New York and England. The dramatic troupe was greeted with acclaim and urged to take their work on the road. The brief tour landed the troupe in front of an appreciative audience at Karmenta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on September 26.


CAST:
Hattie Chamberlin, Glinda, Witch of the North
Sam Chamberlin, Flying Monkey
Nicole Cummings, Director, Cowardly Lion
Zachary Cummings, Wizard of Oz
Frances Goglio, Scarecrow
Josh Goglio, Stagehand
Emily Goodburn, Dorothy, Auntie Em
Jessica Goodburn, Director, Wicked Witch of the West
Nathaniel Goodburn, Flying Monkey
Finn Mallon, Flying Monkey
Adam Nelson, Flying Monkey
Jesse Rinzel, Stagehand
Justina Rinzel, Flying Monkey
Tirzah Rinzel, Dorothy, Auntie Em
Baron Wittman, Stagehand
Clara Wittman, Scarecrow
Mary Zhang, Tin Woodman


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