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The Wiz (adapted) Lyndhurst Primary School 2017 Cast List AUNT EM: Dorothy's Aunt. Life has not been easy for her and promises little else. Harsh towards Dorothy at times, but acts out of love. DOROTHY: Bright eyed and alive as can be. Would rather remain a child as long as possible instead of accepting the responsibilities of adulthood. UNCLE HENRY: Dorothy's Uncle. Physically run down from years of hard work on the farm. Often acts as the voice of reason towards Aunt Em. ADDAPERLE: Good Witch of the North. Has magic powers she refers to as "doing tricks." Her magic abilities don't always pan out as well as she would like them to. YELLOW BRICK ROAD (Four ActorsFour dancing actors combine to create the Yellow Brick Road. Metaphorically represents the road Dorothy travels down, encouraging her along the way. SCARECROW: Tired of being a scarecrow and the prospect of not going anywhere. Embarks on the journey to see The Wiz in hopes he can provide a brain.

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The Wiz(adapted)

Lyndhurst Primary School 2017Cast List

AUNT EM: Dorothy's Aunt. Life has not been easy for her and promises little else. Harsh towards Dorothy at times, but acts out of love.

DOROTHY: Bright eyed and alive as can be. Would rather remain a child as long as possible instead of accepting the responsibilities of adulthood.

UNCLE HENRY: Dorothy's Uncle. Physically run down from years of hard work on the farm. Often acts as the voice of reason towards Aunt Em.

ADDAPERLE: Good Witch of the North. Has magic powers she refers to as "doing tricks." Her magic abilities don't always pan out as well as she would like them to.

YELLOW BRICK ROAD (Four ActorsFour dancing actors combine to create the Yellow Brick Road. Metaphorically represents the road Dorothy travels down, encouraging her along the way.

SCARECROW: Tired of being a scarecrow and the prospect of not going anywhere. Embarks on the journey to see The Wiz in hopes he can provide a brain.

TIN MAN: Human at one time. Lost all his limbs to a cursed axe. Joins in the journey in hopes the Wiz will provide him a heart because “it isn’t enough to be good looking.”

LION: Travels around the jungle scaring people, but has “a yellow streak a mile wide.” Coward state stems from deeper mother issues and gets regular counseling from an owl. Joins in the journey to see the wiz to gain some courage.

GATEKEEPER: Guards the gate to the Emerald City.

THE WIZ: All powerful leader over the land of Oz. Hides his true nature behind the façade of a temperamental leader. His true identity is an enigma.

EVILLENE: Wicked Witch of the West. Low-down evil. Not a kind bone in her body nor kind thought in her rotten mind.

LORD HIGH UNDERLINGWeak coward. Evillene's number one.

WINGED MONKEY: Servant of the Wicked Witch of the West. Summoned to do her bidding. The mere mention of him brings fear.

SAPPHiRE: Good Witch of the South. Prettiest of all the witches. Very wise in the way of show-business.

ENSEMBLE:TOTO - a dog, TORNADO, MUNCHKINS, CROWS, KALIDAHS, POPPIES, FIELD MICE, EMERALD CITY CITIZENS, SOLDIER MESSENGER

Opening Scene Director’s Note: Setting Downtown area (Welcome to ….)

Aunt Em looks busy carrying clothes in a basket. Toto runs across the stage barking and playing around;

Dorothy runs across the stage calling Toto…Toto!!!!

Scene #1

DOROTHY: Toto! Toto, you come back here! AUNT EM: Dorothy... Where are you? Dorothy, I needed help all afternoon! I’m going to Primark and I’ll have too many bags to carry. Stop chasing that dog and come help me! DOROTHY: Soon as I get Toto, Aunt Em. Toto! Toto! UNCLE HENRY: (Enters) You and Dorothy at it again, Em? Where has she gone now? AUNT EM: I don't know! I don’t believe that child! Every time I need her she’s nowhere to be found! UNCLE HENRY: Well, we better find her. You'd better hurry up; Dorothy a big storm is heading this way.DOROTHY: Yes Auntie Em…. Yes Uncle Henry.

SONG # TORNADO

Scene #2 The Tornado Ballet Scene (Dorothy gets trapped by the tornado winds; she will be part of the Tornado Ballet) A tornado hits and takes Dorothy through time… Dorothy can be desperately seen afraid… After tornado Ballet we see Dorothy lying down on the floor unconscious.

Scene #3 The Land of the Munchkins

Notes: There will be lots of flowers and lots of colours on stage. A pair of feet sticking out from under the porch. We will use a mannequin feet to showcase the silver slippers of EVAMEAN THE WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST.

Dorothy awakens from her dream.

DOROTHY: Aunt Em? Aunt Em? Uncle Henry? Uh! Where am I? Munchkin #1: Munchkin #2 , Munchkin #3 (standing staring at Dorothy)

DOROTHY: (She sees the strange little munchkins and draws back in fear) YOU ARE NOT AUNT EM or Uncle Henry!!!! MUNCHKINS 1,2,3: Who is Aunt Em?DOROTHY: Where am I? Is this Rochdale?MUNCHKINS: You are in the Land of Ozzzzz, where the Munchkins live. MUNCHKIN 1: (Inspects the damage done to the house of EVAMEAN THE WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST -Pointing at Dorothy) Aaaahhhhhhh!!!! She destroyed the house of EVAMEAN. MUNCHKIN#2: Is she dead? Is she? Is she? MUNCHKIN #3: YEAH!!!! AND I DON’T THINK SHE IS GOING TO LIKE IT!! MUNCHKIN#1: (Shakes hands with Dorothy) Congratulations!!! You just killed the WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST!!DOROTHY: Oh no!!!! MUNCHKINS: (all of them) Oh YEAH!!!! It’s party time! DOROTHY: (backs away from them) Oh No!!! I didn’t mean to kill her!!! I didn’t mean to kill anyone!

SONG # SAPPHIRE’S E NTRANCE

SAPPHIRE: Hey! What's going' on around here! DOROTHY: Who are you?SAPPHIRE: I’m The Good Witch of North Manchester. Who are you? DOROTHY: The good witch of North Manchester? SAPPHIRE: Maybe you know me better by my stage name...Sapphire, the STAR of the Broadway show of Munchkin Land! It’s on at the Royal Exchange. DOROTHY: Your stage name? SAPPHIRE: Yes, I’m the star of Munchkin land. I have my own act MUNCHKIN #2: Sapphire, this child here, set her house down on your sister, Evamene.

SAPPHIRE: (Crying) Ohhhh! MUNCHKIN #1: That is old Evamene, isn’t it? SAPPHIRE: Yes! I'd know those tacky shoes of hers anywhere! That means there are only three witches left in Oz. Me, the Good Witch of North Manchester,my sister, Ruby, the Good Witch of South Manchester... You ought to see her act, honey. And then there's Evillene... MUNCHKIN: (Scared) Evillene!! SAPPHIRE: The Wicked Witch of West Manchester. You better watch out for her. She's a real Debbie Downer. Now, let's get down to business, honey. What's your name, child?DOROTHY: Well, my name is Dorothy but I don’t know where I am. Could you help me get back to Oldham?SAPPHIRE: Oldham? Oh, I don't think so. There’s only one person I know who can help you do that. Maybe you better go see the Wiz!

SONG # HE’S THE WIZARD

SAPPHIRE: You need to head for The Emerald City – it’s not far from Blackburn. But before you go, maybe you ought to take Evamene's silver slippers. Here. I hope you don't mind wearing second-hand shoes. (A MUNCHKIN brings the pair to Sapphire.)

DOROTHY: (Putting shoes on.)I never had a pair of shoes this beautiful.

SAPPHIRE: But, you have to promise not to take them off till you get home!

DOROTHY: Alright, I promise...but why?

SAPPHIRE: (Cautiously)'Cause they really got some secret magic powers.

DOROTHY: (Studying the shoes) What do they do?

SAPPHIRE: (shrugs)I don't know. That's the secret.

DOROTHY: Well, they’re just my size anyway.

SAPPHIRE: And I will protect you wherever you go!SAPPHIRE exits the stage waving at the munchkins….

DOROTHY: But she didn't tell me how to get to the Emerald City.

MUNCHKIN #1: Oh, Darling! You can't miss it.

MUNCHKIN #2: You see that road of yellow bricks? Just follow that for two days, now...

MUNCHKIN #3: But watch out for some supernatural things!

DOROTHY: Like what?

MUNCHKIN #1: Like…talking crows and flying monkeys.

MUNCHKIN #2: But, most of all, watch out for that Evillene. That girl is oh so evil and she is NOT going to be happy about EVAMEAN. (pointing at the legs)

(MUNCHKINS exit waving at Dorothy and laughing.) Curtain Closes

Scene #5 At the Corn Field- A scarecrow is hanging on a wooden pole

SCARECROW: Psst!! Psst!! Psst!! Hey little girl!! Hey!!! Hey!!!

DOROTHY: Now, I know scarecrows can't talk.

SCARECROW: Hey, you got any spare change?

DOROTHY: What?

SCARECROW: I said, you got any spare change?

DOROTHY: Now what would a scarecrow do with money?

SCARECROW: Well, I've been saving up to buy me some brains.

DOROTHY: That's silly. You can’t buy brains.

SCARECROW: You can't?

DOROTHY: No.

SCARECROW: Well, how about that?

DOROTHY: Scarecrow, how would you like to get down off that pole? SCARECROW: I thought you'd never ask! DOROTHY: (Helps him down)

SCARECROW: (Comes tumbling down.) Man, it sure feels good to stand on my own two feet again! SCARECROW: what's your name? DOROTHY: Dorothy. SCARECROW: Where you headed for? DOROTHY: To Emerald City. There's this great big powerful Wiz, and they say he can do miracles. So he's gonna get me back to Oldham. Hey, you know what? Maybe he could get you some brains. SCARECROW: Brains? You mean that? DOROTHY: Yeah! You can come with me. SCARECROW: (Excited) I'm gonna get my brains!!! I'm gonna get my brains

SONG # EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD

Scene #7 THE TIN MAN’s ENTRANCE DOROTHY: What was that? SCARECROW: It's coming from over there! (Pointing in direction of TIN MAN ) DOROTHY: What should we do? SCARECROW: Go over there!! (Pointing in opposite direction) DOROTHY: No. Scarecrow!!!! Somebody needs our help. TIN MAN : Oil! need oil...oil...oil... DOROTHY: He needs oil! I'll get some. (Finds oil can) I found it, Tin Man. (Pause) Now what?

SONG - SLIDE SOME O IL TO ME

SCARECROW: Come on Dorothy, we need to go. TIN MAN: You going anywhere nice?DOROTHY: We’re going to find the Wiz. He’s going to help me get home to Oldham and help the Scarecrow get some brains.

TIN MAN: Is that the truth?SCARECROW: Cross my heartTIN MAN: If only I could do that. But I don’t have a heart you see. DOROTHY: You don't have a heart? Then come with us to the Emerald City...and see the Wiz. They say he can do most anything for anybody.!!!! TIN MAN: Yeah? Just show me the way!

REPRISE SONG #8 EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD

SCENE #9 LION’S ENTRANCE

Dorothy, Sacrecrow and Tin Man walking down Yellow brick Road and see ‘Lion Statue’

SCARECROW; Well look at that, (poking lion) A statue of a lion.TIN MAN: Ha! He doesn’t look that scary to me!LION : ( Suddenly moves, makes the trio jump, putting his fists up like a boxer) Put ‘em up!!! Put ‘em up!!!

SONG* I’M A MEAN OL E LION

DOROTHY: Stop! Let me help you. You are not being safe! (To protect her friends, gives the lion a slap on the nose. The lion collapses and starts to cry)LION: (trembling) Don't hit me no more!! Don't you know you could hurt a person that way?

SCARECROW: And you call yourself the king of the jungle? DOROTHY: You coward!! Goin' around roarin' at people. You ought to be ashamed... LION: I am. I’m just a big scaredy-cat.SCARECROW: And at least you got a brain, TIN MAN: ..and a heart, even if it is making you a pretty mixed-up cat.

LION: What good's a heart? What good's a brain if you ain't got no courage? DOROTHY: You know, maybe....just maybe, if you come with us and see the great Wiz, he could give you some courage...just like that! LION: You sure? Well then, lead the way!

SONG (reprise) EASE ON D OWN THE ROAD SCENE #11 Outside the gates of Emerald City.

TIN MAN : Hey, look. Isn't that the Emerald City over there? I can’t believe we actually made it! DOROTHY: Look how beautiful it is. SCARECROW: Look at all that glitter! DOROTHY: Now all we gotta do is find the Wiz. TIN MAN : Yes, Let’s go and find that Wiz! Notes(: As the characters are going through the dialogue the Royal Gate Keeper of Emerald City appears. He is wearing lots of green with super huge green glasses that protects his eyes from the super green glare of Emerald City.)

ROYAL GATEKEEPER: Excuse me! But would you mind carrying on in front of another city? SCARECROW: Who are you? GATEKEEPER: I am the Royal Gatekeeper. And we don't allow any trash here in the Big Green Apple. SCARECROW: We ain’t trash! DOROTHY: But we gotta see the Wiz! GATEKEEPER: You must be mad CRAZY! The Wiz never sees anyone, anywhere, or at anytime. TIN MAN : You better let us in, or we’re gonna chop down this gate. GATEKEEPER: Oh, very well. (The Gatekeeper opens the gates) Well, there goes the neighbourhood.

SONG # FUNKIE TOW N SCENE 12

INSIDE EMERALD CITY Children will be wearing dress clothes all shades of green. DISCO BALL. (MUSIC: "EMERALD CITY BALLET") Disco Inferno/Funky Town. CHILDREN ARE GOING TO BE DANCING LIKE IF THEY ARE IN A CLUB

DOROTHY: Which way to the Wiz? EMERALD CITY CITIZENS: (LAUGHING) LION: Alright!! What's so funny? CITIZEN 1: Nobody sees the Wiz!! SCARECROW: Why not? CITIZEN 2: He doesn’t like visitors. Plus, they say he's too terrible to behold!! TIN MAN: What's he look like? CITIZEN 3 : A giant vulture! CITIZEN 4: A man-eating elephant! CITIZEN 5: And you...! You want to see the Wiz? (Scans DOROTHY and laughs then sees her silver slippers and lets out a blood-curdling scream.) ALL CITIZENS: The Silver Slippers...of The Wicked Witch...of East Manchester!!!! CITIZEN 6: If you wanna see the Wiz, honey, you go right ahead!! (Dorothy stands by the gates )DOROTHY: (calls) Mr Wiz! Mr Wiz!

SONG #14 SO YOU WANT TO SEE THE WIZARD.

NOTE: The wizard is actually just a loud voice and flashing lights which show his “powers”. WIZ: Alright. Who are you?

DOROTHY: (steps to front of stage and speaks as if talking to a huge figure in front of her) Please, Mr.Wiz, My name is Dorothy, and this is the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man and the Lion. WIZ: And what do you all want? DOROTHY: You see I want to get back to Oldham... LION: Courage, that's what I came after, courage... SCARECROW: You have a set of used brains lying around?... WIZ: Quiet!! That's better. Now, I will listen to your problems one at a time, beginning with you! Come here! Well? DOROTHY: Oh, please, Mr. Wiz, you just gotta help me get back to Oldham. WIZ: And what's wrong with being here? DOROTHY: Nothin' much. WIZ: Does my fantastic Emerald City displease you? DOROTHY: Oh, no, sir. I think it's the most beautiful place I've ever seen. But there's my home. And there's Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry, and Lyndhurst and The Spindles and I can't just forget about them, can I? WIZ: Lion!! What do you want? LION: Some courage. WIZ: You mean the mighty king of the jungle is a coward. LION: Only when I'm scared! WIZ: Weakness! That's your only strength. Scarecrow!! Come here!! Are you a coward, too? SCARECROW: A coward? Oh, no sir. I haven't got the brains to be afraid of anything. Except for fire. WIZ: And what about you Tin Man? TIN MAN : Only that I want a heart, your Wizness!! Will you help me get a heart, your Wizness? Oh please I would love a heart? WIZ: Come now, I have made my decision. I will give you a heart...and I will get you some brains...and you, courage...And I will get Dorothy back to Oldham...If!!! DOROTHY: If what?? WIZ: If you kill...the most evil...the most wicked...the most powerful of all the witches in Oz...The Wicked Witch of West Manchester…

DOROTHY: But I couldn't do something like that!!! WIZ: Why not? You've already killed one wicked witch. DOROTHY: But that was an accident!! I didn’t mean to kill her!WIZ: I do not care how it happened. You're the best wicked witch killer in this country and I need you to kill that witch! SCARECROW: Mr. Wiz, what do I have to do to get my brains? WIZ: This is a package deal. As long as the Wicked Witch of the West still lives, none of you gets anything!! DOROTHY: But I don't want to go around killing anybody! WIZ: Dorothy...if you want to get back to Oldham bad enough, you're just going to have to pay for it! Now leave me alone! Notes: lighting and thunder roaring. Lights flashings…..

END OF ACT ONELights out.

All actors leave stage.

Act 2,SCENE ONE: (In the dreadful palace of the WICKED WITCH OF WEST MANCHESTER. Her slaves and entourage are toiling away at some menial taks. The LORD HIGH UNDERLING, a weak coward of a man and a bully, and a toady for EVILLENE, beats and whips the ENTOURAGE as they work.) LORD HIGH UNDERLING: Make way! Make way! Make way for the Wicked Witch of the West! Make way for...Evillene!

SONG# WICKED WITCH ENTRANCE.( DARTH VADER SONG.)

EVILLENE: BE QUIET! 'Cause I'm evil with everyone today!

SONG #DON’T NOBODY BRING ME NO BAD NEWS

EVILLENE: Now where is that Lord High Underling? LORD HIGH UNDERLING: You summoned me, oh Beautiful Mistress? How can I serve you EVILLENE: Well, tell me what's this situation with the child Dorothy?LORD HIGH UNDERLING: I should have some news from the front at any moment! Good news. (He laughs)Very good news EVILLENE: (Noticing that he is standing.) On your knees when you speak to me! (the ENTOURAGE drag in a terrified MESSENGER.) ENTOURAGE: Oh, Most Wicked Majesty...the messenger has arrived. MESSENGER: I have a message, just for your Evilness. EVILLENE: Oh, yeah!? MESSENGER: Yes, my beautiful mistress. EVILLENE: Well, for your sake, it better be good news!

MESSENGER: (Lying)Oh, yeah. I got some really juicy news for you...well mostly. EVILLENE: Mostly? MESSENGER: Well, firstly, Dorothy and her friends are still on their way up here, and they're gonna do you in... EVILLENE: What? (She breaks into laughter at such an incredible idea.) (Seeing her laugh, the LORD HIGH UNDERLING starts to laugh and beats the ENTOURAGE to get them to laugh. They all continue to laugh until EVILLENE notices and shouts.) EVILLENE: OH,BE QUIET!!! MESSENGER: Secondly, we couldn't get the silver slippers away from Dorothy. EVILLENE: (Now, very angry) What! I want those silver slippers!! MESSENGER: And thirdly, I gotta go now!! EVILLENE: But you've brought me nothing but bad news. Where's the good news you promised? MESSENGER: The good news is...there isn’t any more bad news to report. (He starts to run but EVILLENE grabs him.) EVILLENE: Come back here, you! Now, now, now, I know it's not your fault. MESSENGER: (Crying) No, it's not my fault... EVILLENE:...So I'm going to be very fair about this... MESSENGER: (Suddenly hopeful) Very fair...Good! I can leave? (Begins to crawl.) EVILLENE: You are here by banished to the sunny land of Failsworth! MESSENGER: No, Evillene! Don’t send me there!! No, no, no, please! Not to that land of never ending sunshine. Noo! I didn’t mean to bring you bad news! EVILLENE: (Exploding) All right!! I'm through being Miss Nice Gal. I'm going to summon my Winged Monkeys!! LORD HIGH UNDERLING: Oh, no!! EVILLENE: Oh, yeah!! The fun is about to start!

(All run and hide at the thought of the Winged Monkeys. Evillene does a voodoo chant and a group of Winged Monkeys appear following a lead monkey.) MONKEY: Okay, okay! I'm here. EVILLENE: Don't you come sassing to me, you little ape, or I'll put a spell on your.....bananas! MONKEY: So, what have you got for me and the gang this time? EVILLENE: Something right up your alley. Some folks who need straightening out. MONKEY: Gottcha! Who? EVILLENE: A scarecrow, two tin men, a lion, and a little brat named Dorothy!! Who by the way is wearing my silver slippers! MONKEY: (laughing hysterically) A scarecrow, two tin men, a lion, and a little brat named Dorothy. You don't get along with nobody, do you? EVILLENE: Oh, hush up! And do as I command, and bring them here. When I get my hands on Dorothy's silver slippers...all of Oz will kiss my feet!

SCENE 2:(MUSIC: "FUNKY MONKEY)This dance depicts the treachery of the WINGED MONKEYS as a mob, and the capture and kidnapping of DOROTHY and her FRIENDS.) Music and loud noises will be playing in the background as the Winged Monkeys capture Dorothy and her friends.

SCENE 3: Evillene's Palace (Misery continues as the ENTOURAGE are seen slaving and carrying large buckets of water.)

EVILLENE: (yelling) BE QUIET!! Get back to work!!! LORD HIGH UNDERLING: You, too, Lion. Move along there. (Lion is seen also carrying a large bucket of water. Dorothy comes onstage from the opposite side.) LION: Dorothy! DOROTHY: Lion! (She runs to his arms and they embrace.) LION: Are you all right?

DOROTHY: I guess so. What's that old witch got you doin'? LION: Carryin' all the water outta this place. DOROTHY: They got you carrying water? LION: Yep, she’s got me feelin' pretty low. Hey, you know that witch is so afraid of water, she doesn’t even take a bath? DOROTHY: She doesn't? LION: No...She just sends herself out to be dry-cleaned. (From offstage we hear Evillene laughing as she enters.) EVILLENE: We've got 'em all, and we're gonna have straw soup. (Seeing Dorothy and Lion.) I don't remember telling anyone to take five! DOROTHY: Oh, please, Mrs. Evillene. I haven't seen the Lion since I've been here. EVILLENE: So what? Just get back to work. I want you to scrub the floors, polish the silver, vacuum the rugs and clean the toilets(Then, to Lion:) And you! Get that water out of my sight! Dorothy, wait! When are you going to give me those lovely silver slippers? DOROTHY: I can't! EVILLENE: I'll give you all...my beauty tips? DOROTHY: I'll never take my slippers off. EVILLENE: (Exploding) Give them to me you little brat! LION: Leave her alone you bully! You are NOT using appropriate communication!EVILLENE: Oh really??!! (She grabs Lion’s right arm, and starts twisting it in a hammer lock.) For that, I'm going to have your hide! (One of the ENTOURAGE grabs Dorothy and points to a bucket of water. Dorothy picks up the bucket.) DOROTHY: You leave my lion alone, you,you... (She throws the water to the Wicked Witch.) EVILLENE: Look what you've done. You ruined me! (She starts to melt.) Water! The only thing I'm powerless against. The only thing that could destroy me! help!! I’m melting!!!! (She's melted completely.) DOROTHY: Oh, NOOOOOOO!!!! Don't tell me I've done it again! ENTOURAGE & Slaves: Hallelujah!!

LION: What was that? ENTOURAGE: Thanks to you, child, we're all free!

SONG :CAN YOU FEEL A BRAND NEW DAY (Dorothy and her friends wave to the ENTOURAGE and leave the palace.)

SCENE 4: In front of the gates to the Emerald City.

GATEKEEPER: Oh no, that bunch is coming back. Well, the Wiz gave orders they were never gonna be allowed in the city again, so they can just….Hang on a minute, if they are back ALIVE, then the witch must be……!! (Hides behind curtain.) TIN MAN : Hello in there! GATEKEEPER: Goodbye out there! SCARECROW: Open up in there! GATEKEEPER: What for? LION: Because we want to see the Wizard again. GATEKEEPER: Impossible! He moved! TIN MAN: He moved? How come? We need to see him! GATEKEEPER: I don't know. Something to do with Ofsted. LION: You better open this gate. GATEKEEPER: I can't. I lost the key.SCARECROW: Well, then, I guess we'd better leave the money and go. GATEKEEPER: Money? What money? SCARECROW: Well, we brought back this big bag of loot for the Wiz. How much do you think is in here, Lion? The Gatekeeper comes out from his hiding place.

LION AND SCARECROW: (Capturing the Gatekeeper) Gotcha!! GATEKEEPER: Oh, darn!! I fall for this every time. DOROTHY: We're going in to see the Wiz!

GATEKEEPER: Oh, alright. But I don't wanna be around when you wake him up. And don't you go around touching anything. You look with your eyes and not with your hands. (Mumbles and exits.) SCENE 5: (The throne room of the Wiz. The fake wizard is not to be seen. Flickering lights will go on and off as he speaks.) DOROTHY: Mr. Wiz, we're back! We’re ready for you to keep your promises. TIN MAN: Yeah. That Old Evillene has been dealt with.DOROTHY: I wonder where he is. WIZ: (Voice offstage) I am everywhere! TIN MAN: Well, we've come back to get what you promised. WIZ: I'm busy... go away! SCARECROW: Busy? What do you mean? TIN MAN: You promised to see us. LION: You owe us everything right now...Mr. Wiz. DOROTHY: Mr. Wiz, where are you? WIZ: Go Away!!! GO AWAY!!! DOROTHY: Oh, listen, Mr. Wiz, you promised.... LION: (discovers a door leading to an engine room) Hey, you guys! I think I found the engine room. WIZ: Go away!! SCARECROW: Open that door! WIZ: Go away!! WIZ: Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! (Doors open to reveal the Wiz standing in his pyjamas. He tries to duck out of sight.) DOROTHY: Have you seen Mr. Wiz? WIZ: Uh...no...I haven't. As a matter of fact, the Wiz isn't here right now...

SCARECROW: Then who are you? WIZ: Oh, well,....I'm....um.............

LION: (Recognizing him) A fake! TIN MAN : A fraud! A fake!SCARECROW: And you look just like anybody else in the street! DOROTHY: You’re the Wiz???? You lied to us? We thought you were going to be able to help us. How am I going to get home Mr. Wiz? I need to get back to Aunti Em and Uncle Henry .(Dorothy slumps to the floor and starts to cry. The lion, scarecrow and Tin Man console her) WIZ: Oh I’m sorry. It started out as a bit of fun. You’re right, I’m not a wizard at all. LION: So you can’t help us? Dorothy will never get back to Oldham now. I’ll never have courage and Scarecrow and Tin Man will never have brains or a heart.SCARECROW: Come on guys. Let’s go, we’re wasting our time with this phony.(They start to leave. The Wiz watches them then starts to feel guilty and stops them)WIZ: WAIT! Hold on. Maybe I can help after all. All you have to do is believe in yourself and believe just a little in me… (turning to Scarecrow) Now, then, you do believe you have a brain, don't you? SCARECROW: Well, I'd feel a whole lot better if I knew I had something upstairs besides a bunch of straw. WIZ: All right! Maybe I can find a brain somewhere in here for you. (The WIZ brings out a box with a bunch of items in it and rummages through it.) WIZ: Look what we got here. "All Brain"! Through the miracle of modern science, they have dehydrated and prefrozen a distillation of some of the best brains in the world. We're gonna re-stuff your head with this! (The Wiz pours the "All-Brain" which is really glitter, onto the Scarecrow who whirls his head four times, primarily to clear the excess glitter, and then rises, with a big grin, totally changed and refined) SCARECROW: Well, finally, I know where my head is at!WIZ: (To the TIN MAN ) A heart, you say? TIN MAN : Yes! WIZ: Then a heart is shall be. You know once, a beautiful young lady gave her heart to me, and now I give it to you. (Hands the Tin Man a Valentines card with a heart on it)

TIN MAN: Wow, thank you. WIZ: (To Lion) As for you, ...I bet a couple of sips of the Emerald City Courage Cola will do the trick. Drink! LION: (Drinks courage cola) Alright....alright... (Lion roars loudly and gets presented with a medal of honour…. “Rocky” music will be playing as he does boxing moves and flexes his muscles)I ain’t scared of nothin’ !

DOROTHY: Now it's my turn, Mr. Wiz. What you got in there to get me all the way back to Oldham? WIZ: Dorothy...I'm sorry. I can do a lot of things for a lot of people, but I just don't know how to get you back home. I don’t think the answer is in this box. SCARECROW: Of course not! It's somewhere out there. Tell me, my good fellow, do you still have that balloon that you travelled here in? WIZ: Yes, I do. I think it might be in a cupboard somewhere. SCARECROW: Just as I thought. Now, if that balloon brought you here… WIZ: Uh-huh... SCARECROW: Why couldn't it take Dorothy back to Oldham? DOROTHY: Yeah! When do we go? WIZ: Now, hold on! You’ll need me to steer it but I don’t think I’m ready to leave all of this. DOROTHY: All what? WIZ: All my power, my prestige, my toys, my teddy bear and my money! DOROTHY: You mean your big old empty room, where nobody comes to see you? WIZ: I just like to keep a low profile. DOROTHY: You know...I bet if you got started all over again someplace, you might even meet some new friends. WIZ: Friends? Do you really think so? DOROTHY: Aw, you're not so bad...once a person gets to know you. WIZ: Friends, huh?

DOROTHY: And when we get back to Oldham, I'll give you my silver slippers. WIZ: Well, what are we waiting for?

Song: ?

(During the song, the Wiz gets into the balloon and and flies away. The Citizens wave goodbye and leave the stage.) TIN MAN : Dorothy, the balloon is leaving..!! DOROTHY: (shouting)Mr. Wiz...!Mr. Wiz....! DOROTHY: Now I'll bet I'll never get home. Never! (she sits on the floor and cries) (GLINDA THE GOOD WITCH OF SOUTH MANCHESTER enters from a cloud of smoke). Glinda touches Dorothy…. DOROTHY: Who are you? GLINDA: I am Glinda the Good Witch of South Manchester and I know all about you. DOROTHY: You do? GLINDA: Oh, I’ve been watching you in my crystal ball, hopping around from one witch to another...hitting them with houses, and washing them down the drain... DOROTHY: Yeah. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen. GLINDA: Well, relax, child. (Walks over to Dorothy. To Lion) Hi, Pussycat!! DOROTHY: Can you help me get home again? GLINDA: Why, honey, you got your silver slippers. They'll take you home in no time. Don't you ever talk to your feet? DOROTHY: No...

SONG: IF YOU BELIEVE

(Glinda hugs Dorothy, Lion, the Tin Man and Scarecrow and exits the stage) GLINDA: Bye Dorothy, bye Lion, bye Tin Man, bye Scarecrow!!

DOROTHY: Bye Glinda!!!! (She waves at Glinda and jumps up and down in happiness with her friends.) DOROTHY: You mean, that's all there ever was to it? Just clicking my heels three times and I'm home? LION: Isn’t that something??!! I guess it's about time to go home, huh? SCARECROW: Just think you could have gone back before you even met me. TIN MAN: Yeah. Before you even got tied up with any of us. Honey, what a shame. DOROTHY: No! It wasn't a shame. 'Cause if I'd gone back then, I never would have known if you got your heart...and I'd never have seen you get your brains. (Dorothy hugs Scarecrow)

SONG HOME FINALLY (MUSIC: "HOME" DOROTHY’S SONG)

(As Dorothy sings, the actors come on stage to wave good bye at Dorothy.)LION: Dorothy...do you really have to go? SCARECROW: Well, logically, even if she did go...if you kept the silver slippers, you could come back any time you wanted to! DOROTHY: And I will, Scarecrow...I promise I'll comeback...but right now, don't you all see...I MISS HOME SO MUCH!!! (She clicks her heels three times, closes her eyes and is whisked away. Whole cast exits stage.

Song: SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW After the song, Aunti Em enters the stage. Dorothy runs to Aunti Em and hugs her; this symbolizes the return of Dorothy to Oldham!! DOROTHY: Oh Aunti Em, it’s so good to be back. There’s no place like home!

The End

Finale : Ease On Down The Road.

(As cast enter in groups/pairs/alone to take a bow)