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THE WIZARD OF OZ!
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SYNOPSIS!
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ACT ONE"
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Aunt Em and the Neighbor Wife talk on stage. Mrs. Dowd (Dorothys teacher) enters and tells Aunt Em that
Dorothys stuffed dog (Toto) is preventing her from making friends at school. Aunt Em agrees to talk with
Dorothy about leaving the toy at home. Uncle Henry, Dorothys cousins, neighbors and Dorothy return home
just as a tornado is about to hit. As the family goes into the storm cellar Dorothys cousin (Lisa) throws Toto out.
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Dorothy runs out after Toto and is caught in the Tornado. In Munchkinland, Edna, Elmer and Eve discover
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Dorothys house has landed in their town and begin to investigate. Dorothy emerges from the house and all of
the Munchkins think she is a witch. Glinda arrives and explains to Dorothy that she has landed in Oz. The
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Wicked Witch arrives just as Glinda gives Dorothy the ruby red slippers. The Witch wants the slippers for her-
self and exclaims that she will get them from Dorothy. The Witch leaves and Dorothy heads down the yellow
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brick road to find the Wizard and ask him to send her back home. In the Witchs castle, the audience learns
that the Flying Monkeys are controlled by the witchs black hat and that they will not be free until the Witch
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gives them three commands. The Witch enters and the audience finds out that she suffers from constant
headaches and secretly wants to be a ballerina but needs the ruby slippers because they have magic dancing
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powers. The Witch orders the monkeys to find Dorothy and get the slippers from her. Meanwhile, Dorothy
meets the Scarecrow who decides to travel with Dorothy to see the Wizard so that s/he can ask for a brain.
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The audience learns that Edna, Elmer and Eva are also traveling to see the Wizard to ask for funding to build
new housing in Munchkinland. The Munchkins are met on their journey by the Monkeys who demand that the
Munchkins tell them where Dorothy is. The Munchkins refuse to tell the Monkeys anything unless they can
show proper paperwork of their orders from the Witch. The Monkeys leave to get the paperwork and the
Munchkins race forward to warn Dorothy that the Witch is searching for her. Dorothy and Scarecrow meet the
Tinman and learn that s/he has no heart, they invite him/her to join them on their journey to see the Wizard.
Back at the Witchs castle, the Witch and Winkies (guards) practice for the Witchs ballet. The Monkeys inter-
rupt and get their paperwork filled out. The Witch recommends that they attempt to capture Dorothy by using
poppies. Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman meet Lion and s/he decides to go with them to visit the Wizard and
ask for courage. The four (followed by the Munchkins) head into the Weeping Woods (the most haunted forest
in all of Oz)."
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ACT TWO"
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The four learn that the Weeping Woods is not haunted and that the scary sounds coming from it are actually
the crying noises of the trees who miss their friend; a little girl who used to visit with them and dance for them.
Outside the woods, the four stumble on a poppy field laid as a trap by the Monkeys. They escape with the help
of a group of mice who are friends with the Lion. The four enter the Emerald City and learn (from a group of
Hippies using the Optional Scene) where the Wizard lives. The four visit the Wizards throne room. The Wizard
says he will grant their wishes if they bring him the Witchs hat. The Munchkins arrive at the throne room short-
ly after Dorothy and submit their grant proposal, they rush off to find Dorothy. Dorothy and her friends find
themselves in a desert with the Winkies (who have been put in charge of lake transportation). They are about
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to leave when the Monkeys enter and capture them, taking them back to the Witchs castle. The Munchkins
enter, learn Dorothy is captured and leave to get Glinda (the only person they think can help). Dorothy is alone
in the Witchs castle. The Witch threatens to put Toto in her potion cauldron if Dorothy does not give her the
shoes. Dorothy refuses saying she has real friends now. The Witch chases Dorothy trying to get the shoes
and throws out her back out which causes her headache to cease. She realizes that her headache was what
made her feel evil and she no longer wants to be cruel - but is worried that it will ruin her image if she becomes
a ballerina. Dorothy agrees to tell everyone that she melted the Witch with a bucket of water so the Witch can
pursue her life-long dream; if the Witch will let her have the black, pointed hat. The Witch agrees. When the
Monkeys enter with Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow they learn of the Witchs defeat. Dorothy gives the Monkeys
three commands. The final command is to free themselves from the control of the hat. The Monkeys bring the
four back to the Wizards throne room. The Wizard shows the Scaercrow, Tinman and Lion that they already
had the skills they were asking for. The four discover that the Wizard is actually a tech director who magically
materialized in Oz when an actor said MacBeth in a theater during a show he was working on. The Munchkins
enter with Glinda. The Wizard pulls out the Munchkins grant proposal and makes them the new rulers of Oz.
Glinda tells Dorothy she has the power to return home by clicking her heels together three times. Dorothy says
goodbye to her new friends and returns home. Back on the farm, Dorothy tells her family of her adventures in
Oz and exclaims how happy she is to be home."
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SCENE BREAK DOWN!

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Full Running Time: 120-150 minutes (pending scene changes and intermission)"
Shortened Running Time: run time will be approximately 5-10 minutes shorter without scene 11."
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SCENE 1: Aunt Ems Farm"
SCENE 2: Munchkinland"
SCENE 3: Witchs Castle"
SCENE 4: Scarecrow Field - a corn field in Oz"
SCENE 5: Scarecrow Field - a corn field in Oz"
SCENE 6: Tinman Woods - a clearing on the edge of the woods"
SCENE 8: Lion Forest - a clearing deep within the forest"
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INTERMISSION"
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SCENE 9: Forest "
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SCENE 10: Poppy Field - just outside the Emerald City"
SCENE 11 (Optional): Emerald City - just inside"
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SCENE 12: Receptionist Desk/Wizards Thrown Room"
SCENE 13: Receptionist Desk"
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SCENE 14: Desert "
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SCENE 16: Wizards Throne Room"
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SCENE 17: Aunt Ems Farm"
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CAST OF CHARACTERS!
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Flexible cast of 40 to 105 speaking roles (3-4 M, 8-10 F, and 30 to 91+ that can be either)."
Many of the roles can be combined, doubled or split into two roles for even more characters. If you need as-
sistance with doubling please do not hesitate to contact Plays For Large Casts with questions."
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LEAD and SUPPORTING ROLES"
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DOROTHY (F)Young. Happy-go-lucky. Always talks to stuffed dog."
SCARECROW (E).Carefree. Intelligent but doesnt realize it. Seeks a brain."
TIN MAN (E)Emotionless. Talks in monotone. Seeks a heart."
LION (E)..Fearful. Humorous. Seeks courage/bravery."
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EDNA (E).Munchkin. Intelligent. Adventure Seeking."
EVE (E)Munchkin. Rule follower. Seeks a grant to improve Munchkinland."
ELMER (E).Munchkin. Adventure Seeking. Friends with Edna and Eve."
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GLINDA (F)..Good Witch. Kind, polite and majestic. Helps Dorothy."
WITCH (F)Evil Witch. Complains of a headache. Wants to be a ballerina."
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WIZARD (M)Really a Theater Tech in disguise."
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ENSEMBLE ROLES"
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NOTE: Almost all ensemble roles may be played by either males or females with some minor name changes.
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Ensemble roles may be combined, doubled or split to fit the needs of your cast size. !
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The same group of actors that play the Munchkins can also play Winkies, Crows, Squirrels, Mice, Trees and
Hippies. The group of actors that play Monkeys can also play Dorothys family, neighbors, etc. The following
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roles can be easily played by the same actor; Aunt Em (Glinda), Uncle Henry (Wizard), Mrs. Dowd (Witch).!
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SILVER MONKEY (E)...Flying monkey leader. Wants to be free from the witchs control."
ORANGE MONKEY (E)Flying monkey."
BLUE MONKEY (E)..Flying monkey. Laid back."
RED MONKEY 1 (E).Flying monkey. Gruff, always trying to start fights."
RED MONKEY 2 (E).Flying monkey. Gruff, always trying to start fights."
YELLOW MONKEY (F).Flying monkey. Happy and cheerleader like."
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY (E)..Flying monkey. Was a red monkey back in his/her day."
PURPLE MONKEY (E).Flying monkey. Somewhat girlish. "
PINK MONKEY (E)Flying monkey. Somewhat girlish. "
GREEN MONKEY (E)Flying monkey."
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WINKY 1-8 (E)..Business advisors to the Witch."
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AUNT EM (F).Dorothys Aunt. Wants Dorothy to fit in at home and school."
UNCLE HENRY (M).Dorothys Uncle. Humorous. Enjoys fishing and thunderstorms."
LUCY (E)Dorothys youngest cousin. Kind and happy-go-lucky."
LEWIS (E)..Dorothys middle cousin. Boyish/tom-boy."
LISA (F)..Dorothys oldest cousin. Snobby. Mean towards Dorothy."
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MRS. DOWD (F)Dorothys teacher. Wants to get rid of Toto."
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BAD STUDENT 1-2 (E)Young. Humorous. Tease on Mrs. Dowd."

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NEIGHBOR WIFE (F).Friends with Aunt Em. Concerned for Dorothy.
NEIGHBOR HUSBAND (M)..Friends with Uncle Henry.
NEIGHBOR KIDS 1-2 (E)..Friends with Dorothy and her cousins."
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RECEPTIONIST (F)Wizards receptionist. Snotty. Doesnt enjoy her job."
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OLD MUNCHKIN (E)..Enjoys recalling the glory days. Enemy of Retirement Monkey."
TOWNS MUNCHKIN 1-9 (E).Munchkins. Seek adventure. Scared of the Witch."
COUNCILOR 1-6 (E)..Munchkins. Determine that the Witch of the East is dead."
SHERIFF (E)Munchkin. Not extremely intelligent."
MAYOR (E)Munchkin. Not extremely intelligent."
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CROWS 1-4 (E)..Tease the Scarecrow."
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PINKY (E)Squirrel. Teases the Tinman."
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PETE (E)..Squirrel. Teases the Tinman."
POKEY (E)..Squirrel. Teases the Tinman."
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DANCE TEACHER (E)..The Witchs dance teacher. Young actress/actor if possible."
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QUEEN MOUSE (F)Mice leader. Allows mice to help the Tinman and Scarecrow."
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CAPTAIN MOUSE (E).Mice captain."
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RADIO MOUSE (E).In charge of mice communications."
MOUSE LIEUTENANT (E).Mice lieutenant. "
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MOUSE 1-9 (E)Help the Tinman and Scarecrow."
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BERNIE (M).Rower, hired by Winkies. Helps Munchkins across a lake."
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WILLOW (E).Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
OAK (E).Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
MAPLE (E)Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
ASH (E).Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
BIRCH (E)Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
PINE (E)Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
TREE 1-7 (E)Tree. Always crying. Misses the girl who used to visit the woods."
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OPTIONAL ROLES (Roles in the optional Emerald City scene.)"
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MOONDUST (E)Lead Hippie. "
RAINDREAM (E)...Hippie."
NIGHTJEWEL (E)..Hippie."
SUNBEAM (E)Hippie."
SPACETIME (E).Hippie."
DR. ASTRO (E)..Hippie."
BLUECOMET (E)...Hippie."
STARLIGHT (E)..Hippie."
PEACEFLOW (E)..Hippie."
MOONBEAM (E)Hippie."
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SET PIECES"
As much imagination and creative liberty can be taken with the sets for this production as is desired. The origi-
nal production was done with bare bone set pieces. Later productions have been done with more extravagant
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Although some theaters find the presence of a yellow brick road important to the production, it can easily be
done without one. If a road is desired it can be painted directly on a stage/platform or created out of heavy
wood that can be placed on top of the stage. Paper/plastic can be used as well and tapped to the stage, some
tearing will likely occur but since the road in this version is supposed to be in poor condition the tearing is not a
huge deal."
AUNT EMs FARM (these scenes are traditionally done in black and white if budget permits but can be done in
color as well, if using black and white actors can still wear traditional colored make-up)"
Dorothys House and Storm Cellar: This can be large and functional with an operating door or it can be a flat
board or piece of foam that is propped up with a brace. If using the simpler method, actors can exit behind the
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piece instead of going through the door. The final scene can take place outside on the porch so that the inside
of the house does not need to be made."
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Clothesline: A clothesline can be made fairly simply for additional stage dressing. Clothes can be hung on the
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line with fishing line attached that leads into the wing. Fishing line can be pulled during storm to give the indica-
tion of strong winds."
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Hay-bails, chicken coops, wheelbarrows, etc. can be used to dress up the stage as needed/desired."
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MUNCHKINLAND "
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Munchkin Houses: Munchkin houses can be simple or complex. Three dimensional houses can be built or flat
wood/foam with braces can be used that Munchkins can hide behind. Large cardboard boxes can also work
well if you have access to them. "
Faux trees, bushes, rocks, flowers, fences, etc. can be used to dress up the stage as needed/desired."
WITCHS CASTLE"
Cauldron: A large cauldron can be purchased or can be crafted from a large bucket/tub and some paper-
mache or spray foam to give it roundness. "
Additional stage dressing can include; table with crystal ball, bookcases with spell books, candles, potions, etc.
evil looking witchs throne, columns, chains, etc."
SCARECROW FIELD"
Cornstalks: Cornstalks can be made fairly affordably with newspaper and wooden or plastic dowels. Tutorials
for newspaper cornstalks can likely be found online but we are happy to help with instructions if needed."
Scarecrow Stand: A T-stand can be built or a crate/box can be used if no stand is available. "
Fences can be used for additional stage dressing and can come in handy as additional pieces for many scenes
throughout the production."
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TINMAN WOODS"
Stage dressings can include; a woodman's cottage, fences, stumps, chopped wood, bushes, etc."
LION FOREST"
Stage dressings can include; faux trees, bushes, rocks, plants, etc."
POPPY FIELD"
Poppies: Faux flowers can be purchased and placed on the stage or flowers can be cut from colored construc-
tion paper. Poppies are traditionally red in color when seen in The Wizard of Oz."
Mouse Trap: The large mouse-trap can be made fairly simply as a platform on wheels. PVC pipe, wood or oth-
er materials can be added to create a faux spring. The painting is most important and is what shows the audi-
ence that the piece is a mouse trap."
WIZARDS THRONE ROOM"
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it, banners with OZ on them, etc. Try to keep items in the Wizards Throne Room as green as possible."
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DESERT"
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Stage dressing can include; rowboat, lake buoys, lake caution signs, pails/shovels/inter-tubes (for Winkies to
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be playing with half/heartedly).!
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THE WIZARD OF OZ!
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Scene 1!
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(A small farm in the state of Minnesota (or where your home state is). There is a farmhouse on one side of the
stage and a storm cellar on the other. If room permits a clothesline or chicken coop can also be added. Clothes
hanging from the clothesline can have fishing line attached to them that can lead off stage and be pulled by
tech crew as the storm begins to build; giving the impression of strong winds. AUNT EM and NEIGHBOR WIFE
sit on/near the front porch. AUNT EM peers up at the sky. She shakes her head discouragingly.)!
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AUNT EM: How much longer do you think theyll stay fishing?"
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NEIGHBOR WIFE: Not long knowing my husband. He hates getting caught in the rain. The kids sure seemed
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excited to get out on that lake. Why didnt Dorothy go with em? Is there some tension between her and her
cousins?"
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AUNT EM: Oh, I dont think so, they seem to be getting along as well as any siblings I reckon. The usual
squabbles but nothing serious. I am worried about her though. She hasn't seemed to make many friends since
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moving here. "
NEIGHBOR WIFE: Everything will come in good time."
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AUNT EM: I hope your right."
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(There is a low rumble of thunder in the distance. Towards the end of the next line, MRS. DOWD enters, fol-
lowed by two BAD STUDENTS.)!
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NEIGHBOR WIFE: Sounds like the storm is building up to a big one. Its nice that the kids got a little fishing in
after school. I swear, that Mrs. Dowd takes all the fun out of learning."
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MRS. DOWD: (Clearing throat, obviously hearing them talk about her.) Ahem!"
AUNT EM: Good afternoon, Mrs. Dowd. "
MRS. DOWD: (Cordial.) Emily, Hilda."
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(Awkward pause.)!
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AUNT EM: Interesting weather were having here."
MRS. DOWD: I am not here to talk about the weather. Its Dorothy."
AUNT EM: Dorothy?"
MRS. DOWD: I told her she was to wait for me after school so we could address this together and the child
runs off."
AUNT EM: Maybe she just mis-understood."
MRS. DOWD: She is making a mockery of my classroom. Bringing that stuffed toy to school. "
AUNT EM: Oh, you mean Toto!"
MRS. DOWD: I mean that stuffed toy she drags with her every day."
AUNT EM: Weve tried talking to her about it but she refuses to leave it home."
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NEIGHBOR WIFE: I reckon a lot of kids go through this phase imaginary friends and the sort"
MRS. DOWD: Well, it will not be tolerated in my classroom any longer. Its distracting the other students! If you
refuse to dispose of that stuffed dog then I will."
NEIGHBOR WIFE: Oh, come now"
AUNT EM: Im sure we can work something out."
MRS. DOWD: I swear to you Emily, if I see it again it will be the last time anyone sees it! Am I making myself
clear."
AUNT EM: Yes, Mrs. Dowd. Ill discuss it with her. "
MRS. DOWD: Very well, than. Good day. (To BAD STUDENT 1. Exiting.) Come along Timmy, we are talking to
your parents next."
BAD STUDENT 1: It was only a little mouse, Mrs. Dowd."
BAD STUDENT 2: We didnt mean to put it in your desk drawer."
BAD STUDENT 1: Honest."
BAD STUDENT 2: We didnt mean it."
MRS. DOWD: Dont dodle."
BAD STUDENT 1: At least it was a dead mouse."
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(AUNT EM and NEIGHBOR WIFE burst into laughter. NEIGHBOR KIDS enter, followed by LISA. LEWIS,
LUCY, NEIGHBOR DAD and UNCLE HENRY.)"
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NEIGHBOR KID 1: Mom, youll never believe it!"
NEIGHBOR KID 2: (Holding arms up to show size.) Its gotta be at least this big.!
NEIGHBOR KID 1: Probably bigger!"
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LUCY: He caught it, mom, dad caught Grandpa Scales!"
LEWIS: The biggest, hugest walleye of them all!"
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LISA: Fish are disgusting."
LEWIS: But than it started to rain."
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LUCY: So we came home."
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UNCLE HENRY: (Entering. Talking to the fish.) You are mine! Hahaha! Thought youd escape me, eh. Didnt
you? (Makes fish nod.) Thats right. (Laughs.) Lo these many years you have taunted me, Grandpa Scales,
and I threw my fists toward the sky in anguish, but at last I have hunted you down, you vile beast!!"
AUNT EM: (Not extremely interested in the matter.) Congratulations dear. "
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NEIGHBOR KID 1: Dad caught a fish too!"
NEIGHBOR HUSBAND: Now, kids. Theres no need to brag. "
NEIGHBOR WIFE: Lets see it dear."
AUNT EM: Yes, show us."
NEIGHBOR KID 2: (Holding up a tiny fish.) Here it is!"
NEIGHBOR KID 1: He caught it all by himself."
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UNCLE HENRY: (Laughing.) Minnow. Walleye! (Looking around.) Say, wheres Dorothy? I gotta introduce her
to Grandpa Scales."
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(Thunder. This time closer and louder than it was before.)!
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AUNT EM: I suppose it is time to call Dorothy back home. I fear there may be funnel clouds on the horizon at
any moment."
UNCLE HENRY: Really? Im gonna go stand in the garage and watch for tornados. "
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NEIGHBOR KID 1: Me too!"
NEIGHBOR KID 2: I want to watch!"
NEIGHBOR WIFE: You will do no such thing."
NEIGHBOR HUSBAND: (Indicating Uncle Henry.) But all the neighbors are doing it."
UNCLE HENRY: Yeah, were doing it."
AUNT EM: Ohhh no youre not. Lisa, go find Dorothy?"
LISA: (Complaining.) Shes probably off somewhere talking to that silly stuffed dog. "
AUNT EM: (Stern) Lisa. (Thunder again, clothes on clothes line begins to blow a bit. Frantic but trying to re-
main calm.) Henry, go find her!"
NEIGHBOR WIFE: Come on kids, time to go home. Good chatting with you Emily."
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(There is another sound of thunder and the wind begins to blow stronger.) !
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AUNT EM: Henry. Go!"
UNCLE HENRY: All right, I just gotta put Grandpa Scales away. (He heads for the house) "
AUNT EM: Now!"
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(Thunder and hard wind, UNCLE HENRY looks up at the sky.)!
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UNCLE HENRY: Yeah, ok (He exits calling off stage.) Dorothy!"
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(Spotlight on Dorothy in the aisle or on the far side of the stage.)!
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DOROTHY: Good dog, Toto! Now, lets get back to the house! (She runs up the aisle and toward the house.)!
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DOROTHY: Hurry, Toto."
UNCLE HENRY: Dorothy. There you are. We have to get home now."
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(The storm picks up, it continues to grow beneath the following.)!
LEWIS: Wow, they really look like funnels! "

LISA: (Snotty.) Lets go inside my hair is getting messed up!"
UNCLE HENRY: Emily, we need to get inside, I think I just spotted a"
AUNT EM: (Looking out towards the audience.) Tornado! Quick kids, into the storm cellar."
LUCY: Im not scared of a tornado (UNCLE HENRY picks up LUCY and heads towards the cellar.)!
LEWIS: (Disappearing into the cellar.) What if you could harness all that power?"
LISA: Im not going down there. Theres spiders!"
UNCLE HENRY: (All playfulness gone) Lisa, this is not a debate. "
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(UNCLE HENRY places LUCY in the cellar then follows.)!
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LISA: I am not going down there."
AUNT EM: Come along Dorothy. You and Toto next. (DOROTHY begins to climb into the cellar) Dont be
scared Toto, everything is going to be okay."
LISA: (Quickly pulling Toto out of Dorothys hands) Sorry no dogs allowed! (She throws the dog towards the
porch of the house and heads down the steps. DOROTHY screams and tries to run after Toto.)!
DOROTHY: Toto!"
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AUNT EM: (Looking at the sky in a panic.) Im sorry Dorothy, there isnt time. (She pulls Dorothy down into the
cellar)!
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(The lights fade to near black with a small spot on the cellar, and mood light on the porch. There is another
loud clap of thunder and lightning. DOROTHY throws the cellar door open.)!
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AUNT EM: Dorothy, NO!"
DOROTHY: (Fighting the wind, screaming.) TOTO!! (She grabs him and moves towards the cellar then stops
mid step, screaming.) AHHHHHHH! (She takes a step backward then turns around and runs into the house.
The storm hits full force. Tornado. Lights down.)!
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Scene 2!
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(Outdoors. The storm has ceased and the stage looks sunny and colorful. There is a small town with miniature
houses and perhaps some shrubbery. A wide blue sky stretches above. On one side of the stage sits the old
farmhouse, clearly out of place. A pair of feet with ruby red slippers protrude from beneath the front porch of
the house. Old Munchkin sits on a bench telling a story. All the Towns-Munchkins are gathered around him/her,
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listening intently. EDNA, ELMER and EVE are on the side of the stage rummaging through papers.)!
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OLD MUNCHKIN: I looked up from my hiding place, and all I could see was flying monkeys everywhere."
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(All the munchkins gasp.)!
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MUNCHKIN 9: Were you scared Old Munchkin?"
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OLD MUNCHKIN: Of course I wasnt scared!"
MUNCHKIN 5: You werent. "
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OLD MUNCHKIN: Dont be ridiculous. I had the power of Munchkin Land with me!"
MUNCHKINS 1-9: Yay! The power of Munchkin Land."
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MUNCHKIN 6: What did you do next?"
OLD MUNCHKIN: I reached for the one thing I knew could save me! My long stemmed Daisy! And then with
one fell swoop of my Daisy, I brought it crashing down on the flying monkeys head. He was so stunned that he
flew away, never to be seen again. Some people say he has come out of retirement in recent years, haunting
the lands in search of that very same daisy that bemungled him decades ago."
MUNCHKINS 1-9: (Clapping) Yay!"
MUNCHKIN 7: Tell it again."
OLD MUNCHKIN: Heavens no, thats enough for today."
MUNCHKIN 8: Please tell it again."
MUNCHKIN 4: Pleeeesssse. Pleeeeesse. Pleeeesssse."
OLD MUNCHKIN: No, no, no, once a day is enough for the story of how I conquered the flying monkeys. "
MUNCHKIN 1: Then tell us the story of how the giant, scary house came to Munchkin Land?"
OLD MUNCHKIN: What giant, scary house?"
MUNCHKIN 1: The one over there."
OLD MUNCHKIN: Oh my! Edna, Elmer, Eve, I think you may want to look at this."
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EDNA: What is it Old Munchkin?"
MUNCHKIN 2: Theres a new house over there."
EVE: A new house! This lot is not zoned for housing. Its zoned for a garden a garden with azaleas and
chrysanthemums only! We havent been able to build a new house in Munchkin Land since the Wicked Witch
of East passed a bill stating that she was the owner of all the land in Oz."
OLD MUNCHKIN: (Shaking head) Land Lords!"
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EDNA: I say we investigate! "

ELMER: Yeah!"
EVE: You cant do that! You need to fill out a special permission form that has been signed by the Sub-Depart-
ment of Investigations of the Department of Looking into Things"
EDNA: We Munchkins used to be explorers. What ever happened? Back in Old Munchkins day, we would
make trips to the Emerald City all the time. "
OLD MUNCHKIN: Its True! Say, did ever tell you the story of"
EVE: Yes."
EDNA: Now were too afraid to check out a boring old house! Come on. (EDNA and ELMER walk towards the
house.)"
EVE: What are you doing? You cant go in there! If the Wicked Witch were to find out she"
EDNA: Shhh! (Looks at it.) This house wasnt built! It was dropped!"
MUNCHKINS 1-9: Dropped? What do you mean? How could that happen?"
EDNA: Yes. From somewhere (Points upward.) up there!"
EVE: (Coming up to join them.) Impossible. You need a special zone permit to drop a house! It requires at least
sixty days public notice "
ELMER: Who do you think could have done it, Edna?"
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EDNA: Somebody with great power. Possibly a wh"
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pompous and very grand from the far side of the stage, making their way towards the house.) !
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EVE: Oh, now youve done it! Well be reprimanded for sure! (EVE tries to make a get-away but is pulled back
by EDNA.)!
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SHERIFF: Halt!"
COUNCILOR 1: What do you think youre doing? "
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COUNCILOR 2: Where do you think youre going? "
EDNA: (Not at all worried or afraid) Were examining this house, your honor. "
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ELMER: Its their fault! They forced me to investigate this house against my will!"
COUNCILOR 3: Who gave you permission to do that?"
COUNCILOR 4: Where are your orders? "
EDNA: We have no orders, your magnimoophencies"
SHERIFF: No orders!"
MAYOR: No orders? Gracious! If the Wicked Witch found out you were doing anything without going through
the proper channels, shed turn you into toads!"
MUNCHKIN 1: Yes, big ugly ones!"
MUNCHKIN 2: With yellow warts. Big yellow warts!"
MUNCHKIN 3: It happened to me!"
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(All the MUNCHKINS look at MUNCHKIN 3.)!
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MUNCHKIN 3: I got better"
EVE: See what youve done? Ill be a toad for the rest of my working life! And my backyard isnt even zoned for
lily-pads yet!"
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MAYOR: Silence! Explain yourselves Munchkins!"
COUNCILOR 1: Why did you investigate this house without the proper orders?"
ELMER: We plead ignorance!"
MAYOR: Well then, not another word! Ignorance is nine-tenths of the law!"
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(ELMER and EDNA look relieved.)!

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EVE: Dont you mean, ignorance is no excuse frooooom the law!"
MAYOR: Yes, thats what I said. All of you, to jail, at once."
EDNA: I think what she means is, we gave ourselves permission to investigate the matter sir."
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(All MUNCHKINS gasp) !
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COUNCILOR 1: You what?"
COUNCILOR 5: What did she say?"
COUNCILOR 6: She said they gave themselves permission to investigate the house."
EDNA: (Continuing.) We gave ourselves permission to investigate the housebecause it was not presently
covered under any known municipal Munchkin memorandum. "
COUNCILOR 5: Can they do that?"
COUNCILOR 1: Of course not! Its against the rules!"
COUNCILOR 2: Absolutely!"
COUNCILOR 3: Without question! (Points finger.) Rulebreaker!"
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ALL COUNCILORS: Rulerbreakers!"
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EDNA: Eve!"
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EVE: (Shuffling through her papers. To Edna) Actually, there might be some precedent for it under the
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MAYOR: This is maddening! Just write them all tickets."
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SHERIFF: Certainly. (Writing tickets as he goes.) One ticket for you. A ticket for you. One ticket for you. (To
other Munchkins as well.) Here is your ticket. A ticket for you. Your ticket(Pointing to the legs beneath the
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house.) Should I write her a ticket as well!?"
MAYOR: WHAT!"
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SHERIFF: Shall I write her a ticket as well?"
MAYOR: Who?"
SHERIFF: The Wicked Witch of the East."
MAYOR: Whatever do you mean."
EDNA: Thats herunder the house!"
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(All the MUNCHKINS gasp and begin to talk to one another.)!
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OLD MUNCHKIN: Thats her ruby red slippers, all right. Id recognize them anywhere. "
MUNCHKIN 1: The Wicked Witch of the East is smooshed!"
MUNCHKIN 2: Shes squished!"
MUNCHKIN 6: Shes mooshed!"
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MAYOR: Opinions Munchkin Council?"
COUNCILOR 1: (Examining the feet under the house.) It is my opinion that Her Wickedness be permanently
re-classified as inanimate."
COUNCILOR 3: I concur."
COUNCILOR 2: And I make a motion that the Wicked Witch may no longer serve on the committee of these
persons deemed functioning. "
COUNCILOR 4: I second!"
COUNCILOR 5: I third!"
COUNCILOR 6: I fourth"
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MAYOR: (Cutting him/her off.) Very well then. I officially proclaim that"
MUNCHKIN 3: (Holding up one of the legs, completely awe-struck.) She is not alive."
ALL MUNCHKINS: (Celebratory.) Yay! The Wicked Witch is dead!"
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EDNA: Wait! That means whoever sent this house must be someone with powerful magic!"
EDNA: A witch?"
ELMER: Or a wizard?"
EVE: But one thing is sure"
ELMER: Whoever it was, must be-"
EDNA: Even worse than the Wicked Witch!!"
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ALL MUNCHKINS: (Clearly upset.) Awwwwwwee"
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DOROTHY: (From inside.) Hello? Auntie Em? Is that you? "
MUNCHKIN 4: (There is a pause as all the Munchkins look at one another.) Hide! (The Munchkins scatter hid-
ing about the stage.)!
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DOROTHY: Hello? Whos out there? Auntie Em? Uncle Henry? (She walks out of the house carrying Toto.)
Thats funny Toto. Im sure I heard voices. This doesnt look like the Dakota County I know. That tornado must
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have carried us a long, long wayNo, Toto, even farther then Duluth. Why Toto, I dont even think were in
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Minnesota anymore! (Scanning the stage.) And, I have the strangest feeling that there are people watching us!
(Slightly afraid. Trying to reassure herself.) You dont have to be scared Toto, Im sure Auntie Em will be here
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soon "
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(Dorothy slowly sits down on a rock behind which hides a MUNCHKIN. The MUNCHKIN tries to sneak away.
DOROTHY notices him/her and screams.)!
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DOROTHY: AHHHHHHhhh!"
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MUNCHKINS: (Upon hearing DOROTHY scream.) AhhhhhhHHHhh! (All the MUNCHKINS begin to run around
the stage frantically.)!
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DOROTHY: (Clutching Toto.) Who are you!"
SHERIFF: (Cowering.) Oh, please, your mightiness!"
MUNCHKIN 3: Dont turn us into toads!"
MUNCHKIN 1: I dont want to eat flys!"
DOROTHY: Toads? How could I turn you into toads?"
MAYOR: With your terrible magic, your Mightiness!"
DOROTHY: But, I dont know any magic!"
SHERIFF: Its a trick!"
EVE: Oh, Great and Mighty Sorceress-"
DOROTHY: My name is Dorothy."
EVE: (Taken aback.) Oh Great and Mighty Dorothy, what do you mean, exactly by saying you have no mag-
ic?"
MUNCHKIN 7: You must have magic!"
MUNCHKIN 1: Very powerful magic!"
MUNCHKIN 3: How else could you have killed the Wicked Witch of the East? "
DOROTHY: I what? "
EVE: You dropped that house right on top of her! And without the proper paperwork!"
ELMER: Smashed her flat!"
EDNA: Dead as a door-nickel! "
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DOROTHY: Oh no! (Noticing the feet protruding from beneath her house) Toto, look what weve done!"
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(As DOROTHY finishes her line there is an undertone of music and GLINDA appears on stage.)!
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GLINDA: She deserved it. A fitting end to one so evil!"
EDNA: Who are you?"
GLINDA: It is I, Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. I came here to meet the powerful witch who dropped a
house on my evil cousin! What is your name?"
DOROTHY: Dorothy."
GLINDA: (Bowing.) Pleased to meet you Dorothy Witch."
DOROTHY: Oh, its Dorothy Gail. From Minnesota. And Im not a witch."
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SHERIFF: Augh! First a dead witch; than a witch who isnt a witch; now a good witch thats too many witches
for one Munchkin to take!"
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DOROTHY: Munchkins? What are Munchkins?"
ALL MUNCHKINS: We are!"
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GLINDA: The Wicked Witch of the East ruled this land for more than a generation, and her reign was hard and
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OLD MUNCHKIN: I remember the times before the Wicked Witch, when there were no forms to fill out, you
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could seal a deal with a handshake. I think we owe this youngDorothy-not-a-witch a debt of gratitude, for
freeing us from the Wicked Witch of the East!! Hooray for Dorothy!"
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ALL MUNCHKINS: Hooray, Dorothy!"
MUNCHKIN 4: We should have a parade in her honor!"
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ALL MUNCHKINS: Hooray, a parade."
DOROTHY: Oh, thats awfully kind, but Ive got to get back home! Do you think I could use someones cell
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phone?"
ALL MUNCHKINS: What?"
DOROTHY: Dont any of you have cell phones?"
GLINDA: Dorothy, youre a long way from Minnesota. You have set down in the Land of Oz?"
DOROTHY: The Land of Oz?"
GLINDA: Thats right. A place where anything can happen a place that demands all of your brains, courage,
and heart. "
DOROTHY: But I just want to go home! I miss my Auntie Em, and Uncle Henry, and, Im even starting to miss
Lisa! Youre a good witch, arent you? Cant you send me home?"
GLINDA: Oh, heavens no, thats beyond my power."
DOROTHY: Than who can?"
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OLD MUNCHKIN: Why, theres only one person who can help you now!"
ELMER: Youll need to go to the Wizard himself!"
DOROTHY: The Wizard?"
ALL MUNCHKINS: The Wizard!!"
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GLINDA: The Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz! The mightiest magician ever, or so it is said. He rules this en-
tire country from his seat of government in the Emerald City. "
DOROTHY: Then Ill have to leave right away. How do I get there?"
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OLD MUNCHKIN: There was once a road"
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COUNCILOR 1: A high, wide pathway."

COUNCILOR 2: Made of yellow brick."
COUNCILOR 3: It led directly to the Emerald City."
MAYOR: But the Wicked Witch never kept up on the repairs."
COUNCILOR 4: Now the road is rough and narrow."
COUNCILOR 5: It winds and binds"
COUNCILOR 6: Its crooked and cracked!"
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GLINDA: But it is the only way to get to the Emerald City. The journey will be long"
DOROTHY: (Brightly.) Oh, I understand. Im from Minnesota! We have road construction all the time! "
GLINDA: (Laugh.)"
DOROTHY: And anyways, Ive got Toto. Hes small, but hes fierce, arent you Toto?"
GLINDA: (Humoring DOROTHY.) Im sure he is."
DOROTHY: I hate to be rude and rush off, but I really have to find Uncle Henry and Auntie Em! "
GLINDA: Well, if you are planning to follow the yellow brick road, you will need some shoes to wear along the
way."
DOROTHY: Oh, no, I forgot. I took them off at home when I was playing fetch with Toto!"
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GLINDA: Then you must take these shoes! (She takes them off the witchs feet and hands them to Dorothy.) "
DOROTHY: (Putting them on.) They fit perfectly!"
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near them. "
DOROTHY: You must be a shoe person. You should meet Lisa."
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WICKED WITCH: Who did it! Who is the evil witch that killed my sister!"
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SHERIFF: Not another witch."
WICKED WITCH: (Evil laughter.) Ha, ha ha ha ha ha!"
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(All the MUNCHKINS run behind DOROTHY and GLINDA.)!
GLINDA: Be gone! Your sister is dead. You cannot change it. She is no longer the ruler of these lands and you
have no authority here."
WICKED WITCH: Ohhh, is that sooo. Well it just so happens that I won ownership of these lands last week in a
crud business deal! (Evil laughter.) "
ALL MUNCHKINS: (Sad.) Awwwwe."
WICKED WITCH: You know what I have come for! Where are they!"
GLINDA: They are beyond your reach forever!"
WICKED WITCH: (Through gritted teeth.) What. Do. You. Mean!"
GLINDA: The shoes have passed on to Dorothy."
WICKED WITCH: A Dorothy Witch! Ive never heard of a Dorothy Witch!"
DOROTHY: Im Dorothy, and Im not a witch!"
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EDNA: Yes she is. Shes a witch."
EVE: An evil wicked witch."
ELMER: Very Scary."
EDNA: With lots of power."
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WICKED WITCH: Ha, ha, ha, ha! (To Dorothy.) You? A witch. Youre no larger than the munchkins!"
ELMER: (Offended.) Hey!"
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GLINDA: Dorothy is very powerful, and you know as well as I that once the shoes are on someones feet, they
can not be taken of until"
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OLD MUNCHKIN: Shes smooshed!"
TOWNS-MUNCHKIN 2: Shes squished!"
TOWNS-MUNCHKIN 6: Shes mooshed!"
TOWNS-MUNCHKIN 3: She is not alive."
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WICKED WITCH: Very well. You may have the ruby red slippers for now. But I will get them from you! And your
little (Pause.) stuffed dog too! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! (The WICKED WITCH exists the stage.)!
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GLINDA: As I said Dorothy, the journey will be long, there will be many dangers throughout your day. But hold
tight to Toto and those ruby red slippers and you shall find your way."
DOROTHY: Thank you!"
GLINDA: The Munchkins will never be able to thank you enough!"
OLD MUNCHKIN: Good luck to you!"
DOROTHY: Thank you all, Goodbye! (Exiting)!
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ALL MUNCHKINS: Goodbye, Dorothy! Bye. Bye, Dorothy!"
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(The Witchs Castle in the West. Various haunted looking objects can be about the stage; a thrown, potion
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cauldrons, a case of spellbooks, columns, spider-webs, potion bottles, etc. A group of Winged-Monkeys, of
which the leader is clearly the SILVER MONKEY sit on stage. SILVER MONKEY enters as the lights come up.)!
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SILVER MONKEY: Has she come in yet?"
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ORANGE MONKEY: She just arrived."
SILVER MONKEY: How does she seem?"
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BLUE MONKEY: I wouldnt bother her today. She looks really ornery."
RED MONKEY 1: How can you tell?"
RED MONKEY 2: Yeah! How can you tell?"
ORANGE MONKEY: Her face is green, pinched, scowling, and covered with warts."
SILVER MONKEY: She always looks like that. Even when shes happy. "
BLUE MONKEY: Thats why I gave her that mood ring as a Birthday present. So we could tell (Pouty.) But Ive
never seen her wear it."
YELLOW MONKEY: I think if we all show our bright sides and wear a big smile, we can put her in a good
mood. "
RED MONKEY 2: Mood? Who cares about her mood. "
RED MONKEY 1: Weve borne her tyranny for long enough! "
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: The time is ripe for revolution! We monkeys must overthrow the Wicked
Witch and form our own government!"
PURPLE MONKEY: Thats silly."
PINK MONKEY: How could we ever over-throw the Wicked Witch!"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Ill lead the charge! Why back in my day"
RED MONKEY 2: Youre old!"
RED MONKEY 1: And retired!"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Im out of retirement! Thanks to the Post-Wicked-Witch-of-the-East econo-
my, my stocks in evil and cruelty are down 45%. Ive been forced back into action! Ive decided to pledge the
rest of my life to finding the Munchkin who defeated me years ago with one fell swoop of a daisy."
BLUE MONKEY: Oh give it up!"
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PURPLE MONKEY: Yeah, youre ancient."

SILVER MONKEY: None of that matters, as long as she has that rainbow hat, we have to do what she says.
Were under her control."
RED MONKEY 2: Until she gives us three separate commands. "
RED MONKEY 1 and 2: We know! "
RED MONKEY 1: I really want to karate chop something."
SILVER MONKEY: All Im saying is we should "
BLUE MONKEY: Like Silver says, we gotta wait it out, so why dont you cool off, Red?"
GREEN MONKEY: Boring, boring, boring! Every morning the same conversation: Have you seen her yet?
What kind of mood is she in? Should we launch a rebellion today?"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Now youre talking!"
RED MONKEY 2: Yeah! Enough talk. Time for fighting!"
YELLOW MONKEY: Cant we all just get along and be happy! Lets turn those frowns upside-down!"
MONKEYS: Be Quiet!!"
GREEN MONKEY: At the very least, we should ask her if shes planning to give us something to do today!"
SILVER MONKEY: All right Ill ask her. But only if shes in a good mood!"
BLUE MONKEY: Maybe you could ask her if she still has that mood ring."
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ORANGE MONKEY: ShhhhHere she comes!!"
YELLOW MONKEY: Everybody think positive thoughts!!"
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WICKED WITCH: Ugh!"
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SILVER MONKEY: (After some hesitation.) Good morning, your Disgustingness!"
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WICKED WITCH: (Getting out her crystal ball, not paying any attention to the MONKEYS.) Huh?"
SILVER MONKEY: I said, ah Good morning!!! (Tries to smile.)!
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WICKED WITCH: (Very, very grumpy.) You wouldnt think it was a good morning if you felt like I do."
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(SILVER MONKEY turns and gives ORANGE MONKEY a look. ORANGE turns to the others and gives them a
severe, grumpy expression. The others nod and look very unhappy.)!
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SILVER MONKEY: Head still bothering you, Your Viciousness?"
WICKED WITCH: You dont know the half of it! Feels like someone took a hammer to it! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Right here! And here! "
SILVER MONKEY: That must be awful for you"
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(SILVER MONKEY backs away, but the RED MONKEYS push her back towards the WICKED WITCH.)!
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SILVER MONKEY: Your wickedness, we ah we monkeys were wondering"
WICKED WITCH: (Ignoring.) And to make it worse, I found out my sister, The Wicked Witch of the East, was
killed yesterday!"
SILVER MONKEY: What?"
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(Other MONKEYS gasp.)!
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WICKED WITCH: Someone dropped a house on her! Can you imagine? Poor old dear, minding her own busi-
ness, lording over her neat little town down in Midgetland"
PURPLE MONKEY: Munchkinland!"
WICKED WITCH: Whatever! Minding her own business, and somebody comes along and drops a house on
her! Do you believe it!!"
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SILVER MONKEY: No, I dont believe it, your gruesomeness! Thats"

PINK MONKEY: Outrageous!"
SILVER MONKEY: Yes, outrageous."
RED MONKEY 1: It demands some kind of immediate action."
RED MONKEY 2: Like kicking and punching, and stomping"
MONKEYS: Action! "
YELLOW MONKEY: Hurray, action!! (Jumping like a cheerleader.) "
SILVER MONKEY: We believe decisive action must be taken immediately, your Hideousness! "
ORANGE MONKEY: Weve got to do something that will show everyone your power."
GREEN MONKEY: Your strength. "
SILVER MONKEY: Something that will bring everyone to their feet in astonishment of your greatness."
WICKED WITCH: (Slight pause and than a realization.) Thats it! A ballet!
SILVER: Excuse me?"
WICKED WITCH: Brilliant idea, Silver. In order to justify this horrendous event, I have decided to star in a bal-
let. Ill call itThe Death of My Sister!"
SILVER MONKEY: Thats not what I meant at all."
WICKED WITCH: You said I should do something that will bring everyone to their feet in astonishment of my
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greatness. Didnt you."
SILVER: Well yes, but"
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WICKED WITCH: Than its settled."
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MONKEYS: (Sad.) Awwww."
SILVER MONKEY: While youre preparing for the ballet. We could investigate the matter of who dropped the
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house on your sister."
MONKEYS: (Interested.) Ahhhhhh?"
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WICKED WITCH: I already have one of my middle managers doing that."
MONKEYS: (Sad.) Awwwww."
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SILVER MONKEY: Isnt there anything youd like US to do? Were very good at flying around and finding out
things!"
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WICKED WITCH: Well, you could do something"
MONKEYS: (Interested.) Ahhhh?"
WICKED WITCH: You could bring me some head tonic"
MONKEYS: (Sad.) Awww."
SILVER MONKEY: Is that an order, your Filthiness?"
MONKEYS: (Hopefully.) Aaaaaah?"
WICKED WITCH: Nope. Just a suggestion."
MONKEYS: (Disappointed.) Awwww."
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SILVER MONKEY: Were getting awfully bored, your Nastiness! We monkeys live for flying around and scoop-
ing up things and "
GREEN MONKEY: Were getting flabby!"
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(There is a general agreement throughout the MONKEYS)!
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WICKED WITCH: Hogswosh! This one cant even walk without a cane let alone fly!"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: (Heading towards the Witch.) Why, I otta (Takes two steps and is out of
breadth.)!
WICKED WITCH: Oh, stop complaining would you!"
SILVER MONKEY: (Carefully.) You want us to stop complaining? "
WICKED WITCH: You heard what I said."
SILVER MONKEY: So you just ordered us to stop complaining."
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(MONKEYS hold their breaths.)!
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WICKED WITCH: Whyno no I didnt. "
SILVER MONKEY: Yes you did!"
WICKED WITCH: I did not order you to do anything."
SILVER MONKEY: Yes you did!"
WICKED WITCH: Quiet!"
SILVER MONKEY: (After a pause.) Is that an order?"
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(WICKED WITCH throws the crystal ball at SILVER MONKEY as WINKI 1 enters, out of breath.)!
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WINKI 1: Your sister, the equally awful former Wicked Witch of the East is no more, having had a moderate-
sized farm house dropped on top of her."
WICKED WITCH: Old news! Old news! Tell me about the slippers! The ruby slippers! "
WINKI 1: And the ruby slippers she used to wear"
WICKED WITCH: Do you have them?"
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WINKI 1: No. "
WICKED WITCH: Where are they?"
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WINKI 1: I am told, the very same witch who dropped a house on your sister, removed the slippers from her
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dead, crusty old feet!"
WICKED WITCH: I know all that. I was there when it happened. I Told. You. That. This. Morning?"
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WINKI 1: There have been no new developments your evilness."
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RED MONKEY 1: I think this demands immediate action!"
RED MONKEY 2: Action!"
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WICKED WITCH: (Growing angry.) I want Dorothy! Find Dorothy!!"
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SILVER MONKEY: You mean us? "
WICKED WITCH: Of course I mean you!"
SILVRE MONKEY: An order?"
WICKED WITCH: Yeeeeees. Now go! Find Dorothy! And the ruby slippers! And bring them both to me at once!"
RED MONKEY 2: (Making a fist and punching it into his other hand.) At last!"
GREEN MONKEY: Something to do!"
YELLOW MONKEY: Im so happy!"
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(The MONKEYS exit joyfully.) !
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WICKED WITCH: Lets hope that little girl doesnt understand the dancing power in those slippers, or my trib-
ute ballet to my sister will be ruined. Shell try to upstage me. Ill get you, Dorothy! You will pay for this! (Cack-
les a little.) Ouch! Wheres my head tonic? Clang! Clang!! "
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(Exits in pain.)!
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Scene 4!
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(A field on the edge of the forest, the SCARECROW hangs from a fencepost. Four CROWS wander in. They
look at him.) !
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CROW 1: (To the other crows.) Hey look. (Pointing at the SCARECROW and laughing.) Are you still hanging
around here? (Guffaws.)!
CROW 2: Sure he is. This is his favorite hangout! (Laughs.)!
CROW 3: Come off it. Im sick of those jokes."
CROW 1: Well aint he a hanging judge! (Laughs uproariously.)!
CROW 4: This fields mostly picked over. Lets move on."
CROW 3: You almost feel sorry for this fella. He aint scaring nobody."
CROW 1: Im sure hed be a great scarecrow, if only hed get over his hangups. (Bigger laughter.)!
CROW 3: He looks kind of sad."
CROW 2: Yup. (Peering at SCARECROWS face.) Thats a hangdog expression if I ever saw one! "
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(CROWS 1 and 2 yuck it up.)!
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CROW 4: Shhh. You hear that? Somebodys coming!"
CROW 1: Come on, lets find another field. "
CROW 2: Hang tight buddy!"
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DOROTHY: (Making her way across the stage, dodging pot holes as she goes.) This yellow brick road sure is
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in bad shape, Toto. I wonder how much further to the Emerald City (Half to herself, half to the air.) Do you
think there might be a forest ranger around here somewhere? (She doesnt notice the SCARECROW.) "
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SCARECROW: I dont know, maam"
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DOROTHY: What? (She looks around the stage and stops on the SCARECROW.) Did you say something? "
SCARECROW: I thought you were talking to me maam. "
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DOROTHY: Why, youre a scarecrow!"
SCARECROW: Thats what I was built for maam. But the farmer who stuffed me said I was no good at it. He
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said the only thing I was good for was the hay-loft. "
DOROTHY: Im trying to get home. Do you know the way to the Emerald City, the place where the Wizard
lives? "
SCARECROW: I never heard of the Emerald City. "
DOROTHY: (Worried.) Oh, thats bad news, Toto. We must be going the wrong way! "
SCARECROW: (Calming her.) But then again, I havent heard of anything maam. You see, I was made yes-
terday."
DOROTHY: Really?"
SCARECROW: Yup. So I dont know a thing about nothin. "
DOROTHY: Well, then youll have plenty of time to fill your head with lots of new things!"
SCARECROW: (Sad.) Im afraid not maam. You see, the farmer who stuffed me only put straw in my head. I
have no brains to speak of. "
DOROTHY: No brains?"
SCARECROW: Not an ounce. So I cant learn a thing. Thats why those crows make fun of me all day long. "
DOROTHY: But, how did you know to answer me, then?"
SCARECROW: I saw you talk to that dog. "
DOROTHY: Toto? Why, I"
SCARECROW: (Very proud of himself.) Hes stuffed and Im stuffed. So I knew if that dog could talk, then I
could too."
DOROTHY: I guess, youre right!"
SCARECROW: But its no use anyway! I cant help you!"
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DOROTHY: Of course you can! And I can help you! Im headed to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard to send
me back to Minnesota. If he can do that, surely he can give you some brains for your head."
SCARECROW: You really think so?"
DOROTHY: Sure!"
SCARECROW: Thats the best news Ive heard all day. Come to think of it thats the best news Ive ever heard!"
DOROTHY: Good. Now, lets get you down from that post"
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(DOROTHY walks over to the SCARECROW and helps to untie him.)!
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SCARECROW: You dont think that dog will mind if I come along, do you?"
DOROTHY: Toto, doesnt mind, do you Toto!"
SCARECROW: (Jumping off the post.) Thank you! That feels so much better. Im gosh awful tired of hanging
around here. "
DOROTHY: (Laughs.) Thats a funny joke!"
SCARECROW: So it is! I wonder where I learned it. "
DOROTHY: Which direction do you think the Emerald City is? "
SCARECROW: HmmmI dont know. But I say we mosey away from this field, cause if that farmer catches
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me, Ill be hanged for sure. "
DOROTHY: Well, we wouldnt want that! "
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DOROTHY: (Walking beside him.) Dont worry, youll get the hang of it. "
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Scene 5!
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(Same as Scene 4. EDNA, EVE and ELMER enter.)!
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EVE: What a disgrace! (Writing on report as she examines the road.) Condition of yellow brick by-way: poor to
very poor. Large obstacles blocking egress of pedestrians including mislaid and broken bricks, enormous pot-
holes, thick brambly masses "
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EDNA: (Not paying EVE much attention.) The Emerald City must be through these woods "
ELMER: Which way do you suppose Dorothy went?"
EVE: Lack of proper signage indicating way to Emerald City"
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(FLYING MONKEYS enter.)!
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RED MONKEY: Good afternoon!"
EDNA: Greetings. "
SILVER MONKEY: Were looking for the Witch Dorothy. "
GREEN MONKEY: The one who dropped a house on the Wicked Witch. Have you seen her? "
ELMER: Dorothys not a witch"
EDNA: (Cutting off Elmer.) We dont know what youre talking about, monkey. "
RED MONKEY 1: (With others, threatening and grabbing them.) I think you do! "
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EVE: (Writing.) Pedestrians face harassment from thuggish mutant monkeys with winged appendages(One
of the RED MONKEYS grabs the report and eats it.) Hey! "
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BLUE MONKEY: All right, lets all cool down, now. We can talk this out. "
EDNA: What do you want?"
SILVER MONKEY: Were on a mission.We have orders to find Dorothy and bring her to the Wicked Witch of
the West. And we never disobey an order. "
ELMER: Dorothys more powerful than your silly old Witch"
RED MONKEY 2: Well see about that!"
YELLOW MONKEY: Hey, Im sure theyre both really powerful witches! "
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SILVER MONKEY: Im running out of patience!"
EVE: Can I see your orders?"
SILVER MONKEY: What? "
EVE: Your orders to retrieve this Dorothy person. Where are they?"
SILVER MONKEY: Well, I dont have them. "
EVE: You dont have them or they dont exist! "
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SILVER MONKEY: Look, we received orders directly from Her Vileness, the Wicked Witch of the West. She
doesnt need your approval. "
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EDNA: How are we to know that she gave you the order?"
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RED MONKEY 2: She said, I order you! "
RED MONKEY 1: Now youre really staring to bug me"
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EDNA: Is that exactly what she said? I order you?"
SILVER MONKEY: I I dont remember exactly what she said. But thats the gist of it. "
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EDNA: It seems to me that youre trying to follow orders youre not even sure about? How do you know she
didnt ask you to retrieve a door from the farmhouse?"
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BLUE MONKEY: Shes right man. We did kind of rush off with out getting clear directions. "
SILVER MONKEY: Will you be quiet? I know what she meant!"
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EDNA: You do? "
SILVER MONKEY: Sure."
EDNA: You can see inside the twisted mind of a Wicked Witch? "
SILVER MONKEY: Ummm.."
EVE: Maybe youd better just go back and get the proper paper-work. Find out exactly what it is youre sup-
posed to find? This Doris person"
ORANGE MONKEY: Or is it Donnie?"
GREEN MONKEY: It was Dorothy! (Becoming doubtful.) I think"
SILVER MONKEY: We have orders!"
EVE: You know what they say, verbal orders arent worth the paper theyre written on. "
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SILVER MONKEY: (Sigh.) Shes right."
RED MONKEY 1: What?! We have to go all the way back to the castle? "
BLUE MONKEY: Cool it! Its just a couple flaps, man. "
SLIVER MONKEY: (Menacingly.) Well be back soon. With precise written orders! And then you will tell us
where Dorothy is."
EDNA: Good luck."
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(Pause as the MONKEYs leave the stage.)!
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ELMER: Weve got to find Dorothy and warn her!"
EDNA: She must have gone this way. Come on!"
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(They exit the stage as the lights go down.)!
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Scene 6!
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(Forest. Three SQUIRRELS are rolling on the ground, center stage, laughing uproariously. The TINMAN
stands to one side of the stage. A few stumps may be spread around the stage for additional dressing.) !
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PINKY: Hee Hee Hee! And then Pokey here dropped the nuts inside and said (Catching breath from laugh-
ing so hard.) and said Hey shouldnt I get some free money for opening a Tin Man Savings Plan! Ha! Ha!
Ha!"
PETE: You two are terrible. (Also laughing.) "
POKEY: (Wiping eyes from laughter.) That joke never gets old."
PINKY: Hey! Hey! Petey! Do you think weve got enough of them nuts stored up for winter?"
PETE: I suppose we should do a little inventory!"
POKEY: Let me do it!"
PETE: Alright. But be nice this time."
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POKEY: Of course! Always!"
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Pokey walks right up and talks into the TINMANS hand.) !
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POKEY: (Speaking loudly and obnoxiously into the hand.) Yeah. Hi There! Id like two double cheeseburgers,
some fries and (Thinking.) a chocolate shake."
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PINKY: (About ready to burst with laughter.) Oh, yeah, and SUPER SIZE it!"
POKEY: (Pretending to drive up to the window, approaches a small door in the TINMANS chest. Bangs on the
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TINMAN.) Hey! Hurry it up in there! "
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(He opens the door and piles of nuts come falling out, all the SQUIRRELS laugh. The TINMANs hat can also
be used to store the nuts if the chest plate is not an option.) !
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PETE: I think thats enough nuts! (Trying not to laugh.)!
PINKY: Wow theres enough room in there to store nuts for ten years!"
POKEY: (Yelling into the door.) Hello. Hello. Hello. Echo. Echo. Echo."
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(DOROTHY and SCARECROW enter.) !
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POKEY: (Sees them coming, slams the door and grabs an armful of nuts.) Aw, nuts! Theres somebody com-
ing! Come on, lets hide."
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(They exit stage left or hide behind a large bush.) !
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DOROTHY: These woods seem to go on forever. Im afraid well never make it home, Toto. It just keeps getting
darker."
SCARECROW: It looks like somebody threw a blanket over the sun."
DOROTHY: I think theres something out there(SQUIRRELS giggle.) What was that?"
SCARECROW: What?"
DOROTHY: That sound. (SQUIRRELS giggle again.) Didnt you hear that?"
SCARECROW: Just a second. (He takes some straw out of his ear.) There (A few acorns come flying out
and hit him.) Yow!"
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DOROTHY: Where did those come from? "

SCARECROW: (Pointing.) That way. So I think we should go this way. (He gets up and starts to move, gets
nailed again by an acorn, falls in a spectacular manner.) !
DOROTHY: (Helping him up.) Are you all right? "
SCARECROW: (Holds up some straw.) Doggonit! Now Im leaking!"
DOROTHY: (Stuffing straw back in.) If only I had my needle and thread!"
SCARECROW: I reckon well be all right if we get to that big tree right there. (He points at TINMAN.)!
DOROTHY: Okay."
SCARECROW: Ready? (Dorothy nods.) Go! (The SQUIRRELS throw more acorns as DOROTHY and the
SCARECROW run over to the TINMAN.) "
POKEY: Were outta nuts!"
PETE: And theyve captured our reserve supply. Flee! (They flee.)!
DOROTHY: (Helping the scarecrow up.) Oh, look at you! Youve got to be more careful. "
SCARECROW: (Getting up shaking himself.) Thats one good thing about being stuffed with straw. Lots of
padding."
DOROTHY: This tree feels really cold. (She pounds on it, we hear an echo.)!
SCARECROW: And theres rust on it. (Scratching head.) I guess even a tree can rust if it gets wet enough. Do
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they have rusty trees in Minnesota."
DOROTHY: I dont think trees rust."
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DOROTHY: Im not sure this is a tree at all. (Getting up.) Why, it looks like a man. (Squeak.) I think hes saying
oil me."
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SCARECROW: Well, Ill be jiggered. (He spots an oil can on the ground.) Hey, is this it!"
DOROTHY: That looks right to me. Try putting some on his jaw (SCARECROW does.) "
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TINMAN: Mrrrrrr."
SCARECROW: Did you say more?"
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TINMAN: Mrrrrrr."
SCARECROW: I thought thats what you said. Whooowhee! "
TINMAN: (Impatient.) Mrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!"
SCARECROW: All right, all right."
TINMAN: (Moving jaw furiously.) More!"
SCARECROW: Hows that?"
TINMAN: Ahhhhhh! Yeah, yeah! Thanks a million, straw man!"
DOROTHY: You can talk!"
TINMAN: Wait, put some on my left elbow now. (SCARECROW does.) Thats the spot! Ahhh. (The arm with
the ax comes down.) Now, the other arm. (SCARECROW does and the TINMAN moves arms.) Perfect. I think
I can take it from here. (SCARECROW hands TINMAN the oil can.)"
DOROTHY: How long have you been standing there? "
TINMAN: Ive been standing here for so long, that when I last moved my left arm, the Dead Sea was just get-
ting sick. "
DOROTHY: Why, thats a very long time. "
TINMAN: You said it. And I woulda stayed here till I rusted into nothing if you hadnt come by. "
SCARECROW: How did you rust up like that?"
TINMAN: I was trying to chop down a tree, you know, cause thats my livelihood, chopping things down. And I
got caught in the rain."
DOROTHY: How awful!"
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TINMAN: (Starts to take a step.) Oh, I woulda' been fine, except a coupla' squirrels thought it would be funny to
steal my oil can! Which reminds me! (Calling out.) Im gonna have squirrel stew for supper tonight!!! (Turns
around, falls.) Hey!!!"
DOROTHY: Are you all right?"
TINMAN: (On the ground, remaining calm.) Can you oil my left knee?"
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(SCARECROW oils the ankle. TINMAN stands.)!
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TINMAN: There, thats much better. Thanks to both of you. And now that Im in full working order. I can intro-
duce myself properly. I am the Tinman!"
SCARECROW: Im scarecrow. And this here is Dorothy and Toto."
TINMAN: Good to know ya, Dorothy! And you, too, my stuffed friend."
DOROTHY: You must have been very lonely stuck in this forest all by yourself!"
TINMAN: Nothing doing, kid. I dont ever feel lonely or sad or happy or - anything. You see, I dont have a
heart."
SCARECROW: No heart?"
TINMAN: Nada. See? (He pounds on his chest, echo, he opens up his front plate.) You see, the tinsmith who
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put me together forgot to install a heart. Then he promised hed put one in as soon as the Vikings won the Su-
per Bowl."
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DOROTHY: What a horrible thing to do."
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TINMAN: I thought so too. By the time I figured out the shyster was pulling a fast one on me, he was gone. I
dont think he could ever give me a heart."
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DOROTHY: So you dont feel anything?"
TINMAN: Sometimes I feel like dancing, but thats it. I want to be able to really feel things! I want to fall in love,
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to hate, to wake up in the middle of the night and regret eating something spicy."
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SCARECROW: Dorothy! If that Wizard fella can send you back home, and give me a brain, I reckon he can set
old Tin Man here up with a heart!"
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TINMAN: Wizard? "
DOROTHY: The Great and Powerful Oz! They say he can do anything. Were going to the Emerald City, to ask
him to send me back to Minnesota, and to give Scarecrow a brain. Why dont you come with us!"
TINMAN: Hmmmmm. Its quite a proposition."
SCARECROW: Oh, please come with us."
TINMAN: Why not? The trees arent going anyway. To Oz! (Starting to move forward.) Yeah, baby! Im gonna
be an emotional wreck in no time! (Sings.) All you need is love, All you need is (Falls.) Oof! Hey! You forgot
to oil my right ankle!"
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Scene 7!
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(Back inside the Witches castle. Ballet music plays as the lights come up. It continues to play beneath the
scene and fades out when the DANCE TEACHER is dismissed. The WINKIEs are towards the back of the
stage practice ballet moves. The DANCE TEACHER is correcting them as they begin their lines. They are
practicing for the dedication ballet. The DANCE TEACHER may be dressed as a human, but could also be
some sort of animal or goblin.)!
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WINKIE 5: I feel ridiculous. "
WINKIE 6: Hey, if her vileness wants us to put on a ballet, than we have to put on a ballet. "
WINKIE 7: Cant she put on the ballet herself."
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DANCE TEACHER: No!"
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WINKIE 6: Im actually enjoying this. It beats looking at charts and analytics all day."
WINKIE 8: Easy for you to say. You can actually do the steps."
WINKIE 5: The rest of us just look silly."
WINKIE 7: You can say that again."
WINKIE 1: This, ballet practice, is cutting into our regular meeting time and Im really excited to share some of
these outcomes."
WINKIE 2: I just wanna know if management is behind us on this one?"
WINKIE 3: You mean the witch?"
WINKIE 1: We havent been able to assess her potential interest in the project"
WINKIE 3: But the outlook is positive. "
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WICKED WITCH: (From off-stage.) Quiet out there! This is a ballet. The audience is suppose to be listening to
the music, not your yapping."
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WINKIE 8: Everyone get ready for the big entrance. "
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WICKED WITCH: (Entering the stage with what appear to be leaps.) I said, be quiet."
ALL WINKIES: Sorry your vileness. Sorry."
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foot, Barbie foot."
WICKED WITCH: This stuff is easy. "
DANCE TEACHER: Keep dancing."
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DANCE TEACHER: Everyone, prepare for the Her Wickednesss big numberandFlat foot, Barbie foot. Flat
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WICKED WITCH. But this is boring. Its perfect for the back-up dancers but I want to do something hard."
DANCE TEACHER: I think we should stick to the basics."
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WICKED WITCH: I need my sisters dedication ballet to be perfect. I want it to be amazing. Ive been practicing
ever since I was little. "
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DANCE TEACHER: Hmmmm. Try this then! Left foot, tap. Right foot, tap. Jazz square. Pirouette. "
WICKED WITCH: Too simple. I want to do a giant leap, and a spin, and a spin, and another spin, and then this,
and then one of these thingys. And then Ill go in to the grand finale! "
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DANCE TEACHER: Leaps and spins are kind of advanced for someone of your.potential."
WINKIE 5: Shes got that right."
WINKIE 6: Shhhh. Quiet."
WICKED WITCH: Youre all just jealous of me! I knew I shouldnt have hired you! I should have hired the win-
ner from So you think you can dance! "
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DANCE TEACHER: (Mad at her.) Fine. End with this. (The DANCE TEACHER does a short dance, it is very
good, s/he ends with a grand finale. The WITCH looks at the DANCE TEACHER. Clearly overwhelmed.) Well,
arent you going to try it?"
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WICKED WITCH: (The WICKED WITCH looks at him/her defeated, mocking.) Well, arent you going to try it?
Ill show you I can dance. (She tries to copy his/her dance, she fails miserably, falling at the end.) I need those
ruby slippers. I told you, they have magical dancing power!"
DANCE TEACHER: (Head in hands.) I yih, yih, yih yih! Lets start from the beginning."
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(The WICKED WITCH goes back to doing flat foot, Barbie foot.)!
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WINKIE 1: Your vileness, isnt it time we start our meeting."
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WICKED WITCH: Flat foot, Barbie foot. Flat foot, Barbie foot Ugh! Where. Are. My. Red. Slippers!"
WINKIE 1: (Coming forward.) Your Wrathfulness?"
WICKED WITCH: Why arent you dancing."
WINKIE 2: We really need to run these numbers past you. "
WINKIE 1: If we could have just five minutes of your valuable time."
WICKED WITCH: What happened to the guards?"
WINKIE 4: We are the guards."
WICKED WITCH: Oh. Right. "
WINKIE 2: We think youll be really interested in this report. "
WICKED WITCH: Fine, five minutes but than its back to rehearsing."
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(There is a collective sigh of relief from the WINKIES. WINKIE 3 comes forward with a chart. The WITCH
waves the DANCE TEACHER offstage. Witch sits down in resignation, she holds her head in agony, she has
obviously been dealing with such things for many years.)!
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WINKIE 3: You see, your Maliciousness, preliminary studies indicate that, despite earlier predictions, the de-
mand for cruelty and persecution remains stable. "
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WINKIE 1: We believe that oppressions will continue to be a growth industry. "
WINKIE 3: But the recent death of your sister the Wicked Witch of the East has opened up a vacuum in the
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tyranny market that we must move aggressively to fill. "
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WINKIE 4: There are significant gaps in our Extortion and Browbeating divisions. "
WINKIE 3: Weve taken the liberty of hiring twelve more Torture Consultants and three new Spite Coordinators
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to round up some focus groups. "
WINKIE 1: Now, we noticed that you could make a lot of improvements on the communication side of things. "
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WINKIE 2: Our reports show that your subjects dont feel connected enough to your life on a daily basis. "
WINKIE 3: Weve taken the liberty of creating a social media account for you. "
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WICKED WITCH: A what?"
WINKIE 3: A social media account. This will allow your subjects to stay in touch with you. "
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WICKED WITCH: Youre overcomplicating things. All I need, is for the people of Oz to follow me."
WINKIE 3: Preciously. And with this app weve invented, you can keep track of those numbers of a regular ba-
sis. Now, currently you have 20 followers. The Winkies, of course, and the monkeys."
WINKIE 2: We believe that by creating a more friendly persona online, youll be able to gain more followers
than youve ever had before. "
WICKED WITCH: Thats all useless unless you can find me those ruby red slippers!"
WINKIE 4: Hashtag drama queen."
WICKED WITCH: Once everyone in Oz sees what a great dancer I am, theyll want to follow my every order!"
WINKIE 4: The app doesnt really allow for orders, theyre more like updates."
WICKED WITCH: (Makes an impatient growling noise.) Slippers"
WINKIE 1: Umm. Well look into hiring a slipper consultant right away"
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(All MONKEYS enter.) !
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SILVER MONKEY: Your Malevolence! "
WICKED WITCH: The slippers! Did you find the slippers?"
BLUE MONKEY: We thought it would be cool if youd just sign these orders, and fill in some of the info. "
WICKED WITCH: What?"
RED MONKEY 1: They forgot the name of the person were supposed to find! "
SILVER MONKEY: You forgot, too!"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: I keep telling you, it was Dorothy! Children these days. They never listen to
their elders."
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ORANGE MONKEY: Hey, we all forgot."

WICKED WITCH: Dorothy! Dorothy! You apes! Why is it that the one who shouldnt have a memory, is the only
one who can remember anything!"
PINK MONKEY: We tried really, really hard to remember."
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WINKIE 1: Excuse me, are you on the schedule for this time? Because we scheduled this meeting three
months ago!"
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SILVER MONKEY: (Ignoring the WINKIE and writing on her paper.) AH! I thought it was Dorothy! "
WICKED WITCH: (Enraged.) I ought to turn you all into something nasty, but I cant imagine anything worse
than being a useless flying monkey!"
YELLIW MONKEY: Well, were just trying to be the Best Winged Monkeys we can be!! Arent we guys! Lets
hear it for the monkeys! "
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(They all stare at her in anguished trepidation.) !
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WINKIE 2: If you dont mind, wed like to finish our presentation"
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WINKIE 3: We were here first! "
WINKIE 1: As I was saying, this chart demonstrates"
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(RED MONKEY 1 and 2 each grab part of the chart and start eating it.)!
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WINKIE 2: What are you doing?"
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WINKIE 4: Someone needs some sensitivity training! "
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WINKIE 1: (As they exit.) You see, I told you the open-door policy was a mistake."
WINKIE 2: How else are we supposed to get access to upper management? "
WINKIE 3: The Winged Monkey training program obviously needs to be strengthened"
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SILVER MONKEY: (Writing.) So we are looking for Dorothy and a pair of ruby slippers. Okay, great! "
ORANGE MONKEY: Now if you could just put your Bill Shanter on this form"
WICKED WITCH: (Ferocious) All right, thats it! Be gone, you brutes! Fetch me Dorothy and those ruby slip-
pers (Calm) as clearly indicated here on order form number ninety-seven B (angry again) or so help me, Ill
take that magic black hat that controls all of you and give it to those Winkies!! (Using the app.) Hashtag-uhoh.
Hashtag screwed"
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SILVER MONKEY: Were on it!"
(MONKEYS start to leave as WICKED WITCH looks again at the form.) !
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WICKED WITCH: Wait! Wait a second! (MONKEYS stop.) Have you thought about how youre going to cap-
ture Dorothy? Hmm?"
BLUE MONKEY: I thought we would just tell her, hey Dorothy, we need you to come along with us, cool? "
PINK MONKEY: I thought we should offer her a reward."
PURPLE MONKEY: Like an ice cream cone!"
PINK MONKEY: Or a new toy!"
WICKED WITCH: Fools! This Dorothy is clever, and very powerful now that she has the ruby slippers."
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YELLOW MONKEY: Ive got it! Why dont we say, Dorothy, Youre invited to a special party at the Witchs Cas-
tle, wont that be fun? Well give away lots of nifty prizes, and we can play lots of neat games! (She starts to
play the name game) Dorothy, Dorothy, bo-borothy, banana-fana"
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(The WICKED WITCH pounds her head against the wall in frustration.) !
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SILVER MONKEY: You know, your Hideousness, that wretched face of yours is loosing some of its usual
green pallor. Have you been getting enough sleep?"
WICKED WITCH: Sleep! Ugh! Sleep. Hmmm. Yes, yes, yes!!! Thats how you can capture her. Put her to
sleep!! (Reaches behind her crystal ball, takes out a packet and bottle of something.) Here!"
SILVER MONKEY: What is it?"
WICKED WITCH: (Excited now.) Poppies, my silly monkey. Poppies. Here are the seeds and some extra
strength fertilizer. "
BLUE MONKEY: I love flowers, man."
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Just so long as they arent daisys. Did I ever tell you about the time"
MONKEYS: Yes!"
WICKED WITCH: You stay away from them! They will put our little Dorothy and her friends into a deep sleep! "
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RED MONKEY 1: (Very excited.) Couldnt we just tackle them!"
RED MONKEY 2: Or use a karate chop!"
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mask, or youll be put to sleep as well. Now Go! (MONKEYS exit.) At last, ruby slippers, you will be mine, and
not only will I be the ruler of the entire Land of Oz, but Ill be the most accomplished dancer as well! (She lets
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(A dark woodsy forest. Trees, bushes, rocks, treestumps, etc. may sit about the stage. A LION and three MICE
stand center.)!
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MOUSE 1: Okay. Try again, and this time try to be really scary!"
MOUSE 2: Yeah. Be really super scary."
LION: Okay. Ill do my best."
MOUSE 1: One."
MOUSE 2: Two."
MOUSE 6: Three"
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(The LION takes a deep breath that is audible by the audience and then lets out a small roar.)!
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LION: Rar, rar, rar! (Pause.) Was that any better?"
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MOUSE 1: Ummm..not really."
MOUSE 2: Maybe you could try using a deeper voice."
MOUSE 6: Yeah, and this time, sneak up on us!"
LION: Well, Im not very good at sneaking, but if you think it will help."
MOUSE 1: Hide over here. Then we will pretend we cant see you, and when we walk past this rock, roar at us
as loud as you can."
LION: Got it! !
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(The LION hides behind a rock, once he is hidden the MICE begin to walk towards him. When they get in front
of the rock. The LION jumps out roaringa little bit better this time.)!
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LION: Roarr! Roarr! Roaarr!"
MOUSE 2: That was a little better."
MOUSE 6: Now try again, even louder!"
LION: Okay. This time stay right there and Ill jump out from over there (LION moves to the far side of the stage
and very ferociously jumps out at the mice roaring very scary this time.)!
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LION: Roaaaaaar!!!! "
MOUSE 1, 2 and 6: (Genuinely scared.) Ahhhhhhh!"
LION: (Scared by their screaming) AHHHHHHhhh! (He begins to cry and runs behind a rock or bush.) Why did
you have to go and start screaming like that?"
MOUSE 1: You scared us!"
MOUSE 6: Good job!"
LION: But then I got scared by you! Im never going to be a great ferocious lion like my father and grandfather!
Im not brave at all!"
MOUSE 2: (Patting LION on the head.) It will be okay."
MOUSE 6: Its okay Lion!"
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LION: No its not ok. Im afraid of everything."
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SCARECROW: (Offstage.) Come along, this way Dorothy!"
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LION: What was that?"
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MOUSE 6: It sounds like people. We better leave, people dont like mice!"
LION: I guess I better hide before they get here. Maybe people will be afraid of me. Thanks for your help.
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Same time tomorrow?"
MOUSE 1: You bet! (The MICE scurry away while the LION goes back to his hiding place behind the rock, just
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before DOROTHY, SCARECROW and TINMAN enter.)!
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DOROTHY: This forest gets more and more thick and brambly all the time! We would never have made it
through without you and your axe. "
TINMAN: No problem. I think I see some light ahead, we might be almost through. "
SCARECROW: Are there any wild animals in this forest? "
TINMAN: You mean, like lions, tigers and bears Nah. "
DOROTHY: (Speaking to Toto, setting him down for a second.) Just think, Toto, soon well be at the Emerald
City, and then home to Minnesota! "
SCARECROW: Dorothy, what does that word mean?"
DOROTHY: Home?"
SCARECROW: Yeah. Whats home mean?"
DOROTHY: (Moving downstage.) Its the place you come from and the place you want to go back to. Min-
nesotas my home."
SCARECROW: So you want to go home?"
DOROTHY: Of course! Home is where everyone wants to be!"
SCARECROW: The place I came from was a haystack and a hot dusty cornfield with a pole up my back. Nasty
crows were telling jokes all day long while picking parts of my arms and legs off to make into nests. I dont think
I care to go back there."
TINMAN: Good point, straw man. "
DOROTHY: Well, home doesnt necessarily have to be a place. Its more like, anywhere that your friends are. "
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(A faint roaring) !
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SCARECROW: That didnt sound very friendly."

TINMAN: (Looking nervous) What? I didnt hear anything. Come on, lets move. (He starts away very quickly,
another louder, roar, they keep moving.) !
SCARECROW: Are you scared, Dorothy?"
DOROTHY: Uh-huh. (Louder roar.)!
TINMAN: Lucky thing Ive got no heart, or Id be frightened right out of my tin skin. "
SCARECROW: Its getting closer."
DOROTHY: (Remembering.) Oh no, I forgot Toto! "
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(She turns around only to see that the LION has entered and is roaring fiercely at Toto.) !
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DOROTHY: Toto! Dont let him hurt Toto! "
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(LION comes nose-to-nose with Toto and roars at him. Toto, of course does nothing. LION roars again. No re-
action from Toto. LIONS confidence is visibly shaken. LION collapses in tears before Toto.) !
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LION: Whats wrong? Why isnt he scared? Roar! Roar! Come on! That was fierce, wasnt it? (Bites nails.) Aw!"
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DOROTHY: (Grabbing Toto.) You shouldnt be frightening little dogs! You Big Bully! "
LION: (Puffing up, making a grand Shakespearian show of it.) How dare you lecture me!!! Im the fiercest crea-
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ture in all the forest! Im Crown Prince of the Wilderness! Someday, when my father retires, Ill be king! There is
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not a beast, fowl, fauna, or flora that will not bow before me! Roar! Roar! (He moves a little to close to the
TINMAN, who brings up his axe.) "
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LION: Hey, what are you doing? Keep that thing away from me! Dont you know you could hurt somebody wav-
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ing that thing around? Its sharp!"
SCARECROW: Youre not very fierce. I dont think you could scare a crow any bettern I could. "
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LION: Im not? I couldnt? (Dejected, he reaches behind the rock and grabs some paper and pencils.) Would
you mind filling out this survey? (Hands each of them a pencil and form.) You can rate me from one to five on
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believability, volume, timbre of roar and general fiercenessand be honest!! "
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(DOROTHY, TINMAN and SCARECROW start to fill out their forms.) !
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SCARECROW: Is 1 high or low?"
LION: Low."
TINMAN: (Scribbles very quickly.) Hmmm."
LION: (Looking over TINMANS shoulder.) What? You only gave me a 2 on believability?"
TINMAN: I was being charitable.."
LION: How can you say that? Wasnt I even a bit frightening? Come on. At least a 3! Werent you a little
scared? "
TINMAN: Im never scared of anything."
LION: (Very unhappy.) Oh."
TINMAN: Because Ive got no heart."
LION: (Looking at the rest of the TINMANS survey.) Thats obvious."
SCARECROW: (Handing form to LION.) The only thing Im afraid of is fire. "
LION: Yikes! "
LION: Lucky for me. Im not afraid of anything. The lion is at the top of the food chain, the ruler of all he sur-
veys. Scared? Me? Hah! There is no animal anywhereanywhere"
DOROTHY: Whats wrong?"
LION: Its the dog! It keeps looking at me funny. Oh, what am I going to do? Im supposed to be King of the for-
est someday! "
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DOROTHY: Thats wonderful!"

LION: No it isnt. Ive got no courage. Ive never had it. Even from the beginning everybody knew I was differ-
ent. They made fun of me behind my back. Even the bunny rabbits laugh at me. My only friends are mice!
Theyre so unimpressed by me that theyve even let me know theyre secret signal. In case I should need their
help in an emergency."
DOROTHY: (Comforting him.) There, there. Youll be okay. Surely somehow you can get some courage."
TINMAN: How bout the Wizard?"
SCARECROW: Yes! If he can hand out brains, and a heart, and hes got the power to send you back to Min-
nesota, Dorothy, then sure as anything he can give the Lion here some courage. "
LION: Do you think so? "
DOROTHY: Of course! Why dont you come to the Emerald City with us? "
LION: Really? Do you mean it?"
DOROTHY: Sure! "
LION: Oh, joy! Oh, rapture! The winter of my discontent made glorious summer! Thank you, thank you "
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(He hugs all of them, knocking SCARECROW over.) "
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TINMAN: If I had a heart, it would be bursting with cuddliness right now."
LION: So, which way to the Emerald City."
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SCARECROW: Just down the yellow brick road. "
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LION: (Hesitant.) Down the yellow brick road?"
DOROTHY: Thats right."
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LION: (Pointing.) You mean, that way? That down?"
SCARECROW: I reckon thats what we mean. Unless (Starts jumping up and down trying to create a hole in
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the road to literally go down.) Does anyone have a shovel?"
TIN MAN: Scarecrow, stop. Down meansdown. Not, down."
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SCARECROW: (Starting to exit.) Down it is. "
LION: Hold on. We cant go down the road. "
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DOROTHY: But thats where the Wizard lives."
LION: There are spooks down that road."
DOROTHY: Spooks?"
LION: Horribly scary spooks. Dangerous ghosts that feed on little girls. Like Dorothy here."
TIN MAN: Have some courage man."
LION: Seriously."
TIN MAN: Right, sorry. But, theres no such thing as spooks. "
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(From offstage the TREES make a wind-rustling, weeping sound.)!
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DOROTHY: What was that?"
LION: Child eating spooks. "
SCARECROW: Stop scaring the girl. (Tree noises again.) Wind rustling through tress is all that noise is. Come
on Dorothy, Tin Man. "
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(Lion is heading the opposite way.)!
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TIN MAN: Lion. Lion?"
LION: (Hiding behind a rock. Pointing in direction of forest.) Spooooooks."
TIN MAN: Spooks, my axe. (Grabbing him.) Now get going."
SCARECROW: (To TINMAN, leaving the stage) I gave him all 1s"
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(They Exit. EDNA, EVE and ELMER enter out of breath.)!

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EDNA: This is getting ridiculous. Theres no way we are going to catch up with Dorothy!"
EVE: And Im never going to make it to the Emerald City in time to file my paperwork."
ELMER: Come on, Lets keep going. (They jog off the stage together.)!
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OLD MUNCHKIN: (Entering.) Boy these kids are hard to keep up with. (Looking ahead.) Huh, the Weeping
Woods. I could have sworn that place was haunted. Oh, well. cant let the young-ones have all the fun, now
can I. Here I gooooooooooooo. (Lights go down as OLD MUNCHKIN exits.)!
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(The Weeping Forest. The stage is covered with trees. It is dark and there is a general atmosphere of sadness
about it.)!
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DOROTHY: It sure is dark in here. "
SCARECROW: I can barely see the road. "
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TIN MAN: See what happens when the wood cutter rusts up. "
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WILLOW: (Crying.)!
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DOROTHY: What was that?"
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LION: Probably munchkins being eaten by spooks. You can hear their cries of pain! Lets get out of here. "
TIN MAN: Hold on. This is The Weeping Woods?"
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LION: I tried to tell you. "
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WILLOW: (Crying.)!
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TIN MAN: Noooo. You said it was a spooky forest. You did not say; down that road lies The Weeping Woods.
The most haunted woods in all of Oz. Come on Dorothy, were turning around."
LION: Great!"
SCARECROW: Now hang on a moment. We need to see the Wizard. And we cant do that unless we follow
this road all the way to the Emerald city."
LION: I dont think you understand. This is The Weeping Woods. "
TIN MAN: Were you born yesterday?"
SCARECROW: (Happy.) Yes!"
TIN MAN: Dorothy. Im afraid the lion is right. This forest is haunted. Everyone in Oz knows it."
SCARECROW: Well what are we waiting for, than. Lets get out of here!"
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(They all start to leave as the TREEs begin to make wind and weeping noises. One of the trees grabs the back
of Dorothys dress.)!
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DOROTHY: Oh, no. Im stuck! Help. Scarecrow! Lion! Someone help me!"
TIN MAN: (Raising axe.) Hold still Dorothy. Ive got ya! (He swings his axe at the limb that she is stuck on.)!
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WILLOW: (In pain.) Oooooohhh. (Begins to sob uncontrollably.) Why did you do that!"
MAPLE: She just wanted to talk to her, thats all."
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TIN MAN: To eat her more likely! (Raising axe again.) Get back. All of you. Or youre all firewood. "
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WILLOW: (Letting go of Dorothy who is struggling to be free.) Im letting go. Im letting go. "
TREES: (A collective cry, whine, gasp, etc.) No! Please. Dont! We didnt mean any harm. (They continue to
whine, cry throughout the next few lines.)!
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LION: Not as intimidating as I expected."
TIN MAN: These trees make you look fierce lion."
LION: Thank you!"
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DOROTHY: There, there. We didnt mean to upset you."
SCARECROW: Whats made you all so sad?"
ASH: Sad? We arent sad."
DOROTHY: Youre not?"
ASH: No. I dont think Ive ever been happier."
TIN MAN: Strange way of expressing it."
TREE 1: Havent you ever cried because your heart is overflowing with happiness."
SCARECROW: He doesnt have a heart."
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MAPLE: Its just - you all being here!"
ASH: Seeing you all just makes us so happy. "
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BIRCH: What a sight for sore eyes."
TREE 2: You cant imagine how lonely weve been. Out in these woods, all by ourselves for so long."
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TREE 3: No one to talk to but each other."
TREE 4: No communication with the outside world."
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TREE 1: No one ever coming into the woods to say hello."
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ASH:Its hard for us to branch out and meet new friends."
BIRCH: Talk about boredom. "
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OAK: We cant walk around on a sunny day."
PINE: Or head down to the stream and put our roots in the water."
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OAK: All we can do is stick around here, pardon the pun."
TREE 5: All we want is someone to talk to. But no one ever comes."
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TIN MAN: Well, Id think not. All the weeping and moaning youre doing. Its unsightly."
ASH: You dont need to throw shade at us. Were trees for crying out loud."
MAPLE: Just leaf us alone if youre going to act like that."
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(All TREES begin to cry again.)!
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SCARECROW: (To TIN MAN.) Now look what youve done. "
DOROTHY: If you please tree-freinds, why does seeing us, make you happy?"
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TREE 1: Its a very long story."
TREE 6: Our lot in life really."
TREE 7: We were just destined to draw the short end of the stick."
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LION: (Starting to tear up.) I think I understand what you mean. "
TIN MAN: Uhg, not you too. "
LION: All these years, Ive been too scared to talk to anyone. Its been awfully hard to make new friends. "
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ASH:Thats horrible."
LION: (Huge sobs.) I know."
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TIN MAN: Can someone stop sobbing long enough to tell us whats going on?"
LION: (Still sobbing, talking to trees, indicating TIN MAN.) He has no heart."
ASH:No heart? (All trees begin to cry again.)!
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TIN MAN: Lion, thats not helping. Now, why are you crying?"
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ASH: Well, to get to the root of it, you see, we used to have a friend. From the outside world. Not much older
than you. Shed come into the woods and visit us everyday. Shed laugh and tell jokes and dance for us."
DOROTHY: That sounds lovely."
TREE 2: It was. "
TREE 5: She was so kind and friendly."
TREE 6: And she would bring us news from the outside world."
TREE 7: Shed hop and skip around."
TREE 3: You dont know how nice it is to watch someone dance and leap about when youre only option is be-
ing rooted to the ground."
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SCARECROW: What happened to her? The little girl?"
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ASH: You stumped me!"
WILLOW: None of us know for sure. She came here every day for years. "
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TREE 4: Than one day, at the end of her visit, she said that she couldnt come any more. "
WILLOW: Thats the last time we ever saw here. "
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TIN MAN: Sounds a little seedy."
SCARECROW: Maybe she got grounded?"
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ASH: Dont be nutty. She said she was moving away."
(They all begin to cry uncontrollably.)!
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TIN MAN: Huh. So the forest isnt haunted after-all."
DOROTHY: Youre just making these crying noises because you miss your friend."
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MAPLE: You remind me of her so, so much. Seeing you all has given us hope that she may visit again one
day."
TIN MAN: All right now, no need to get sappy. "
MAPLE: (Breaking into tears.) I cant help it. Im a maple."
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LION: (Beginning to cry.) Youre just like me, all bark, no bite."
TIN MAN: (To LION.) Dont you start up again."
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ASH: Well, I suppose you best be off to the Emerald City."
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LION: Cant we just hang around for a while? Keep these fine trees company?"
TINY MAN: Not a chance. We have to keep moving if we want to reach the wizard."
LION: Ah, come on Tin Man. Have a heart."
ALL TREES: Yes. Have a heart. Do stay."
TIN MAN: I will have a heart as soon as we get to the wizard. (Grabs Lion and starts to drag him as he cries,
wiping his eyes with his tail.)!
DOROTHY: Im sorry that we cant stay. Well be sure to ask the Wizard if he knows anything about your friend.
Good bye."
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SCARECROW: Sorry we cant stick around."

ALL TREES. Good bye. (More crying. Lights down.)"
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Scene 10!
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(A field with the Emerald City in the background. Zillions of poppies are growing everywhere, DOROTHY,
LION, TINMAN, and SCARECROW enter.) !
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DOROTHY: Look, Toto! Its the Emerald City!! Soon well be home!"
TINMAN: So thats the capital, eh?"
LION: (Behind the others.) Ah! The spirit quickens at the sight of it! Courage here I come!"
SCARECROW: Wheehah! Im startin to feel smarter already. "
DOROTHY: (Stopping.) Weve come such a long way today. (Stretches.) I didnt realize. (Sits down.)!
TINMAN: Whats with Dorothy? "
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DOROTHY: So tired just a short nap."
TINMAN: We cant stop now, kid! Were practically on the Emerald doorstep. "
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SCARECROW: Come on, Dorothy! Weve got to get you home to Aunt Em!"
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DOROTHY: Aunt Em always had the best pillows (She falls asleep.) "
TINMAN: Shes asleep!"
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SCARECROW: Whats goin on?"
TINMAN: Oh, no! (Looks around.) Poppies! "
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SCARECROW: What are poppies?"
TINMAN: Natures sleeping pill. They help you get rest if you have trouble sleeping. Except you just keep on
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sleeping. They got no affect on you and me because were just tin and straw but Dorothy And the Lion too I
reckon! "
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SCARECROW: Lion? (He and TINMAN turn around to see LION stumbling around.) Oh, no! Come on, Lion!
Weve got to get outta here!"
LION: (Smiling dreamily.) To sleep, perchance to dream (He falls with a massive thud.)!
TINMAN: Of all the"
SCARECROW: What are we gonna do now?"
TINMAN: Lets get them outta here! I can see a lake off in the distance without any poppies by it. "
SCARECROW: Right! "
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(They pick up DOROTHY and carry her off stage.)!
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LION: (Talking in sleep.) To sleep or not to sleep, that is the question!"
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(TINMAN and SCARECROW return, SCARECROW tries to lift the LION, to no avail.)!
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SCARECROW: (Looking at LION.) This big cats just too heavy to lift! "
TINMAN: Right you are. Hmmm Lets not panic. (Panicking.) Help! Help! "
SCARECROW: There must be some way outta this. Let me think a second. (He pauses a moment.) Oh,
shucks! I cant think. Ive got no brain!"
TINMAN: Wait! I just remembered! Mice! Lion said that the mice gave him their secret signal, to call them for
help in case of an emergency."
SCARECROW: Thats right! But how are we going to figure out their secret signal."
TINMAN: I dont know, but I dont have any other ideas. And you dont have any thoughts at all."
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SCARECROW: Here, mousey-mousey! Here!"

TINMAN: Here, mousy!"
SCARECROW: Come her little mousys!"
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(QUEEN MOUSE enters followed by the other MICE.)!
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QUEEN MOUSE: Who dares use our secret signal?"
TINMAN: Really? Thats the secret signal. Little mousy?"
MOUSE 8: It is our most top secret signal."
MOUSE 3: How do you know our top-secret signal?"
MOUSE 4: Is only for emergencies! "
MOUSE 5: You could be fined for using it improperly! "
SCARECROW: Gee, were real sorry. But we needed your help."
TINMAN: And it is an emergency! "
QUEEN MOUSE: You appear to be in good health."
TINMAN: No, see, its our friend the Lion, there. Hes out like a foul ball. "
MOUSE 9: He looks pretty ferocious to me."
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LION: (In sleep.) Thanks"
CAPTAIN MOUSE: It must be the poppies. Lets move off to a safe distance. "
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(MICE, SCARECROW, and TINMAN move to the other side of the stage.)!
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MOUSE 5: Terrible things, poppies. Theyll ruin your life."
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QUEEN MOUSE: Why should we come to the aid of a lion? He is a fierce predator, who terrorizes the small
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animals of the forest. "
TINMAN: Maybe we can cut a deal. This particular lion might be able to help you, make sure other animals
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stop hunting you! See, that lions the Crown Prince. Hes gonna be the King of the Forest someday! "
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(MICE start laughing.)!
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MOUSE 3: Why didnt you say so?"
MOUSE 4: The Crown Prince? That lion?"
MOUSE 5: Nobodys afraid of him!"
TINMAN: Lets not tell him, okay?"
SCARECROW: So youll help us?"
QUEEN MOUSE: Well put it on the agenda at the next Mouse Council. Good day!"
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(MICE start to march off, when MOUSE 1 and 2 speak up.) !
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MOUSE1: Wait!"
MOUSE 2: This is our friend Lion that is in trouble!"
MOUSE 1: We must help him!"
MOUSE 6: Please!"
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QUEEN MOUSE: Very well. Your friendship toward the lion shall not go unnoticed. We will help you. Mice! Be-
gin the operation! (Pulls out a walkie-talkie.) I need assistance on the double! On the triple. We need Atmos-
pheric Protection, and heavy-duty towing gear."
RADIO MOUSE: Ten-Four!"
QUEEN MOUSE: Should only be a few moments now! Youll have to understand that the Special Forces Divi-
sion has been very busy recently. Cat in the castle, you see. Ah, here they are! Splendid! Over here, chaps! "
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(A regiment of mice enter, with a large wheeled mouse-top (big enough for the lion to lay on). They are wearing
surgery masks, MOUSE CAPTAIN begins barking orders.) "
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MOUE CAPTAIN: All right! Lets get this lion secured and move it on out! "
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(Through this next bit of dialogue, the mice throw lines around LION, preparing him to be towed through the
field.)!
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MOUSE LT: Line secure?"
MICE: Lines secure, sir!"
MOUSE LT: Latches buckled?"
MICE: Buckling, sir!"
MOUSE LT: Lines checked?"
MICE: Checking, sir!"
MOUSE LT: Wheels ready?"
MICE: Ready, sir!"
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MOUSE LT: (To MOUSE CAPTAIN.) The lion is prepared and ready for towing, sir!"
MOUSE CAPTAIN.: Mice, prepare to move!"
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QUEEN MOUSE: One last thing Lieutenant, Is the Lion comfy?"
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MOUSE LT: (To MICE.) Is the Lion comfy?"
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(LION snores a big honking snore.)!
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MICE: Lion is comfy, sir!"
MOUSE CAPTAIN: Move them out, Lieutenant!"
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MOUSE LT: Soldiers! Prepare to Move out. And hut! Two three four! "
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(All the MICE hold a part of the rope and begin to pull the LION.) "
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SCARECROW: Impressive! "
TINMAN: Cant help but feel a pride in them myself."
QUEEN MOUSE: As you can see theyve got it all under control. If youll excuse me gentlemen, Im needed
back at the Mouse Hole."
SCARECROW: Were much obliged, your majesty."
TINMAN: Come on, lets go wake up Dorothy."
(They exit)!
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Scene 11 - OPTIONAL!
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(The curtain opens up to reveal the Emerald City in all its green splendor. Its a very mysterious place, with
sitar style music playing, a group of HIPPIES are sitting nearby. NOTE: This scene is optional as it is more
suited to late middle school age actors and older.) !
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DOROTHY: Its just like a dream."
LION: Wild!"
SCARECROW: Now where do you suppose that Wizard is?"
TINMAN: Lets ask these people."
MOONDUST: (Clearly their leader.) Welcome to the Emerald City, where dreams grow like wildflowers. Sit
down. Relax your consciousness. "
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DOROTHY: Thank you. Weve had such a long walk."

MOONDUST: Whats your status?"
SCARECROW: Status? We dont rightly know, maam."
RAINDREAM: Are you seekers?"
TINMAN: Seekers?"
LION: Were looking for the Wizard of Oz."
NIGHTJEWEL: The Wizard! Hes looking for the Wizard."
SUNBEAM: The Wizard of the Oz?"
SPACETIME: The lion wants to find things. Hes a seeker."
DR. ASTRO: Im getting seeker vibes from the big cat!"
MOONDUST: Whats your dream, Lion?"
BLUECOMET: Look into your soul."
STARLIGHT: Tell us what you seek."
DOROTHY: Were all looking for the Wizard. Do you know where we can find him?"
MOONDUST: The Wizard. The great and Powerful Oz. Wow."
SPACETIME: Sure. The Wizard you can find him everywhere!"
DR. ASTRO: Hes the Wizard!"
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PEACEFLOW: Hes in the air, Man."
SUNBEAM: Hes in the sun."
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BLUECOMET: Hes in you and in me."
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TINMAN: Are you sure weve left that poppy field?"
DR. ASTRO: Wow! So Youre seeking the Wizard?"
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DOROTHY: Yes!"
NIGHTJEWEL: There is a river flowing, and a narrow bridge that runs across it. "
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TINMAN: Great. Which way is the bridge."
NIGHTJEWEL: Youve got to find it for yourself, man."
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TINMAN: What? You wont help us."
DR. ASTRO: Only you can help yourself. Its the river of your fears."
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TINMAN: Huh?"
MOONDUST: What Nightjewel is saying is that the river, it flows under your consciousness, and youll have to
find the bridge, and follow your hopes and dreams, right on across it."
TINMAN: This is going nowhere!"
RAINDREAM: You feel like youre nowhere. Stop, look around. Then youll be somewhere."
SCARECROW: All right."
TINMAN: Its no use Scarecrow. "
DOROTHY: But wed really like to talk to the Wizard."
DR. ASTRO: We each have an internal voice. You just have to find yours."
TINMAN: We just need some directions. Maybe you could just write them down."
STARLIGHT: Hey, we all need direction. Youre on a journey. Thats what its all about. "
SCARECROW: Look, does the Wizard have a place here in the Emerald City where he goes when hes not out
exploring his consciousness?"
MOONDUST: Oh, yeah, man. That would be his Throne Room."
PEACEFLOW: Its in the green building. Over there. "
TINMAN: Finally!"
DOROTHY: Thank you. "
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(DOROTHY, LION, TIN MAN and SCARECROW exit.) "
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RAINDREAM: Those seekers were really out there."
MOONBEAM: I just hope they find that Wizard theyre looking for."
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Scene 12!
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(The Wizards Thrown Room. There is a receptionist desk on one side of the stage; in front of the grand drape.
The Thrown Room is set up behind the curtain. The set for this scene can be as simple or grand as desired. If
you have access to a scrim (or other method of creating shadows) it works well to place the Wizard behind it
and have him come out once the lights are tripped. The WIZARD can also be standing just off stage.)!
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RECEPTIONIST: Good morning. Can I help you?"
DOROTHY: Were here to see the Wizard."
RECEPTIONIST: Isnt everybody. Do you have an appointment?"
SCARECROW: Not exactly"
RECEPTIONIST: Im sorry. You must have an appointment. "
TINMAN: Itll just take a minute."
RECEPTIONIST: Uh-huh, sure it will. Are you all together? "
SCARECROW: I reckon we can all ask him at the same time, yes maam. "
RECEPTIONIST: And you are?"
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SCARECROW: This is Dorothy Gail. Shes from Minnesota."
RECEPTIONIST: North Dakota? "
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DOROTHY: No, Minnesota. "
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RECEPTIONIST: Those places up there are all the same, arent they? And what business do you have with the
Wizard? "
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DOROTHY: I came to ask him to send me back home. "
RECEPTIONIST: Dear, this isnt a travel agency. The Great and Powerful Oz is an extremely busy sorcerer. "
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DOROTHY: Please, weve already traveled a long, long way"
RECEPTIONIST: Well, if youve already traveled a long way, it shouldnt be much of a problem to get yourself
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on to North Dakota, yourself? "
TINMAN: Youre starting to bug me"
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RECEPTIONIST: Thats what I get for trying to be helpful. "
SCARECROW: You see, maam, I really need a brain, and the Lion here needs to get some courage, and,
well, most important of all, we gotta get Dorothy back home to North Dakota."
DOROTHY: Minnesota. "
SCARECROW: Sorry. "
RECEPTIONIST: And Mr. Campbells Soup here, what does he want?"
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(TINMAN raises his axe ever-so-slightly.) !
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LION: He needs a heart."
RECEPTIONIST: (Writing.) No heart. Why doesnt that surprise me?"
TINMAN: Look, are you gonna let us in to see the Wizard, or am I gonna have to get this ferocious lion here to
tear you limb from limb?"
RECEPTIONIST: All right. Ill set up an appointment. "
DOROTHY: Hoorray!"
LION: Well see the Wizard!!"
RECEPTIONIST: Next February 3rd. Hows that? "
SCARECROW: What?"
RECEPTIONIST: Im sorry, thats the earliest I can get you in. "
TINMAN: Thats not gonna cut it!"
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RECEPTIONIST: If youre going to cause trouble, Ill have to call Emerald Security! (Phone rings, she answers
it.) Yes? Uh-huh. Oh, hello! Just a moment, Im trying to get rid of some pushy people. Hm? A girl who wants
me to book her to North Dakota. "
DOROTHY: Minnesota. "
RECEPTIONIST: Minnesota. Uh-huh. What? Are you sure? Whatever you say. (She hangs up, looks quite irri-
tated.) The Great and Powerful Oz will see you now. "
DOROTHY: Oh, do you mean it?"
ALL: Hurray!"
RECEPTIONIST: (Getting up from her desk.) Follow me this way."
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(They follow the Receptionist as the curtain opens/rises to reveal the Throne Room of the Wizard of Oz. The
Wizard of Oz stands in the back, rather obscured in the shadows, wearing elaborate bright sequined green
robes, his face covered by a mask. He speaks into a microphone to a powerful reverb.) !
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WIZARD: Welcome to my Throne Room. Relax. Sit down. "
DOROTHY: Thank you, ah.. your Wizardship. "
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(Nervously they all sit.)!
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WIZARD: Dont mention it. (Pause.) Nice weather weve been having lately, eh? "
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DOROTHY: Umvery nice."
LION: (Turning to leave.) Um. I have to go to the bathroom"
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TINMAN: (Whispering fiercely.) Stay here! "
SCARECROW: Mr. Oz, sir, we came here to ask you about some things."
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WIZARD: I know."
DOROTHY: So you know why weve come?"
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WIZARD: Those who come here are always looking for something."
DOROTHY: I just want to go home to Minnesota. "
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WIZARD: I understand."
DOROTHY: And Mr. Tin Man wants a heart, and Scarecrow a brain, and the Cowardly Lion"
LION: Prince Cowardly Lion! "
DOROTHY: he wants courage."
WIZARD: These are not the kind of requests I see every day. "
TINMAN: No, but we pegged you as the kind of extraordinary guy that could help us!"
WIZARD: Some say you cannot expect the universe to make you the kind of person you would like to be.
Some would say that the answers lie within. "
LION: Wow. Deep."
TINMAN: Yeah, some would say that. "
WIZARD: Perhaps everything you need is around you. Did you consider that? "
SCARECROW: But, Mr. Wizard, I reckon its a fact that I dont have anything up here, and the tin fella doesnt
have anything clanging inside his tin chest, and well.. Dorothy cant just walk home. "
WIZARD: I believe that all things are possible, Scarecrow. All things. "
SCARECROW: Youll help us?"
WIZARD: I will do everything in my power to help you achieve those goals. But first, you must, as they say, go
west. "
TINMAN: West? But why? "
WIZARD: Go west, and retrieve the black pointed hat for me. I want to add it to my collection. "
DOROTHY: black pointed hat? "
WIZARD: Instantly recognizable by black color - and pointy appearance. It is now in the possession of the
Wicked Witch of the West. But thats nothing to be concerned about. "
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SCARECROW: Isnt the Wicked Witch a powerful evil sorceress?"

WIZARD: You will receive everything you desire, and more. But I need you to prove that you can perform this
simple task."
DOROTHY: But.."
WIZARD: In other words, Go West! (A long echo on his last two words. Curtain closes/lowers and TINMAN,
LION, SCARECROW and DOROTHY move downstage.)!
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TINMAN: So let me get this straight: the Wizard wants us to go antique hunting for him? "
SCARECROW: He must want that black pointy cap real bad. "
DOROTHY: Weve got to get it for him, then. Oh, Toto, I miss Aunty Em and Uncle Henry so much. And Lewis,
and even Lisa(She starts to cry.)!
TINMAN: Were going to get you home, kiddo. Not to worry!"
LION: (Making the most of it.) Oh, the tragic lives of we the lonely, the despondent ones!"
TINMAN: Knock it off, Lion."
SCARECROW: So its settled. Tomorrow, we head west."
TINMAN: Getting a pointy cap from the Wicked Witch. How tough can that be?"
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(RECEPTIONISTS desk in front of the curtain, EDNA, ELMER and EVE enter.) !
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EDNA: Hello?"
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RECEPTIONISTS: (On the phone.) Um-hum. And you are? I see. Uh-huh. Im sorry. No. Yes, the Wizard un-
derstands theres no water in District 5. (Angry.) What? And I might say the same thing about you, sir. Good
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day. (Eyeing the Munchkins.) Can I help you? "
EVE: Were here to submit a grant application! (Getting out a huge pile of papers and throwing it down on the
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desk with a thud.)!
RECEPTIONISTS: A what?"
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EDNA: Were here to ask the Wizard for money to build new housing in Munchkin Land. "
RECEPTIONISTS: I see. (Eyes glaze over as her looks at grant proposal.) I dont think weve had any of these
in years. "
EVE: We have all the proper signatures. "
RECEPTIONISTS: Right. Ill put it in the file. (Turns around.)!
EVE: Look, lady! Do you know who youre talking to?"
RECEPTIONISTS: No. "
ELMER: Were Munchkins! "
RECEPTIONIST: And?"
EVE: And putting that paperwork in a file is unacceptable! "
ELMER: Let us see the Wizard. Well explain it to him. "
RECEPTIONISTS: Im afraid I cant do that. Youll have to leave now. "
EDNA: (Thinking.) We know something that he might need to know."
RECEPTIONISTS: Oh, really? Whats that? "
EDNA: Its about the Wicked Witch of the West!"
RECEPTIONISTS: Oh her! (Trying to contain her interest, then leaning forward as if to gossip.) What about
her? Do tell, I hear shes got a wart problem. "
EDNA: Shes about to get her hands on some very powerful magic."
RECEPTIONISTS: What kind of magic?"
ELMER: Shes after the ruby slippers."
RECEPTIONISTS: Ruby slippers! Do they have a heel? Are they name brand?"
EVE: No. Theyre just slippers."
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EDNA: Dorothys wearing them, and the witch is going to capture"

RECEPTIONISTS: Ridiculous. Do you think I have time to sit and listenwait, did you say Dorothy? "
EVE: Have you seen her!?! We need to warn her!"
RECEPTIONISTS: She was just here! With some of her friends. "
EDNA: Which way did she go? "
RECEPTIONISTS: The Wizard sent them west toward the Castle of the Wicked Witch. "
EDNA: Come on, Munchkins! Weve got to help Dorothy! Before its too late! "
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(They exit, RECEPTIONIST looks again at the grant proposal and throws it in the garbage.)!
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Scene 14!
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(Curtain is pulled back to reveal a desert with a lake. We see the same WINKIES as before, this time theyre
sitting around the stage looking despondent.)!
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WINKIE 1: Our lake transportation figures are way ahead of projection. I think its now time to implement the
new rowing plan. "
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WINKIE 2: (Actually not very enthused.) Im really enthused about this new policy proposal. "
WINKIE 3: Oh, come off it, you guys. Were all washed up."
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WINKIE 4: Weve been outsourced! "
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WINKIE 3: We had the cushy jobs at the Witchs Castle, middle-management the Department of Cruelty and
Oppression, and now were middle-managing getting people rides across a big salty lake!"
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WINKIE 1: Well if you hadnt interrupted the witch during dance rehearsal when she was in a bad mood."
WINKIE 3: It was your idea!"
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WINKIE 2: Hey, fellas! We draw the same salary, at least. "
ALL WINKIES: (All say a different number.) Huh? (The WINKIES begin to argue.)"
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DOROTHY: It sure is dusty out here, Toto. (Coughs.) !
LION: Ive got sand in every paw."
TINMAN: (Making a grinding sound.) Ugh! Ive got more desert soil in me than a bar of expensive soap. "
SCARECROW: Hey! Lets ask these folks how far to the Witchs Castle. "
DOROTHY: Hello!"
WINKIE 1: Good day, young lady."
DOROTHY: Were looking for the Wicked Witchs castle. "
WINKIE 5: Its just on the other side of this lake. "
TINMAN: How far is that?"
WINKIE 6: Just a few miles."
DOROTHY: How can we get across?"
SCARECROW: You know where we can find a boat or something? "
WINKIE 7: Well, it just so happens that youve come to the right place!"
WINKIE 8: Yes! Were in charge of Lake Transportation! "
WINKIE 2: Were in the process of implementing a new plan!"
WINKIE 3: (Getting out a chart) See, prior to our arrival, getting across the lake took up to five days. Because
we had one rowboat with one rower, four steering supervisors, and a rowing manager. "
WINKIE 1: But now, we have laid off three of the steering supervisors, and hired two oar consultants and a vice
president for steerage. "
TINMAN: How long does it take to get across the lake now? "
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W INKIE 4: Five days. But we have a newer plan"

DOROTHY: Please! Were in a hurry! Isnt there another way? "
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(BERNIE enters, wearing a life jacket and carrying two oars.)!
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BERNIE: (Camp counselor chipper.) Hi! Anybody need a ride across the lake?"
WINKIE 1: This is Bernie, our rower."
SCARECROW: We do."
BERNIE: Okey-dokey! The first thing were gonna do is train you on how to use a life preserver. Theres a strap
her and a strap here"
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(ORANGE MONKEY enters.)!
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ORANGE MONKEY: There she is! Shes wearing the ruby slippers! It must be Dorothy."
WINKIE 1: What? Monkeys! I thought when we were transferred we would at least escape them! "
WINKIE 2: Lets get outta there! (WINKIES exit.)!
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SILVER MONKEY: (Entering with others.) Hey! Are you Dorothy? "
DOROTHY: Yes."
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SILVER MONKEY: (Holding up the orders.) Dorothy, I have orders to bring you and your shoes to the Witchs
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Castle, for interrogation. "
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(MONKEYS surround DOROTHY, TINMAN steps in and raises axe.)!
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TINMAN: Stay away from her, chimps!"
BLUE MONKEY: Whoah, metal man. Relax!"
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YELLOW MONKEY: Dorothy, um, the witch is kind of upset right now, because she thought she could capture
you with the poppies "
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SILVER MONKEY: Quiet! I wouldnt stand in our way if I were you, lets make a deal: If you give us the girl, we
let you live."
TINMAN: No way! Dorothy is our friend! "
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RED MONKEY 1: (Vicious, grabbing Toto from DOROTHY.) Oh, look its a toy!"
DOROTHY: Toto! (The MONKEYS toss Toto amongst them playfully.) Dont let them hurt Toto!"
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LION: How dare you! Dont you know I am the Crown Prince of the Forest! "
RED MONKEY 1: This isnt a forest, its a desert!"
SILVER MONKEY: Youre nothing but a big cat."
RED MONKEY 2: A fradey-cat! Haha"
MONKEYS: (Chanting.) Fradey-cat, fradey-cat!"
LION: Stop saying that! I am not!"
MONKEYS: (Chanting, tossing Toto around.) Fradey-cat, fradey-cat!"
LION: Roar! Roar! (Charges at them, but there are simply too many and they over power him.)!
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SCARECROW: Now theyve got Lion! What do we do?"
TINMAN: Theyre pretty tough for a buncha monkeys. "
SCARECROW: Monkeys. Ahah! Hey Monkeys! Lets play Monkey-See, Monkey-Do."
MONKEYS: Huh?"
YELLOW MONKEY: Oh, I love games!"
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SCARECROW: Monkey puts his left arm up. (MONKEYS do.) Monkeys take a step back. (Takes a step for-
ward.) Now Monkeys let the lion and Toto go (They start to do it when SILVER intervenes.) !
SILVER MONKEY: Would you knock it off!"
YELLOW MONKEY: You never let us have any fun."
SILVER MONKEY: Were magical winged monkeys! We do not play Monkey-See, Monkey-Do! Have a little self
respect! Grab the Scarecrow! (They grab SCARECROW.)!
SCARECROW: Aw, shucks! It almost worked!"
TINMAN: Youre still not going to get Dorothy!"
SILVER MONKEY: Oh, well see about that! How about we take your straw friend here and scatter his innards
all over the desert! "
YELLOW MONKEY: That wouldnt be a very nice thing to do, Silver. "
TINMAN: (Thinking hard.) Go ahead. You do that! "
SCARECROW: Thats right, Tin Man. Dont you give in. "
RED MONKEY 2: Start pulling! "
TINMAN: I know its Dorothy you want, and youll never get her!"
SCARECROW: You tell them! "
YELLOW MONKEY: Come on! What do you say? Give us Dorothy! Come on! Have a heart! "
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TINMAN: Thats just it. I dont have a heart. So you can give up right now."
BLUE MONKEY: No heart? (Glum.) Sad, man. "
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SILVER MONKEY: (Angry, indicating SCARECROW.) Then start tearing that walking birds nest to bits! "
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DOROTHY: No, Ill go!"
TINMAN: (Lifting up axe, backing away.) No way!"
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SILVER MONKEY: Ive had enough of this! There are more efficient methods. Lets burn him! "
GREEN MONKEY: Anybody got a match?"
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OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Woo, hoo! Move aside boys. Im gonna make a spark with these rocks to
start a fire. Just like my Grandpappy taught me!"
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SCARECROW: (Quacking with fear.) Did you say fire?"
GREEN MONKEY: Burn him! Burn him! "
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SCARECROW: (Squacking with fear.) No! Help! Fire! Fire!"
TINMAN: (Crying.) Just a minute, Scarecrow! (Tries to fight his way through the MONKEYS, is captured,
MONEYS grab DOROTHY.)!
SILVER MONKEY: Take all of them! Quick! On to Wicked Witchs Castle, so we can win our freedom! "
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(MONKEYS exit with DOROTHY, LION, TINMAN and SCARECROW, BERNIE watches them go. OUT OF
RETIREMENT MONKEY remains onstage still trying to start a fire. He does not realize the others have left.)!
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BERNIE: Well, thats another way to get across the lake. By Winged Monkey. "
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(EDNA, ELMER and EVE enter.)!
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ELMER: Afternoon!"
BERNIE: You need a rowboat? "
EDNA: Were looking for Dorothy! The girl with the ruby slippers."
BERNIE: Aw, her! She just flew off with a fella made of tin, a big lion, a straw man, and a buncha winged mon-
keys!"
EVE: Oh, no! If only wed gotten here sooner! Darn that grant proposal! I shouldve worried about Dorothy in-
stead of some bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo! "
EDNA: Do you think three Munchkins wouldve made a difference against an army of mutant monkeys?
Theres only one person in the Land of Oz who can help her now."
ELMER: The Wizard? Buthe sent Dorothy here!"
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EDNA: No! I mean Glinda the Good! Weve got to find her!"
BERNIE: Come on!"
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(They exit. As soon as they are offstage OLD MUNCHKIN enters.)!
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OLD MUNCHKIN: (Runs to center. Stops to catch breadth. Notices monkey.) You!"
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: You! We meet again. "
OLD MUNCHKIN: Come and get me ya big baboon!!
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(OLD MUNCHKIN and OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY begin an epic battle of old people. OLD MUNCHKIN
battling with the long-stemmed-daisy and OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY using his/her cane. They fight for
a brief moment and than stop to catch breadths.)!
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EVE, EDNA, ELMER, RED MONKEYs: (Entering and putting an end to the fight.) Old guys! (They grab
MUNCHKIN/MONKEY and pull them away from each other, exiting in opposite directions.)!
OLD MUNCHKIN and OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: You havent seen the end of me. Ill be back. Etc.!
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(The Witchs Castle, DOROTHY is alone on stage.)!
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DOROTHY: Aunty-Em! Im sorry I never listened to you! I should never have ran out of the storm cellar. And
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even Totos gone now. (She looks around.) Maybe theres some way out of here."
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WICKED WITCH: (Enters, sweet as can be.) Why, you must be the Dorothy Gail Ive heard so much about!
How are you, my sugar loaf?"
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DOROTHY: (Defiant.) I want to go home!"
WICKED WITCH: Home? Well, lets see what we can do about that, shall we? "
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DOROTHY: What do you want from me? "
WICKED WITCH: Its simple, my dear. You dropped a house on my sister, the Wicked Witch of the East, which
is fine because I never got along with her anyway, but I want her slippers! Mama always loved her best, and
bought her all the best black pointy hats, and good quality broomsticks with the thick bristles, and she gave her
those ruby slippers! And she hated dancing! "
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(WICKED WITCH is contorted with jealousy and rage.) "
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DOROTHY: How did you end up so wicked? "
WICKED WITCH: Wickedness is the family profession, my dear. My grandmother was the meanest of them all.
But somebody melted her with a bucket of water. Sad story. I always wanted to be a ballerina, but my parents
would never allow it. I had to sneak off to the forest to practice my dancing. "
DOROTHY: Youre the little girl from the weeping woods."
WICKED WITCH: Yes. Well, pity isnt it. We all have a job to perform, and evil and oppression theyre mine. "
DOROTHY: How awful for you! "
WICKED WITCH: Tell me about it! The headaches keep getting worse!"
DOROTHY: Are you feeling ill? Your face is an awful green color."
WICKED WITCH: Silence, you little wretch! I want whats mine! (Calming down, sweetly again.) Ill tell you
what. You give me those slippers youre wearing, and Ill let you have any one of a hundred pairs of shoes I
own. I have silver slippers, golden slippers, glass slippers, little pink slippers with diamonds on them"
DOROTHY: I dont think we wear the same size. "
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WICKED WITCH: You are trying my patience, you little urchin! If you dont hand them over right now, Ill make
sure all of your friends die horrible deaths! Howd you like to see the Tin Man in a can opener? Hmm? Or see
the Cowardly Lion shaved and infected with chicken pox? "
DOROTHY: But Glinda the Good told me to never let anyone touch these slippers! "
WICKED WITCH: Maybe this little dog needs a bath in my potion cauldron!"
DOROTHY: Toto!"
WICKED WITCH: Attached to this, are we?"
DOROTHY: Hes mine! Give him back to me!"
WICKED WITCH: Of course hes yours. (Holding out Toto.) And you can have yours, and Ill have mine, and
together well be fine. As soon as you give me those slippers! "
DOROTHY: II"
WICKED WITCH: Well, Im waiting!"
DOROTHY: I cant. You might do something awful and wicked with them."
WICKED WITCH: Uhg. Fine. "
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(She sticks Toto on the edge of her broom handle and starts toward the cauldron.) !
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DOROTHY: All right. Go ahead."
WICKED WITCH: (Stopping.) What? But thats not whats supposed to happen! Youre supposed to scream
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and cry and ask for your Auntie! "
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DOROTHY: But now I know that it doesnt matter, Toto is my friend but hes just a stuffed dog. I have other
friends now."
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WICKED WITCH: Arrrrggghh! (Grabbing her head.) Where is my head tonic!?!"
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SILVER MONKEY: (Entering.) Here you go, your Vileness! "
WICKED WITCH: Go and fetch the Tin Man, the Lion, and the Scarecrow. She wont be able to stand watching
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her real friends suffer. (SILVER exits.) Now hand me those slippers! "
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(She tries to chase DOROTHY around the table, and in some mishap, throws out her back.) "
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WICKED WITCH: Argh! My back!"
DOROTHY: Im sorry, I didnt mean for you you (Looking at WICKED WITCH.) Why, youre so much taller!"
WICKED WITCH: (Very calm.) Hmmm. Well yes, I am. Now, where were we?"
DOROTHY: You wanted the slippers."
WICKED WITCH: Oh. Yes. (Stopping.) Wait a minute? My headache is gone. Ive had that headache for the
last three hundred years, and its gone! I feel so graceful!"
DOROTHY: You remind me of my Aunt Em."
WICKED WITCH: What am I going to do now? I cant be wicked any more. I dont feel the part! It was that bad
back and clanging headache that inspired all of my evil doing. Theres no more clang! ImIm lost"
DOROTHY: Didnt you always want to be a dancer?"
WICKED WITCH: Well (Thinks.) maybe I could do that. (She does a little spin.) Yes! I can dance. I don't
even need the slippers. But I do have an image to keep up!"
DOROTHY: (Thinking too.) I know I could tell everyone I melted you with a bucket of water, like your grand-
mother! "
WICKED WITCH: A very believable story! You would do that for me?"
DOROTHY: of course! If youll let me have your rainbow hat!"
WICKED WITCH: Its yours! Thank you! Now its on to a new life! Ill be the star of the ballet! (She throws off
her black cloak/skirt and has a ballet tutu beneath it. She dances away, the MONKEYS enter with TINMAN,
LION and SCARECROW.)!
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TINMAN: Dorothy! Are you all right?"

DOROTHY: Yes, Im fine!"
SILVER MONKEY: What happened to the witch? (DOROTHY picks up the bucket and sort of demonstrates.) "
SCARECROW: Dorothy here melted her with a bucket of water."
OUT OF RETIREMENT MONKEY: Again? That always happens to the witches we work for. "
PINK MONKEY: What now?"
SILVER MONKEY: Dorothy here has the pointedcap. We should follow her orders."
ORANGE MONKEY: All right. "
SILVER MONKEY: Okay, so youre the new boss! You can give us three orders."
PINK MONKEY: And please be quick!"
DOROTHY: All right. First of all, take us to the Emerald City"
SILVER MONKEY: No problem! And the second"
DOROTHY: Get yourselves some new clothes."
YELLOW MONKEY: Oh, goody-goody-gum drops! What a dear!"
SILVER MONKEY: And the third order?"
DOROTHY: And third free yourselves forever from the control of this cap."
SILVER MONKEY: Do you mean it? "
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DOROTHY: Yes!"
PURPLE MONKEY: Free! Were free!"
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MONKEYS: Hurray! Freedom! "
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LION: Congratulations. Youre now one of my subjects. (SILVER MONKEY gives him a big hug.)!
RED MONKEY: Lets get these folks to the Emerald City."
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SCARECROW: Heck! I never thought Id get that brain!"
TINMAN: (Sings.) All you need is love"
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DOROTHY: I cant wait to go home!
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(The Wizards Thrown Room.)!
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WIZARD: Welcome!"
DOROTHY: Hello, Mr. Wizard. Weve come back with the black pointy cap. "
WIZARD: (Anxious, surprised.) You have? (Gathering self.) I mean, you have. Great."
LION: It doesnt control the winged monkeys anymore, but its still pretty good. "
WIZARD: Dont concern yourselves about that. I have no need for such material things. You have done well.
You have achieved what you set to do. "
SCARECROW: Thank you very kindly, sir. Now, if you dont mind, that heart for the TinMan"
LION: And a brain for the Scarecrow"
SCARECROW: And courage for the lion here"
TINMAN, SCARECROW and LION: But first of all lets get Dorothy home!"
WIZARD: I will deal with the matter of Miss Gail presently, Scarecrow"
SCARECROW: Yes, sir!"
WIZARD: You have no need of a brain."
SCARECROW: Hows that?"
WIZARD: You have demonstrated great cleverness in all of your adventures. Particularly, Monkey-See, Mon-
key-Do. That was quite brilliant!"
SCARECROW: But it didnt work!"
WIZARD: Still, you have shown time and again you are capable of deep thinking. Andhave you read any
Descartes?"
SCARECROW: No, sir."
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WIZARD: He said that thinking is existing. If you think, then you are. And you think!"
SCARECROW: Hmmm. Im not sure I follow. Let me think about that for a minute. (Gets excited)!
WIZARD: And you, Tin Man. "
TINMAN: I got the chest flap open, waiting for you to shove that heart right in!"
WIZARD: You already have more heart than anyone I know."
TINMAN: What?"
WIZARD: You demonstrated that you care for your friends more than anything else."
TINMAN: But I want to feel things!"
WIZARD: You already do. You would not let the Scarecrow get burned. Your feelings for him overwhelmed you. "
SCARECROW: Say, thats right. You old softie. (Gives TINMAN a hug, TINMAN gets teary eyed.) !
TINMAN: Hmmm. I well"
WIZARD: And Lion, what else but courage was required to attack an entire army full of monkeys to assist your
friends? "
LION: It was just pride, sir. "
WIZARD: You have courage. It is your pride, I believe, that keeps you from using it in the right manner."
SCARECROW: Now look, I think youre trying to hornswoggle us. (He starts toward the Wizard.) I think youre
trying to get outta keeping your promises. And that makes me mad!"
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(SCARECROW trips over a power cord for the Wizards sound system. The WIZARD bends down to fiddle with
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some knobs. During the WIZARDs next line the lights flash a bit, there is some mic feedback and than the
lights come up to full and mic echo ends.) "
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WIZARD: Wait a second. Were having technical difficulties! II Ooops."
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DOROTHY: Hey! Youre not a Wizard at all!"
WIZARD: Why, of course Ino, youre right. I am, as you say, decidedly not a Wizard. "
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TINMAN: What a phony!"
WIZARD: Yes. I am, as you say, a big phony. I admit it. "
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LION: But I give you high marks for believability. (Shakes his hand.)!
DOROTHY: Why did you go through all this trouble to make people believe you were a Wizard?"
WIZARD: I arrived here about thirty years ago. I was a tech director for an emergine performing arts center."
DOROTHY: Tech director?"
WIZARD: (Excited.) Yes! I could use lights and sounds to make people think they were at the ocean (fx effect)
or in the jungle (fx effect) in an instant. (Sad.) But it went awry. Badly awry, when someone said MacBeth in the
theater and I materialized here, in Oz!"
SCARECROW: What happened then? "
WIZARD: The people of oz saw me appear out of thin air and thought I was a Wizard. I wanted them to believe
in me so I set up this throne room and acted the part."
DOROTHY: So that means, you cant send me home."
WIZARD: Im sorry, Dorothy. That is beyond my power. Though everything else I have said is true. The rest of
you already had the skills you were looking for. I wish I could send you back, Dorothy. I should like to go with
you. Im an old Minnesotan myself, born and raised in Hibbing."
"
(EDNA, ELMER and EVE enter, GLINDA is with them.) !
"
ELMER: There they are!"
EDNA: Dorothy, are you all right?"
DOROTHY: Im fine. Except I cant seem to get back to Minnesota! "
SCARECROW: You must be Glinda the Good! (Bowing.) !
GLINDA: Indeed I am, Scarecrow."
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TINMAN: Can you send Dorothy home? "

GLINDA: Dorothy already has the power to return home."
DOROTHY: I do?"
TINMAN: Youre not going to say, the answers are within us, are you? Cause if you are"
GLINDA: (Laughs.) No. None of that new age mumbo-jumbo! Those shoes are very powerful, very real magic,
Dorothy. They can take you home in an instant. All you have to do is knock you heels together three times,
and say home. "
DOROTHY: Really? "
GLINDA: Youve always had the power to return. But you needed to discover it for yourself. "
DOROTHY: But what about the Wizard. What will you do?"
WIZARD: Well, Im not cut out to run Oz, but I think I know someone who is. I found this report in the garbage
while you were gone. Whoever wrote it, knows what their talking about."
"
EVE: Thats my report."
WIZARD: A munchkins report!"
EVE: Ive been working on it for years with Elmer and Edna."
WIZARD: Then you three shall be the new rulers of Oz. And I can finally apply for a tech position at the Oz Au-
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ditorium. I hear they are doing a new ballet."
EVE: I dont know what to say!"
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EDNA: What she means is, we accept!"
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DOROTHY: Oh, Im so happy for you all. But I cant believe this is really goodbye! Weve been through so
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much together! (Hugs SCARECROW, TINMAN and LION.) Ill miss you! "
TINMAN: Now that I know I have a heart, I cant keep from crying. (Bawls like a baby.)!
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SCARECROW: Ill think of you every day, Dorothy."
LION: I havent enough courage to face life without you!"
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TINMAN: So long, kiddo. "
DOROTHY: All right, Toto! Lets go home! (The lights get weird; she takes a step forward, knocking her heels
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together.) Home! Take me home. I want to go home! "
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Scene 17!
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AUNT EM: Thats right Dorothy!"
DOROTHY: Home!"
AUNT EM: Yes, youre home. Youll be all right now. "
DOROTHY: Aunty Em? Aunty Em, Im so glad to be home again! "
UNCLE HENRY: You took a nasty fall, running after that stuffed dog of yours. "
LISA: Dorothy."
DOROTHY: Hi, Lisa. Im glad to see you."
LISA: I dont know why you would be after what I did. Im sorry."
DOROTHY: Everythings fine. Im just glad to be back. "
LUCY: Dorothy, when you feel better, will you and Toto play with me? "
DOROTHY: Sure, Lucy. "
"
NEIGHBOR WIFE: (Entering with family.) We came as soon as could. How is she."
AUNT EM: Seems to be doing fine now."
NEIGHBOR KID 1: Hi Dorothy."
NEIGHBOR KID 2: Glad youre feeling better."
DOROTHY: Im feeling great, now that Im back. Im just so glad to be back."
"
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AUNT EM: What do you mean? Back from where? "

DOROTHY: Im glad to be back from Oz!"
LEWIS: Whats Oz!"
DOROTHY: Its a land far, far away. There was a man made all of tin, and a Scarecrow, and a huge Lion, and
they could talk, and there were Munchkins, and none of them had cell phones. "
AUNT EM: That sounds like it must have been a dream dear"
DOROTHY: And there was a Wizard, who was really a tech director in disguise!"
AUNT EM: Oh, dear. What do they tech you in school!"
DOROTHY: I guess it doesnt matter. So long as Im home."
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SCENE BREAK DOWN!

BAD STUDENT 1-2 (E)Young. Humorous. Tease on Mrs. Dowd."

SUGGESTIONS FOR SET PIECES"

WIZARDS THRONE ROOM"

NEIGHBOR DAD: Ill join you. "

LEWIS: Wow, they really look like funnels! "

EDNA: I say we investigate! "

(ELMER and EDNA look relieved.)!

COUNCILOR 1: A high, wide pathway."

PURPLE MONKEY: Yeah, youre ancient."

SILVER MONKEY: No, I dont believe it, your gruesomeness! Thats"

DOROTHY: Where did those come from? "

ORANGE MONKEY: Hey, we all forgot."

SCARECROW: That didnt sound very friendly."

DOROTHY: Thats wonderful!"

(They Exit. EDNA, EVE and ELMER enter out of breath.)!

SCARECROW: Sorry we cant stick around."

SCARECROW: Here, mousey-mousey! Here!"

DOROTHY: Thank you. Weve had such a long walk."

SCARECROW: Isnt the Wicked Witch a powerful evil sorceress?"

EDNA: Dorothys wearing them, and the witch is going to capture"

W INKIE 4: Five days. But we have a newer plan"

TINMAN: Dorothy! Are you all right?"

TINMAN: Can you send Dorothy home? "

AUNT EM: What do you mean? Back from where? "

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