Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Fun and skill-building in Lindale’s The Wizard of Oz

(From left): Abby Grund as Toto, Eva Gray as Dorothy
and Desiree Rader as Glinda interact in a scene from the
Missoula Children's Theatre production of "The Wizard of
Oz" at Lindale Elementary School on Jan. 24, 2014.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


Grade 1 student Brooke Pryor wasn’t nervous before her first play.

“I’m enjoying it and this is my very first year,” she said. “It’s lots of fun when you get to dress up.”

Pryor was one of 61 students at Lindale Elementary School who acted in the production of The Wizard of Oz on Friday at the school. The Missoula Children’s Theatre from Montana put on the show. There were two performances on Friday, one at 1:30 p.m. and one at 7 p.m.

“It’s a great opportunity for a lot of kids to have exposure to the arts,” said Anna Lewing, tour actor and director with the Missoula Children’s Theatre.

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