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What:
The JCC Young Actors Ensemble production of The Wizard of Oz
Including a Family Funday Dress-a-Like and Sing-a-Long event! When:
Thurs. Nov. 13 at 7:30pm
Sun. Nov. 16 at noon and 3:30pm
Thurs. Nov. 20 at 7:30pm
Sun., Nov. 23 at noon and 3:30pm Where:
Elaine & Zollie Frank Theatre at the Mayer Kaplan JCC
5050 Church St., Skokie, IL. Cost:
$15/ticket for all shows (including Family Funday) Tickets can be purchased now by visiting the JCC front desk, or calling 847.675.2200. Tickets will also be available at the door. (Skokie)—Audience members are invited to become a part of The Wizard of Oz in the first ever Dress-A-Like and Sing-A-Long theater presentation by the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Young Actors Ensemble (YAE), Sunday, November 16 at 12:00pm, at the Elaine & Zollie Frank Theatre at the Mayer Kaplan JCC in Skokie. The JCC Young Actors Ensemble will present six performances of The Wizard of Oz this November. One of the six performances will be a “Family Funday.” On Sunday, November 16, during the noon performance, audience members will be given a song lyric book and encouraged to sing along with the performers during the show. Audience members are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite Wizard of Oz character, and there will be a costume contest held during intermission, with awards given to the most creative costume. “Knowing that audience members are very familiar with the story and will likely be humming the songs in their heads, we wanted to provide an opportunity for them to join in the fun by singing along. While audience members have likely seen the film and even the stage version before, it’s unlikely that they have been part of it as they will be during our special performance, “ said Director of Performing Arts, Terri Hilton. 48 children, ranging in age from 8-16 years old, from eight Chicagoland cities, have been working on and off stage for eight weeks preparing this musical extravaganza. This year is the 70th anniversary of the film version of The Wizard of Oz. The Young Actors Ensemble production of The Wizard of Oz is an adaptation of the 1939 film, commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987. About the JCC’s Young Actors EnsembleThe JCC's Young Actors Ensemble is a youth performance group that performs 3-4 plays and musicals per year. The Young Actors Ensemble and the JCC Theater department are unique from so many other children’s theaters because of the steps taken to accommodate observant Jewish children. Committed to include the entire Jewish community, the troupe never rehearses or performs on Shabbat or religious holidays. For more information, please contact Terri Hilton at 847.675.2200 or
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