The Wizard of Oz: Photos from my show

Well, the play is over and my life is returning, very slowly. This show was huge: 160 kids in grades 1-8, nearly 300 costumes, special effects, you name it. I am exhausted, but very proud. The kids were great, as were the parents who pulled off some incredible work with costumes and scenery and props. 
Update: I really can't emphasize this enough. I am incredibly blessed to have an amazing group of people to work with--parents and colleagues who make the magic happen. I keep the trains running on time, but so many people do so much that I feel a bit cheap in taking any kind of credit for it. 

Dorothy tries to talk to Uncle Henry and Aunt Em. Question: How cool is it that everything is black and white? Answer: WAY cool.

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Dorothy sings "Over the Rainbow"

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Miss Gultch comes to take Toto

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While running away, Dorothy comes across Professor Marvel

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Glinda, the Good Witch appears

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Some of the leaders of the Munchkins. One of the faces is blurred because I couldn't get hold of his parents to get permission to use his photo.

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Dorothy in Munchkinland. Note that her dress is colored now. So cool.

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The Wicked Witch appears

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More witch. Kind of a cool shot, I think.

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The Witch confronts Dorothy. Sadly, her hat makes it very difficult to see her face.

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Dorothy meets the Scarecrow.

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Here are the apple trees that throw apples at Dorothy. I thought their costumes were pretty cool. I blurred out all their faces because I didn't want to bother to get permission to post a photo showing their faces.

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Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man. That Tin Man costume was incredible. Seriously incredible. 

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What do you know? One more of the Witch. Okay, I'll admit. She's my kid. And she was, frankly, wonderful. I say that with all possibly objectivity. Also, there was a cool sort of corset-thing the Witch wore. It really finished her costume of nicely. At this rehearsal, however, she forgot to wear it.

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Here she is shooting a fireball at the Scarecrow.

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The Cowardly Lion

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The Emerald City (this is only about a third of the citizens. I didn't include the rest because the idea of getting permission to post any more photos exhausted me.

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Here's one of the flying monkeys. When I was a kid these guys scared the stuffing out of me. There were a whole bunch of them in our play, but sadly, the pictures didn't turn out great of their scene.

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Here are the witch's guards. You cannot believe these costumes. They were so cool. 

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Okay, since you asked, I'll show you one more of the Witch with fire. This is right before she melts, which was WAAAAY cool, but sadly, isn't something I can show in a photo.

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