Synopsis:

Dorothy is a young girl who lives with her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em and her little dog Toto. One day their farmhouse with Dorothy inside is caught up in a tornado and deposited in a field in the country of the Munchkins. The falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East. The Good Witch of the North comes with the Munchkins to greet Dorothy and gives her a pair of magic slippers that the Wicked Witch of the East was wearing when she was killed.

In order to return home to, the Good Witch of the North tells Dorothy that she will have to go to the "Emerald City" and ask the Wizard of Oz to help her. On her way down the road paved with yellow brick to the Emerald City,

Dorothy frees the Scarecrow from the pole he is hanging on, restores the movements of the rusted Tin Woodman with an oilcan and encourages the Cowardly Lion to journey with her and Toto to the Emerald City. The Scarecrow wants to get a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion, courage. All are convinced by Dorothy that the Wizard can help them too. Together, they overcome obstacles on the way.

PLAYWRIGHTS: Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919), adapted by Frank Gabrielson