Page 6, News, Tuesday, March 3, 1992 The Alexanders bringing Oz to LSHS stage continued from page 1 It all started about three years ago, when Kim and Howard put on the high school's first ever musical, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Last year's Oliver! was a considerably larger production, and Oz's cast of 47 is about twice as big as Oliver! "This year I haven't had nearly as much time to teach when I'm directing," says Kim. "Tt's been more of watch me do it, and then copy. With 50 peo- ple, there isn't very much time for individual direction." In addition to an enlarged cast, Oz also involves elaborate special effects, including flash- pots, magic snow, an eighty pound cauldron and a scrim, which is a prop that allows the witches to appear and disap- pear. "People don't realize that it takes a whole bunch of calls to find out what a scrim is, what my options are when buying (the re-usable) scrim, how do you finish the top, how do you play. "It's just a marvellous fantasy. But next year, I think we're going to do something a little smaller, a little simpler." A big factor in choosing finish the each year's bottom, how tc musical is do you cut it To see (the student how many .... And actors) glowing when _ singers and there's about they come offstage, actors: are 70 details with everybody es ae a oy applauding their -- at you ' year, we'll really need, efforts-- know they Hl be losing all she says, is Temember that kind Of of our teads two or three SuCCess for a long except one," directors. long time." he says. "But you é "You look can't do si Kim Alexander at who's because not going to be here next everyone sees things the way I do, and you end up with a whole new set of problems." "(Oz) just has so many great characters," says Howard, when asked why they chose the LION'S CLGB year, and then you pick a musi- cal around the people you're going to have," says Kim. This year's production costs are also up--from $4,700 last year to about $7,000 this Help Wanted year--but they still expect a small profit. "The onus is on us to make sure that the show doesn't lose money," Kim says. "The show's entirely self- sufficient, thanks to donations of labour and materials," says Howard. "And someday, I hope to have our own lighting panel." Their plan is to keep saving the $1,000-2,000 profits the shows make until there's money to put toward purchas- ing a lighting panel. There are some differences between the movie version of Oz and the original L. Frank Baum version of 1902, which is what this weekend's perfor- mance is based on. "The movie has the scene with the attacking apple trees," says Kim. "They're not in the stage version for obvious rea- sons--it would be far too expensive." "There's one scene (in this version) with three witches having a conversation in the castle", says Howard. "T think the differences make the stage version a bit more interesting." And so, after more than three months and 200 hours of rehearsals, phone calls, and other assorted duties, the ques- tion begs to be asked: why do they put themselves through it? "The rewards at the end are worth it," says Kim. "To see (the student actors) glowing when they come offstage, with everybody applauding their efforts--I know they'll remem- ber that kind of success for a long long time." "It's an outlet some of these kids live for," says Howard. "And to provide the venue is worth it." (-- Experienced office person required by local company - responsibilities include accounts receivable, payable, payroll etc. - Hind of Beef Draw Winners $100 Gift Certificate from Moores - Rose Park $50 Gift Certificate from Serendipity Gardens Cafe & Gallery - George Charney - experience preferred but must be willing to learn - salary negotiable. 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