Arts

The Tin Woodsman of Oz, May 14 through May 17

Showtimes

Thursday, May 14
4:30 pm (Tin Cast) & 7:00 pm (Woodsman Cast)
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Friday, May 15
4:30 pm (Woodsman Cast) & 7:00 pm (Tin Cast) 
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Saturday, May 16
2:00 pm (Woodsman Cast) & 6:00 pm (Tin Cast) 
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Sunday, May 17
2:00 pm (Tin Cast) & 6:00 pm (Woodsman Cast)
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May 14 through May 17 in the Performing Arts Center

Co-created as part of the Production & Deisgn Studio class, SA's production of The Woodsman is a unique and moving story told through movement, music, and puppetry. The story draws its primary inspiration from L. Frank Baum's 1918 novel The Tin Woodman of Oz, which provides the foundational backstory for the character of Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman. This lonely woodsman from the Land of Oz must embark on a harrowing journey to protect the love of his life from her evil guardian, the Wicked Witch of the East.

Eerie, moving, and intimately scaled, this production showcases not only the onstage actors, but also features the work of student puppet artists and puppeteers, our student playwrights and designers, our theatre tech wizards, and our collaborative band. This is a truly student-produced piece of theatre and is not to be missed! 

TIN CAST 

Thursday, May 14, 7:00 pm
Friday, May 15, 4:30 pm
Saturday, May 16, 6:00 pm 
Sunday, May 17, 2:00 pm 

Nick Chopper: Owen Thrash '28
Nimmie Aimee: Evvy Robinson '28
The Wicked Witch of the East: Ivanna Barssé '26 / Viviana Cruz Rodriguez '26
Daniel, Nick’s Chopper’s Dad: Brendan Li '26
Murial, Nick Chopper’s Mom: Penelope Malone '26
Ku-Klip, Head of the Tinkerer Quadlings: Cecily Hauser '26
Quadling Tinkerers: Abigail Greenleaf '28 Vivian Malone '29, Luisa Cholas '27
Dorothy from Kansas: Ruby Adams '28

Narrators / Ensemble / Puppeteers (All Shows)
Gigi Bruce-Low ‘29, Ruby Adams ‘28, Morgan Texel ‘28, Luisa Cholas ‘27, Abigail Greenleaf ‘28, Vivian Malone ‘29, Amelia Butkis ‘26, Gigi Bruce-Low ‘29, Elliot Steinfels ‘29

WOODSMAN CAST

Thursday, May 14, 4:30 pm
Friday, May 15, 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 16, 2:00 pm 
Sunday, May 17, 6:00 pm 

Nick Chopper: Owen Thrash '28
Nimmie Aimee: Jordan Hemsouvanh '28
The Wicked Witch of the East: Ivanna Barssé '26/Viviana Cruz Rodriguez '26
Daniel, Nick’s Chopper’s Dad: Brendan Li '26
Murial, Nick Chopper’s Mom: Natalie Burton '26
Ku-Klip, Head of the Tinkerer Quadlings: Cecily Hauser '26
Quadling Tinkerers: Abigail Greenleaf '28 Vivian Malone '29, Luisa Cholas '27
Dorothy from Kansas: Ruby Adams '28

Narrators / Ensemble / Puppeteers (All Shows)
Gigi Bruce-Low ‘29, Ruby Adams ‘28, Morgan Texel ‘28, Luisa Cholas ‘27, Abigail Greenleaf ‘28, Vivian Malone ‘29, Amelia Butkis ‘26, Gigi Bruce-Low ‘29, Elliot Steinfels ‘29

Production Team

Director: Jen Coté
Co-Director: Maddie Castro ‘26
Stage Manager: Luisa Cholas ‘27
Playwrights: The Production and Design Studio Ensemble
Visual Artistic Director: Harper Clark ‘26
Producing Assistants: Luisa Cholas ‘27, Maddie Castro ‘26
Technical Director: Martin Gilbertson
Tech Team Foreman: Harper Clark ‘26
Set Design: Harper Clark ‘26
Lead Costume Designers: Viviana Cruz ‘26, Sadie Tappan ‘26
Lighting Design: Harper Clark ‘26, Sadie Tappan ‘26, Dana Meyers ‘27
Publicity/Marketing: Jordan Hemsouvanh ‘28, Maddie Castro ‘26, Ruby Adams ‘28
Poster Design: Lola Pavlak ‘26
Hair/Makeup Design: Ruby Adams ‘28, Gigi Bruce-Lowe ‘29
Dramaturgy: Rodney Fierce, Luisa Cholas ‘27
Stage combat/movement choreographer: Evvy Robinson ‘28

Tech Team
Cecily Hauser ‘26, Maddie Castro ‘26, Morgan Texel ‘28 Abigail Greenleaf ‘28, Vivian Malone ‘29, Andrew Yang ‘26, Chloe Yang ‘27, Alec Singer ‘26, Dana Meyer ‘27

Additional in-class Set Construction: Tiernan Lee ‘26, Grayson Wilder ‘26

Puppetry

Puppet Design Teacher / Art Director: Hilary Younglove
Special Guest Puppet Masterclass Instructor: Joshua Holden
Additional onstage puppeteering: Harper Clark ‘26, Winter Holder ‘27

Puppet Designers and Builders: 
Winter Holder (Witch torso)
Katie Kirkish (Witch heads & arms)
Lola Pavlok (Master crow)
Novi Greer & Sareena Hackett (Tin Woodsman Head)
Andrew Yang (Tin Woodsman body - design and engineering)
Sareena Hackett & Anna Hamilton (flying crows)
Harper Clark (The Kalidah) 

Musicians

Music / Vocal Director: Daniel Reiter
Student Music / Vocal Director / Foley Design: Penelope Malone ‘26 
Additional Music Direction, Songwriting: Brendan Li ‘26

Lead Vocalists: Natalie Burton ‘26, Penelope Malone ‘26

Onstage Musicians: Daniel Reiter, Pen Malone '26, Brenden Li '26, Stella Tiedemann-Fuller '28, Archie Golub ‘29, Ben Wrightsman ‘26
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