Director’s Note

This past Fall, when striking the set for our Homecoming show, Bat Boy, I mentioned casually that Scotch’n’Soda should put on The Wiz. At the time, I had no intention of directing the show, and yet once I mentioned it, I just couldn’t let the idea go. I was lucky enough to team up with a very talented assistant director, choreographer, and music director. I extend my deepest thanks to Laurel, Breanna and Adam. I am so grateful to have been able to work with such a diverse and supportive staff. Throughout the process of creating this show, I believe that we have all dealt with the issues of self-discovery and a need for renewed hope that The Wiz delves into. Thank you to everyone involved in this production for working tirelessly and devotedly over the past two months. As a first-time director for a musical of this magnitude, I feel as though I have learned so much from every cast member and every member of the tech staff. From all of us, we present to you Scotch’n’Soda’s Carnival production of Charlie Smalls and William F. Brown’s The Wiz.

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Cast
Aunt Em		Carmen Jones
Dorothy		Kami Smith
Uncle Henry		Dan Tasse
Tornado/Crow/Kalidah/Poppie		Julie Brown
Tornado/Crow/Kalidah/Poppie		Kelsey Foss
Tornado/Crow/Kalidah/Poppie/Monkey		Kaitlin Genovese
Tornado/Yellow Brick Road/Kalidah/Poppie		Elena Goldstein
Tornado/Yellow Brick Road/Kalidah/Poppie		Lizz Hounshell
Tornado/Crow/Kalidah/Poppie/Evillene		Rachel Gross
Munchkin/Soldier Messenger		Ashley Birt
Munchkin/Lord High Underling		Will Haines
Munchkin/Glinda		Alex Orgera
Munchkin/Gatekeeper		Ram Subramanian
Addaperle		Mary Grace Elliott
Scarecrow		Courtney Kochuba
Tinman		Yu Hsien Chia
Lion		Matt Joachim
Field Mouse/Winged Monkey		Kwasi Mensah
Field Mouse		Alex Aspiazu
The Wiz		Chris Granger
Monkey		Sonny Van

Directing Staff
Director		Danielle Griswold
Assistant Director		Laurel Brierly
Musical Director		Adam Jaffe
Breanna Zwart		Choreographer
Pit Orchestra
Reeds/Flutes		Johanna Pingel Brian Luczkiewicz Jeremy Olisar
Trumpets		Charlie Ciccia Ryan Hoover Rachel Clair
French Horn		Sarah Tackett
Trombone		Justin Forbes
Violins		Joe Arnold Rachael Mathey
Cello		Lisa Campbell Maria Walton (Thursday)
Piano/Keyboards		David Weitzman
Bass		David Pellow (Thursday/Friday) Adam Wright (Saturday)
Guitar		Daniel Dickison
Drums		Rich Kawood
Percussion		Cory Cousins
Production Crew
Stage Manager		Zach Harris
Assistant Stage Manager		Leslie Markel
Production Liaison		Sarah Barbour
Production Manager		Michael Yin
Technical Director		Aaron Tarnow
Set Designer		Alex Grubb
Master Carpenter		Andrew Hamilton
Assistant Master Carpenter		Alex Belton
Paint Charge		Yena Chung
Props Mistress		Jenn Kim
Costume Designer		Katie Dahl
Makeup Artist		Jordyn Melino
Lighting Designer		Karen Corcoran
Assistant Lighting Designer		Loren K. Barton
Master Electrician		Chris Martens
Assistant Master Electrician		Zach Omohundro
Sound Desinger		Abbey McClain
Publicity Designer/Publicist		Scott Dai
House Manager		Marcus Lemmon

Build Crew
Captains: Theresa Campobasso, Rob Cavagnaro
Alex Grubb, Alex Malkin, Joe McDermott, Kevin McInerney, Connor O’Malley, Zach Omohundro, Ken Tew

Run Crew
Gerrit Betz, Rob Cavagnaro, Brian Gray, Alex Grubb, Joe McDermott, Michael Yin

Makeup Crew
Leslie Markel, Clara Reyes

Spotlight Operators
Connor O’Malley, Tyson Schrader

Costume Crew
Ashley Anderson, Ashley Birt, Laurel Brierly, Elena Goldstein, Danielle Griswold, Catherine Hofler, Courtney Kochuba, Leslie Markel, Alex Orgera, Kami Smith, Staci Steinberger, Andrea Zin, Breanna Zwart

Special Thanks
ABTech
Point Park University
Dave Ruvolo
La Prima Espresso
Vincent Lighting Systems
SPIRIT
April Yield