Dorothy's Road Trip

Full-Lengths

By: Tracy Krauss
Cast: 2 M, 5 F, 15 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling: 2 M, 4 F, 13 flexible)
Performance Time: Approximately 75 minutes, 67 pgs

COMEDY. Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. After Dorothy and Toto crash-land in Munchkinland, the Police Chief tries to arrest Dorothy for “flying” without a license, but she is heralded as a hero by the Mayor for landing on the Wicked Witch of the East. Eager to return home, Dorothy journeys to the Emerald City to seek the assistance of the Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion reach the Wizard’s palace and finally meet the Wizard, he calls the Scarecrow “nothing but a poor excuse for a crow’s nest,” the Tin Man an “overgrown tea kettle,” and deems the Lion “the most pathetic yet.” After suffering the Wizard’s insults, Dorothy and her friends are tasked with journeying to the Wicked Witch’s castle to steal her magic wand and bring it back to the Wizard. Bored with turning princes into frogs and visiting torture chambers, the Wicked Witch and her bumbling minion, Watson, are happy to “host” the new arrivals. Easy to stage and perfect for teen actors.

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Tracy Krauss is an author, artist, playwright, and director. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Mrs. Krauss teaches art, drama, and English. After raising four children, she and her husband now reside in Tumbler Ridge, BC, where she continues to pursue her creative interests.