Page 2 - The Lost Princesses of OZ show program Santa Monica Playhouse 2026

Family Theatre Musicals The Cast

at Santa Monica Playhouse (in order of appearance)

DOROTEA........................................................ISABEL LINDLEY
For over half a century the Musical Matinee Series at Santa DORIE..........................MICHALA PELTZ,* FRANCESCA WHITSELL*
Monica Playhouse has been presenting adaptations of classic DOTTY.....................HOLLY GIBSON,* SHRAVANA KARTHEKIYAN*
stories 52 weeks a year, challenging the imagination of kids 2 to
102, giving audiences of all generations the chance to learn from *SOMETIMES ONE, SOMETIMES THE OTHER
each other and offering an entertaining and educational WITH
experience for children of all ages. CYDNE MOORE AND JOSEPH PEREZ AS AUNTIE EM ET AL
Family Theatre Musicals are presented by Actors’ Repertory AND THE WIZARD AS THEMSELVES
Theatre, the resident professional performing group at Santa
Monica Playhouse, a group of artists who have created a repertoire
that now consists of over 350 productions for children as well as THE TIME: A LATE AFTERNOON IN 1905
adults, including works by Moliere, Chekhov, Ben Jonson, Sholom
Aleichem, Strindberg, Albee, Ionesco and many more. THE PLACE: KANSAS AND THE ROAD TO OZ
The magical, magnetic and irresistible pull that live theatre WITH STOPS ALONG THE WAY TO WONDERLAND,
exerts on all of us does not respect the division of our species into THE BLACK FOREST, CINDERELLA-LA LAND AND THE VOID
‘child’ and ‘adult.’ Founders and Artistic Directors Chris DeCarlo
and Evelyn Rudie have made a commitment to awaken our young
people to the wonder and vision of a life theatre experience they there will be one 15-minute intermission - the Snack Bar will be open
can truly call their own, and to foster the awareness and
appreciation of live theatre in audiences of all ages both as play- The Songs
goers and play-makers. May we not all visit that forever-and-ever
land of live theatre together, so that everyone can join the IMAGINE A PLACE WHICH WITCH IS WHICH?
enchantment, regardless THE THREE DOROTHYS THE THREE DOROTHYS WITH GLENDA
of age? At the Family
Theatre Musical Matinees, WHATEVER YOU AM, THE SPELL
the children have fun and I ISN’T FAIRYGODMOTHER
TWEEDLE DEE, TWEEDLE DUM WITH CINDERELLA AND THE STEP SISTERS
learn while their elders can
WITH THE QUEEN OF HEARTS
have just as much fun HOME
reliving and relearning. FOLLOW YOUR HEART THE THREE DOROTHYS
So, what’s the moral of it THE LITTLES, GRANDMAMA
IMAGINE A PLACE (REPRISE)
all? Take a kid to see a play
THE COMPANY
today. Better yet, have the
kid take you. the taking of any photographs or the operation of any electronic recording device
is strictly prohibited