The Wizard of Oz

          This past weekend the Batesville High School Drama Dept. put on the production of The Wizard of Oz. We started rehersing for the play back in January on the 8th. On the first night we did a read through of the entire play. The second night we did a sing through. That is where we sang all of the songs that we would preform. We would reherse three times a week every week and do tech on Saturdays. During rehersals we would as we call "block the scene". Which basically means we would find our place on the stage for the scene. During the tech days we would build and paint everything that we would need for the production.

         Out of all the weeks of practicing, the week of the preformances was the most stressful. When it came time to get ready for the preformances we had numerous long and exausting rehersals the week of. Some nights we would be there until 8:30. Other nights we would be there until 9 o'clock.We had four school preformance, and four main preformances. I personally believe that preforming for the schools was the best part. We got to preform for the people that are closest to our age, so we knew that they would have a good time, and laugh with us. I'm so happy that I did this play, and even though we had long and exausting rehersals, I wouldn't have it any other way.