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A Note to All Educators: Welcome to Emerald City Theatre’s 20th anniversary season! At Emerald City Theatre, we hope that all children will enjoy a lifetime of appreciation for the arts. Thank you for sharing the gift of live theater with your students. We are so glad you have decided to join us for The Wiz, where Dorothy is swept away to Oz by a tornado. Join her as she tries to get back home and meets a group of unlikely friends along the way. In this guide, you are provided with a variety of activities to use in your classroom, either before or after the performance. Some lessons can help you incorporate drama or creative play into your classroom, while others integrate your theatrical experience with other common core standards. Use them as written, or adapt the lessons to suit the needs of your classroom. By exploring the themes introduced at the show, a field trip to the theater can become more than just a one-day experience. We are now offering in-classroom workshops to extend students’ experiences before and after the play. For more information about this opportunity, email oz@emeraldcitytheatre.com or call 773.529.2690 today. Emerald City Theatre

Emerald City Theatre celebrates all of Chicago’s children through playful, professional, and culturally relevant artistic programs that motivate young people to creatively face the world.

Guide written by Carly Crawford, Emerald City Theatre Education Program Manager Guide design by Katie Angelica Abascal, TheScriptress.com Show graphic design by Charles Riffenburg, Grab Bag Media

Guide Contents:

Introduction Page 2 The Artists Page 3 All About The Wiz Page 4 Discussion Questions & Suggested Reading Page 5 Lesson Plan Standards/Answer Keys Pages 6-7 Oz Math Pages 8 -9 Searching through Oz Page 10 Maps! Page 11 Follow the Yellow Brick Road Page 12 Achieving your Goals Page 13 It’s a Twister Page 14 Adaptation: Rewrite a Fairy Tale Page 14 When I Think of Home… Pages 15-16 Drama Lesson Plan Page 17 What Did You Think? Pages 18-20 Partner with Emerald City Theatre Page 21

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Adapted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum Book by William F Brown – Additional Material by Tina Tippit

Music and Lyrics by Charlie Smalls

Dorothy Isis Elizabeth Scarecrow Leon Evans Lion Miguel Long Tinman Jar’Davion Brown Uncle Henry/The Wiz/Ensemble Eric M. Jenkins Aunt Em/Glinda/Ensemble Aziza Macklin Addaperle/Ensemble Tuesdai B. Perry Evillene/Ensemble Deanalis Resto Gatekeeper/Ensemble Frankie Leo Bennett Ensemble/Dorothy Understudy Angelica Herndon

Director/Choreographer Jamal Howard Music Director Charlotte Rivard-Hoster Scenic Designer Michael Lewis Costume Designer Kate Kamphausen Lighting Designer Brian Elston Sound Designer Jeffrey Levin Props Designer Letitia Guillaud Casting Director Alex Weisman Assistant Director Nikkia Tyler Stage Manager Marcus Carroll Assistant Stage Manager Brigidta De Souza Master Electrician Andy Kauff Audio Engineer Chris Cvikota Wardrobe Head Tyler Phillips

The TYA version of The Wiz was developed by First Stage Children’s Theatre, Milwaukee, WI Jeff Frank, Artistic Director; Rob Goodman, Managing Director

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About the playwright: William F. Brown William F. Brown won a Tony nomination and a Drama Desk Award for writing the book of The Wiz, one of the most successful musicals ever to come to Broadway and the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical of the Year. Other Broadway credits include The Girl in the Freudian

Slip, New Faces of 1968, and A Broadway Musical. Off-Broadway and in regional theatre, Bill wrote the books for other critically-acclaimed musicals. In revue, he was a steady contributor of sketches and lyrics to nine of the prestigious Julius Monk Revues in Manhattan and Chicago. He has written book and lyrics for about 100 industrial shows, films, and videos for all over, from Ford, to Dupont, to State Farm, to Pepsi Cola. He has been a syndicated cartoonist with the comic strip

“Boomer,” and has written and illustrated five books of his own, as well as illustrating six others.

About the composer/lyricist: Charlie Smalls Charlie Smalls started playing piano at a very young age, and by the age of five was putting on piano concerts. He went on to study at the prestigious Julliard School and the High School of Performing Arts in New York. After graduating in 1961, he toured as a pianist with the New York Jazz Repertory Company. Small’s biggest career success by far was the musical The Wiz. The idea for The Wiz started with producer Ken Harper, who reportedly asked writer William F.

Brown to create an adaptation from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but with black slang and an all-black cast. Smalls was brought on to be the composer and lyricist for the show. His mix of gospel, soul, and blues influenced music created a fun and winning blend.

About the author: L. Frank Baum Born in New York in 1856, Baum spent his early adulthood exploring his interest in acting and writing for the stage. He discovered his talent for storytelling from the nursery rhymes and tales he told his four sons. L. Frank Baum had his first best-selling children’s book with 1899’s Father

Goose, His Book. The following year, Baum scored an even bigger hit with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and went on to write 13 more Oz books before his death in 1919. In the book’s introduction, he wrote, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written solely to pleasure children today. It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heart-aches and nightmares are left out.” His stories have formed the basis for such

popular films as The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Oz the Great and Powerful (2013).

About the play A beloved Broadway gem, The Wiz infuses L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with a

dazzling mix of rock, gospel, and soul music. Dorothy Gale, a big dreamer, lives in Kansas with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto. When a tornado comes and sweeps her away, she finds herself in Oz, which is nothing like the Kansas she knows. She meets the Munchkins and discovers that her house crashed down on Evvamene, the Wicked Witch. Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North, gives her silver slippers with explicit directions never to take them off. As

Dorothy eases on down the road toward the Emerald City in the hopes of meeting the Wiz and getting back to Kansas, she meets new friends. First, she comes upon the Scarecrow, who hopes to ask the Wiz for brains. Next, they meet the Tinman, who’d like to ask the Wiz for a heart. Finally, they meet the Lion, who feels that he is in desperate need of courage. When they reach

the Emerald City and meet the Wiz, he demands that they kill Evillene, the other Wicked Witch, before he will grant their wishes. Dorothy and her friends set off to find Evillene, but they are captured by her Winged Monkeys and set to work as servants in the castle. Evillene is melted

when Dorothy throws water on her while defending the Lion, and the Winkies, Evillene’s servants, rejoice in their newfound freedom. When Dorothy and her friends return to the Wiz, they find he is not what he seemed to be.

He is simply a man from Nebraska who accidentally landed in Oz, much like Dorothy. He agrees to take her back to Kansas in his hot air balloon, but he takes off before she can get in the basket. Addaperle summons her sister, Glinda, to teach Dorothy how to get home again. As it turns out, she had the power with her the entire time – in the magical silver slippers.

Biographies are adapted from author websites.

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1. In The Wiz, Dorothy and her family face a tornado. If your family faced a

tornado, what would you do? Do you have a plan in place? What is the plan?

2. Have you ever seen The Wiz or The Wizard of Oz? How do you think this

production might be the same or different from one you’ve seen before?

3. In The Wiz, Dorothy and her friends have to work together to achieve their goals.

Have you ever worked as a team to achieve a goal? What steps did you take?

4. Dorothy thinks about her home while journeying through Oz. What makes you think

of home?

5. The Wiz is an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Have you ever seen a

movie or a play that is an adaptation - a story that has been recast into a new

form - of another story? Compare it to the original.

1. The Wiz tells Dorothy and her friends that they’ve had brains, heart, courage, and

the power to go home inside themselves the whole time. Talk about a time you felt unsure, but discovered you had the power all along. What helped you realize it? What did you do?

2. If you were in Oz and met the Wiz, what would you ask for? Why? 3. Aunt Em tells Dorothy that she can always ask her and her Uncle Henry for help.

Who can you ask for help if you need it? Who can ask you for help? 4. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion all have different personalities. Which

character is most like you? Why? 5. Glinda asks Addaperle why she didn’t tell Dorothy she had the power to go home

all along. Why do you think Addaperle didn’t tell her? What might have been different if she had?

:

• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

• Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

• Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

• Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona

• Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura

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Discussion Questions (page 5) Standard: SPEAKING & LISTENING: Comprehension and Collaboration, Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Kindergarten – K.1, K. 1.A, K.2, K.3, K.4, K.6 1st grade – 1.1, 1.1B, 1.1C, 1.4, 1.6 2nd grade – 2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6 3rd grade – 3.1, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1D, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6 4th grade – 4.1, 4.1B, 4.1C, 4.1D, 4.4 5th grade – 5.1, 5.1B, 5.1C, 5.1D, 5.4 Achieving Your Goals (page 13) ELA Writing Kindergarten – K.3 1st Grade – 1.3, 1.7 2nd Grade – 2.2, 2.8 3rd Grade – 3.2, 3.8 4th Grade – 4.2, 4.8 Speaking and Listening 1st Grade – 1.5 2nd Grade – 2.5 3rd Grade – 3.4 4th Grade – 4.4 5th Grade – 5.4 Answer Key: 5, 1, 3, 6, 2, 4 Oz Math (pages 8-9) Math: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Kindergarten – A.1, A.2 1st Grade – A.1, C.5, C.6 2nd Grade – A.1 3rd Grade – A.3 4th Grade – A.2 Math: Measurement and Data Kindergarten – A.2, B.3 1st Grade – B.3, C.4 2nd Grade – C.7, C.8 3rd Grade – A.1 4th Grade – A.2 Answer Key: 1. Yes, 2. 18, 3. 3:30, 4. 30 minutes or half an hour, 5. 1.5 hours, 6. 1,004, No Searching Through Oz (page 10) ELA: Language Kindergarten – K.2.D, K.6 1st Grade – 1.2.E, 1.6 2nd Grade – 2.4, 2.4.E 3rd Grade – 3.4, 3.4.E 4th Grade – 4.4, 4.4.C Answer Key: 1. Green, 2. Water, 3. Kansas, 4. Toto, 5. Lion Follow the Yellow Brick Road (page 12) IL Social Science Standards 1st Grade – SS.G.1.1 2nd Grade – SS.G.1.2

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3rd Grade – SS.G.1.3 ELA: Reading: Informational Text 3rd Grade – 3.7 4th Grade – 4.7 Answer Key: 1. Right on Rainbow Road, Right on Oz Road; 2. Right on Oz Road, Left on Emerald Road, Right on Yellow Brick Road; 3. Right on Yellow Brick Road, Left on Emerald Road, Left on Oz Road; 4. Left on Oz Road, Right on Rainbow Road

When I Think of Home… (pages 15-16) IL Social Science Standards Kindergarten-2nd Grade – SS.IS.2.K-2 3rd-5th Grade – SS.IS.3.3-5 ELA: Writing Kindergarten – K.7, K.8 1st Grade – 1.7, 1.8 2nd Grade – 2.7, 2.8 3rd Grade – 3.8 4th Grade – 4.8, 4.9 5th Grade – 5.8, 5.9 ELA: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Kindergarten – K.5, K.6 1st Grade – 1.5, 1.6 2nd Grade – 2.5, 2.6 3rd Grade – 3.5, 3.6 4th Grade – 4.5, 4.6 5th Grade – 5.5, 5.6 Adaptation: Rewrite a Fairy Tale (page 14) ELA: Writing Kindergarten – K.3 1st Grade – 1.3 2nd Grade – 2.3 3rd Grade – 3.3 4th Grade – 4.3 5th Grade – 5.3 ELA: Reading: Literature Kindergarten – K.9 1st Grade – 1.9 2nd Grade – 2.9 It’s a Twister! (page 14) Illinois State Science Goal 11: 11.A.1a Illinois State Science Goal 12: 12.E.1b Drama Lesson Plan (page 17) National Core Art Standard 2: Organize and Develop Artistic Ideas and Work National Core Art Standard 10: Synthesize and Relate Knowledge and Personal Experiences to Make Art. Also supports your class’ Speaking & Listening Skills in a new way. What Did You Think? (pages 18-20) Standard: WRITING: Texts Types and Purposes Grade Level: K – 5TH Kindergarten – K.2 1st grade – 1.2 2nd grade – 2.2 3rd grade – 3.2 4th grade – 4.2 5TH grade – 5.2

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Name: _____________________________________

1. A pair of green spectacles costs $2.00. This is all the money Dorothy has in her pocket. Does Dorothy have enough money to buy a pair to wear in the Emerald City?

Answer:

2. Dorothy travels on the yellow brick road to get to the Emerald City. How many steps does she take?

= 2 steps

_________ steps + ________ steps + ________ steps = ________ steps

3. It will take Dorothy one and a half hours to get home to Kansas. It is 2 o’clock now. What time will she get home? Write or draw the correct time on both clocks below.

NOW WHEN DOROTHY GETS HOME

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Name: _____________________________________

For more of a challenge, try these problems!

4. The tornado is traveling at 100 miles per hour toward Dorothy’s farm. Dorothy’s farm is 50 miles away. How long will it take the tornado to reach the farm?

Answer:

5. The Wiz’s hot air balloon is descending at a rate of 3 miles per hour. It is currently

4.5 miles above the ground. How long will it take for the balloon to reach the ground?

Answer:

6. The hot air balloon weighs 1,000 pounds. The balloon can transport cargo up to its own weight. Find the sum of the weights of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Lion, and the Wiz. Can everyone travel together by balloon to go visit Dorothy’s farm in Kansas?

Dorothy 120 pounds Scarecrow 63 pounds Tinman 241 pounds Lion 405 pounds Wiz 175 pounds

Total Weight: Can they all travel together?

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Challenge: Solve the clues and find those words in the puzzle above:

1. What color glasses are given to Dorothy and her friends at the Emerald City gate?

2. What melts Evillene, the Wicked Witch?

3. Where is Dorothy’s home?

4. What is the name of Dorothy’s dog?

5. Which character asks the Wiz for courage?

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1. Dorothy leaves Munchkin Land and goes to Scarecrow’s Post. How does she get there?

First, turn _______ on _______________ Road

Then, turn _______ on _______________ Road

2. Dorothy and Scarecrow leave Scarecrow’s Post and go to Tinman’s Tree. How do they

get there?

First, turn _______ on _______________ Road

Then, turn _______ on _______________ Road

Finally, turn _______ on _______________ Road

3. Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman leave Tinman’s Tree and go to Lion’s Den. How do

they get there?

First, turn ________ on ________________ Road

Then, turn ________ on ________________ Road

Finally, turn _______ on _______________ Road

4. Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion leave Lion’s Den and go to the Wiz’s Balloon.

How do they get there?

First, turn _______ on _______________ Road

Then, turn _______ on _______________ Road

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Dorothy and her friends each have their own goals, but they work together to help each other achieve them. They know they must take certain steps to reach their goal, but they’ve gotten the steps all scrambled up! Based on what you saw in The Wiz, help Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion achieve their goal by putting these steps in order again! Number the steps from 1-6. GOAL: _____________________________ _____ Melt Evillene, and return to the Wiz. _____ Travel the Yellow Brick Road to reach the Emerald City. _____ Ask the Wiz for brains, a heart, courage, and a way back to Kansas.

_____ They all achieve their goals and say goodbye! _____ Enter the Emerald City and find the Wiz. _____ Find Evillene, the Wicked Witch, and figure out how to get rid of her.

Now that you’ve helped Dorothy and her friends organize the steps they need to take to achieve their goals, let’s work with a goal of your own! Write down a goal you have and outline five steps you’ll need to take to achieve this goal.

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An adaptation is a book, movie, or play that has the same story as another book, movie, or play, recast into a different form. For example, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by John Scieszka is an adaptation of The Three Little Pigs, told from the wolf’s perspective. The Wiz is an adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. There are other adaptations of this book, including the movie musical The Wizard of Oz.

In The Wiz, the setting and the basic plot remain the same, while some characters, along with the time period, have changed. Pick a folktale or fairytale that you know well, like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, or The Three Little Pigs. You may choose one story that the whole class can work on, or each student can choose their own story. Write your own adaptation of the story, keeping some elements the same while changing others. Share these with the class.

Have your class research tornadoes. Allow each student or group of students to present a number of tornado and severe weather facts. As a class, create an emergency action plan. What should you do in case of a tornado? What shouldn’t you do? How might your emergency action plan differ if you were at home instead?

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Name: _____________________________________

At the end of The Wiz, Dorothy sings about her home.

“When I think of home, I think of a place

Where there’s love overflowing…”

What makes Dorothy think of home? She’s started a mind-map of the places and things

that feel like home to her and the reasons that they feel like home. Does home always

have to be a place? Can it be a person? A feeling? A combination of all of those? Help

Dorothy finish her mind-map by filling in the empty bubbles below.

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At the end of The Wiz, Dorothy sings about her home.

“When I think of home, I think of a place

Where there’s love overflowing…”

Now, create your own mind-map of the places and things that feel like home to you and

the reasons that they feel like home. Does home always have to be a place? Can it be a

person? A feeling? A combination of all those?

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The Wiz is an excellent storyteller. He tells Dorothy and her friends

the story of how he became the Wiz in great detail. Use this activity to become excellent storytellers yourselves. Tableaux: In this activity, we’ll be using tableaux, or frozen pictures in which students will use their bodies in space and in relationship to one another to show a moment in the story. Split the class into groups. Give each group a plot point from The

Wiz. Have them create two frozen pictures of that plot point. Give each group 3-5 minutes to create and then share the tableaux. When a group shares, the teacher should prompt them with a “1 – 2 – 3 – Freeze!” When they are frozen, the teacher may walk around and tap students in the tableau on the head; when tapped, students will say what they are (character, set piece, object, etc.) and, if applicable, what they are thinking in that plot point moment. After each group shares, discuss with the class what was clear about their tableaux – how did they use their bodies to show what was going on in the story?

Story Circle: If there is space in your classroom, you may want students to stand or sit in a circle. Otherwise, they may remain at their desks/tables for this activity. Tell the class that you are going to tell a story as a group. Review the necessary elements of a story (character, beginning, middle, end, setting, etc.). Each student will get to add a sentence or clause to the story. Students must pay attention to the rest of the class so that the story will make sense. If you’d like, you may do a practice round before coming up with the story that will be used in the next section of the activity. While students are telling the story, the teacher should record an outline of the story on the board to help the class remember plot points once the story is finished. Now, stretch your tableaux muscles by repeating the tableaux exercise with plot points from the story you just created!

NEXT STEPS In Someone Else’s Shoes: Designate a chair at the front of the room to be the Hot Seat. The teacher will call a student to the Hot Seat. They will either use a role from The Wiz, OR they may use a role from their favorite story, OR they may be given a role. The other students may ask the student in the Hot Seat questions, which they will answer as their chosen character. Some of the questions may be about the characteristics or actions of that person. Continue with other students. Please Note: The purpose of this activity is not for students to guess who the student in the Hot Seat is portraying. It is all right if they are asked identifying information. The purpose of this activity is to get students thinking about the many facets of a character and have them use their imaginations to create a deeper world for the character of their choice. Example: Prompt: Student is Dorothy from The Wiz Question: Who is your best friend? Student: I could never choose between Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion!

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Now that you’ve seen The Wiz, let us know what you thought of the show. Older Students: In the front of this guide, you will find a program that lists all the characters of the play and the names of the actors who play them. Choose one character from the show and write them a letter. Describe in detail which part of the show was your favorite. (You may photocopy page 17 with a letter format for your class.) Younger Students: Think back to the show. What was your favorite part? Draw a picture showing your favorite part of the play. (You may photocopy page 18 with a drawing format for your class.) We’d love to see your work. Send your letters and pictures (or photocopies of them) to us when you are done. All materials can be mailed to:

Emerald City Theatre

ATTN: Education

3rd Floor – Athenaeum Theatre

2936 N Southport Ave

Chicago, IL 60657

Teachers: We want to know what you thought! If your class completes this activity – or any other activity in this guide – please send them to us. The reactions from our audiences are the best part of our jobs. Feel free to email us at oz@EmeraldCityTheatre.com!

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AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM Emerald City Theatre brings world-class teaching professionals to your school for exercises in acting, singing, and dancing after the bell rings. We offer a wide array of after-school drama classes for all age levels with exciting new themes each session. Our weekly programs focus on team-building, communication and listening skills, storytelling techniques, and self-esteem strengthening. Your students will have fun while learning through play!

IN-SCHOOL RESIDENCY Bring the gift of creative drama and literacy to your school! Emerald City Theatre’s Read, Write, & Act residency program (for Pre-k through 8th grade) focuses on developing students as confident readers, writers, and actors in your classrooms during the school day. Our professional teaching artists guide your students in developing academic, artistic, and life skills during multiple visits over a period of several weeks.

To learn more about partnering with Emerald City Theatre for an after-school program or in-school residency, contact Education Business Director, Rachel Sherman, at rsherman@emeraldcitytheatre.com or 773.529.2690 ext. 816 today.

EMERALD CITY THEATRE’S ONE FUND Apply for your school’s chance to win Emerald City Theatre’s One Fund grant, our outreach program that provides a free performance and free companion book to low-income CPS students. Visit EmeraldCityTheatre.com for more information on the application process.