Wizard of Oz takes to the stage at Sidney High

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

The Sidney High School auditorium will be transformed into Kansas, The Yellow Brick Road and Oz for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of the Wizard of Oz on Friday and Saturday. The cast performed two student shows for kindergarten through 8th graders on Friday.

A public performance will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Chris Wilkinson and Theresa Egloff – the Missoula Children's Theatre touring actors and directors – cast the production on Monday and held rehearsals every day after school to prepare for the performances.

The cast includes:

• Dorothy: Rachel Blauert

• Toto: Paige Hobson

• Tinman: Sophie Price

• Scarecrow: Chris Wilkinson

• Lion: Jesse Courtney

• Glinda: Hannah Varth

• Wicked Witch: Hannah Rawley

• Professor/Oz: Kendra Nesbit

• Green Guard: Alexis Audrey

• Mayor Munchkin: Taighlor Arnett

• Farmer Munchkin: Thomas Short

• Magicians: Manya Moggallapalli, Brianna DeJong, Taylor Strokes, Jenna Keane, Mason Nightingale, McKenna Bergstrom, Anja Nguyen, Abigail Bush, Samantha Haddock, Alaina Kuhns

• Munchkins: Natalie Strokes, Christian Nguyen, Cassandra Trowbridge, Michael Valentine, Joshua DeJong, Miranda Ahrendt, Elsa Highby, Alexia Butts, Kennedy Dubas, Grace Bowcut, Emily Wellman, Reese Riddle

• Winkies: Willy Estrada, Addison Summitt, Erin Martin, Makaia Baker, Ashlynn Wieser, Ansley Svoboda, Avery Lawson, Drew Weimer, Grant Smircich, Lily Jones, Ellie Hollingshead, Ryle McManis

• Fierce and Ferocious Flowers: Aurora Summitt, Reagan Heckenlively, Landon Baker, Samantha Strokes, Amelia Call, Tess Hornbarger, Mason Marks, Kaitlyn Dubois, Tyler Wanberg, Ben Tuzicka, Kourtney Keller, Kinley Lawson, Gracelynn Wieser, Josette McConnell, Drew Sykora, Cali haas, Cali Hutton

• Assistant directors: Ella Miller, Caroline Lindahl, Sidney Sunderland and Timothy Nguyen

• Program assistant: Camille Highby