Watch: Kid Production of 'Wizard of Oz' This Weekend

The Creative Kids Playhouse Children's Theatre of Orange County is currently in the middle of production of The Wizard of Oz with local kids ages 6-14.  It is a program that is offered through the Saddleback Valley Unified School District Recreation Department. 

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There are two casts for this show. Last weekend the 52-member "Blue" Cast performed. They rehearsed weekly after school at La Madera Elementary for 10 weeks. Nearly 900 people came to see them, and they closed their show Saturday night to a standing ovation!  

This weekend the 52-member Red Cast performs. They have been rehearsing after school at Santiago Elementary in Lake Forest, also for 10 weeks.

Remaining performances are Friday at 6:30 p.m., and Saturday, 2:30 and 6:30. Tickets are $12, and there are about 80 seats remaining for each of the three performances. The ticket booth opens about 45 minutes before each performance.

Creative director is Michele Sheehy-Bowren, while other key adult contributors are: Elizabeth Ramirez (set design), Annette Sheehy (Costumes), Rich Hall (tech booth), Natasha Thomas (state manager) and Catharine Bishop (director of the Red production).

Olivia Tarango portrayed Dorothy in the Blue cast production, and Diya Singh wears the ruby slippers this weekend. She will be accompanied down the Yellow Brick Road by her faithful Rachael Patin as Toto, along with Reese Davidson as Scarecrow, James Slaybaugh as Tin Man, and Madeline Molina as Lion.

For more information about this production, as well as upcoming ones, see the Creative Kids Playhouse website.

—Elizabeth Ramirez contributed to this article