The Wizard of Oz Script
Scripted by: Kita Talith of the Golden Brew Players
The Gale Farm
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| STAGE RIGHT: a wooden table. Gathered around it are
Hickory (Diagonal UPSTAGE LEFT of table),
Hunk (STAGE RIGHT of table) and
Zeke (DOWNSTAGE of table)
Hickory holds an axe. Zeke holds
a hammer. |
| STAGE LEFT: a wooden table center, on which are eggs. Uncle Henry stands UPSTAGE, and Aunt Em stands STAGE RIGHT of table. |
Dorothy
| Enter from OFFSTAGE RIGHT, walks a few steps along front of stage and pauses |
She isn't coming yet, Toto. Did she hurt you?
She tried to, didn't she?
Come on. We'll go tell Uncle Henry and Auntie Em.
Dorothy
| Continues along front of stage and enters yard at Center Stage. Walks up to Em and Henry. |
Aunt Em! Aunt Em! Aunt Em!
Aunt Em
Fifty-seven, fifty-eight.
Dorothy
Just listen to what Miss Gulch did to Toto! She hit him!
Aunt Em
Dorothy, please! We're trying to count: Fifty - eight -
Dorothy
Oh, but Aunt Em, Miss Gulch hit Toto right over the back
just because she says he chases her nasty old cat every day!
Aunt Em
Seventy - Dorothy, please!
Dorothy
Oh, but he doesn't do it every day - just once or twice a week.
And he can't catch her old cat, anyway!
Aunt Em
Dorothy! We're busy!
| Dorothy wanders over to where Zeke, Hunk and Hickory are all fiddling with a table. |
Zeke
Take it easy.
Hunk
Ow! You got my finger!
Zeke
Why don't you get your finger out of the way!
Hunk
Right on my finger!
Zeke
It's a lucky thing it wasn't your head.
| Hickory picks up table and moves it to STAGE LEFT of himself. Zeke walks over to stand DOWNSTAGE of new table position. Dorothy speaks to Hunk, who turns to her. |
Dorothy
Hunk, what am I going to do about Miss Gulch?
Just because Toto chases her old cat -
Hunk
Now lookit, Dorothy, you ain't using your head about Miss Gulch.
You'd think you didn't have any brains at all.
Dorothy
I have so got brains!
Hunk
Well, why don't you use them?
When you come home, don't go by Miss Gulch's place.
Then Toto won't chase her cat,
and you won't get in no trouble. See?
Dorothy
Oh, Hunk, you just won't listen, that's all.
Hunk
Well, your head ain't made of straw, you know.
| Hunk walks over to look at table, and Zeke turns to Dorothy |
Zeke
Listen Kid, are you going to let that Old Gulch heifer try and buffalo you?
She ain't nothing to be afraid of. Have a little courage, that's all.
Dorothy
I'm not afraid of her.
Zeke
Then the next time she squawks,
walk right up to her and spit in her eye.
That's what I'd do.
| Aunt Em walks Over to them |
Aunt Em
Here, here, what's all this jabbering when there's work to be done?
Hickory
All right, Mrs. Gale.
You know, someday, they're going to erect a statue of me in this town.
Aunt Em
Well, don't start posing for it now.
| Hickory, Hunk and Zeke pick up table and exit STAGE RIGHT |
Dorothy
Auntie Em, really - do you know what Miss Gulch said?
She said she was going to -
Aunt Em
Now, Dorothy, dear, stop imagining things.
You always get yourself into a fret over nothing.
Dorothy
Well -
Aunt Em
Now, you just help us out today, and
find yourself a place where you won't get into any trouble.
Dorothy
Some place where there isn't any trouble.
Do you suppose there is such a place, Toto?
There must be. It must be far, far away -
behind the moon - beyond the rain -
Oh Toto! There must be such a place!
Perhaps, somewhere over the rainbow....
| Miss Gulch enters STAGE RIGHT, walks along the front of stage to center stage, enters the "yard" and walks up to Em & Henry |
Miss Gulch
Mr Gale!
Uncle Henry
Howdy, Miss Gulch.
Miss Gulch
I want to see you and your wife right away, about Dorothy.
| Dorothy edges over and hovers behind Em, listening |
Uncle Henry
Dorothy? Well, what has Dorothy done?
Miss Gulch
What's she done? I'm all but lame from the bite on my leg!
Uncle Henry
You mean she bit you?
Miss Gulch
No, her dog!
Uncle Henry
Oh, she bit her dog, eh?
Miss Gulch
No! That dog's a menace to the community.
I'm taking him to the Guard and make sure he's destroyed.
Dorothy
| Runs out from behind Aunt Em to confront Miss Gulch |
Destroyed? Toto? Oh, you can't! You mustn't!
Auntie Em! Uncle Henry! You won't let her, will you?
Uncle Henry
Of course, we won't. Will we Em?
Dorothy
Oh, please, Aunt Em? Toto didn't mean to.
He didn't know he was doing anything wrong.
I'm the one that ought to be punished.
Miss Gulch
If you don't hand over that dog,
I'll bring the guard and they'll take your whole farm!
There's a law protecting folks against dogs that bite!
Aunt Em
How would it be if she keeps him tied up?
He's really gentle - with gentle people, that is.
Miss Gulch
Well, that's for the Guards to decide.
Here's an order from the head of the guard saying I can take him.
Unless you want to go against the law.
Aunt Em
Now, we can't go against the law, Dorothy.
I'm afraid poor Toto will have to go.
Miss Gulch
Now you're seeing reason.
Dorothy
No, no, no! I won't let you take him! You go away!
Ooooh, I'll bite you myself!
Aunt Em
Dorothy!
Dorothy
Oh, you wicked old witch!
Don't let her take him - please!
Miss Gulch
I've got an order! Let me have him!
Dorothy
Stop her!
Aunt Em
Do it, Henry. We must.
Uncle Henry
Toto, Friend.
Dorothy
Don't, Uncle Henry. Oh, Toto!
Miss Gulch
Toto follow me
| Dorothy moves to STAGE RIGHT and calls Toto to her as Miss Gulch passes the end of the stage |
Dorothy
Toto, follow me
Oh, I've got you back! You came back!
We've got to get away! We've got to run away.
| Dorothy and Toto exit STAGE RIGHT |
Professor Marvel's Wagon
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| STAGE RIGHT: a stool upper STAGE RIGHT and a pile of firewood center. Professor Marvel sits on stool with a pile of raw ribs beside him. |
| STAGE LEFT: a wooden table center, on which is a crystal ball. There are two stools at the table: one is UPSTAGE, the other is STAGE RIGHT of the table. |
| Dorothy enters STAGE RIGHT, walks along front of stage and steps onstage at Center Stage, as before. She walks a step or two toward Professor Marvel. |
Professor
Well, well, well! House guests, huh?
Hello my dear. I'm Professor Marvel, Renowned Spiritual Advisor
to the crowned heads of Britannia!
Ha ha ha ha! And who might you be?
Dorothy
Hello, Sir. I'm -
Professor
No, no, now don't tell me. Let's see.
You're travelling in disguise. No, that's not right.
You're - you're going on a visit. No, I'm wrong.
You're, you're - running away.
Dorothy
How did you guess?
Professor
Ha ha! Professor Marvel never guesses. He knows.
Ha ha! Now, why are you running away?
Dorothy
Well, I -
Professor
No, no, now don't tell me.
They - they don't understand you at home. They don't appreciate you.
You want to see other lands, cities, mountains, oceans. Ha ha!
Dorothy
Why, it's just like you could read what was inside of me.
Oh please, Professor, could we go with you,
and see all the Crowned Heads of Britannia?
Professor
Do you know any? Oh - err.. you mean my title.
Yes. Well, I - I never do anything without consulting my crystal first.
Let's go over here.
| Lead's Dorothy over to the stool. He sits UPSTAGE, she sits STAGE RIGHT. |
That's right. Put your knapsack down here.
| Dorothy puts bag down beside her |
That's it. Ha ha! Now, close your eyes, my child,
for a moment - in order
to be better in tune with the infinite.
| Marvel picks up Dorothy's bag |
*rummages quietly through Dorothy's bag and studies a picture*
| Marvel puts Dorothy's bag back down |
Yes, that's - that's right. Now you can open them.
We'll gaze into the crystal. Ah, what's this I see?
A house with a picket fence -
and a barn with a weather vane of a - a - running horse.
Dorothy
That's our farm!
Professor
Oh, yes. There's - there's - a woman.
She's - she's wearing a - a - plain blue dress.
Her face is careworn.
Dorothy
That's Aunt Em.
Professor
Yes. Her - her name is Emily.
Dorothy
That's right. What's she doing?
Professor
Well, I - I can't see.
Why, she's crying. Someone has hurt her.
Someone has just about broken her heart.
Dorothy
Me?
Professor
Well, it's - it's someone she loves very much.
someone she's been very kind to;
someone she's taken care of in sickness.
Dorothy
I had the measles once -
and she stayed right by me every minute.
What's she doing now?
Professor
Yes, she's - what's this?
Why, she's putting her hand on her heart!
She's - she's dropping down on the bed!
Dorothy
Oh, no! No!
Professor
Well, that's all. The crystal's gone dark.
Dorothy
Oh, you don't suppose she could really be sick, do you?
Oh! Oh, I've got to go home right away!
| Dorothy picks up her bag, and exits STAGE RIGHT, pausing halfway to say her next line |
Goodbye, Professor Marvel, and thanks a lot!
Professor
Poor kid. Feels like a bad storm coming. Hope she gets home.
| Professor Marvel picks up his things and exits |
The Gale Farm
Tornado Scene
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| Off STAGE RIGHT: either with a scroll or with someone casting,
an Air Elemental is summoned and made to follow Dorothy |
| On Stage: All actors mill about in confusion - running hither and yon, and running into eachother. |
Uncle Henry
Hurry up and get them horses loose! Find Hickory!
Hickory! Doggone it! Hickory!
Zeke
It's a twister! It's a twister!!
Aunt Em
Dorothy! Dorothy!
Uncle Henry
Come on, everybody in the storm cellar!
Aunt Em
Henry! Henry! I can't find Dorothy!
She's somewhere out in the storm!
Dorothy! Dorothy!
| All exit STAGE RIGHT in a rush |
| Dorothy enters in a rush from STAGE RIGHT, followed by the air elemental. |
Dorothy
Auntie Em! Auntie Em!
Auntie Em, where are you?!
EEEEEEK!
| Dorothy twirls in circles all around the stage |
Oh Toto! We must be up inside the tornado!
Oh, look! Miss Gulch!
| Miss Gulch runs a circle around the stage |
Miss Gulch
Ah, ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!!
Dorothy
Oh!
*faints*
| Dorothy stops twirling and stands still - fainted. |
| Kita removes the air elemental from OFFSTAGE. The set is changed around Dorothy while she is "fainted" The yellow brick road is laid in a spiral pattern beginning in the DOWNSTAGE RIGHT corner of the stage and spiraling off the stage to STAGE RIGHT. A pair of red shoes is set to STAGE RIGHT. The Mayor and the Barrister stand in the UPSTAGE RIGHT corner and UPSTAGE LEFT corner of the stage and try to hide. |
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Munchkinland
Dorothy's Arrival in Oz Scene
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Dorothy
*wakes up*
Ooooh, what happened!? I feel woozy...
*looks around*
Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Yew anymore!
We must be over the rainbow!
| Glinda enters STAGE RIGHT, trailing sparkles from a fireworks wand |
Dorothy
Now I - I know we're not in Yew!
Glinda
Are you a good witch, or a bad witch?
Dorothy
Who, me! I - I'm not a witch at all. I'm Dorothy Gale, from Yew
.
Glinda
Oh! Well, is that the Witch?
*points at the dog*
Dorothy
Who, Toto? Toto's my dog.
Glinda
Well, I'm a little muddled.
The Munchkins called me because a new witch
has just dropped a house on the
Wicked Witch of the East.
And there's the house, and here you are,
and that's all that's left of the Wicked Witch of the East.
And so, what the Munchkins want to know is -
are you a good witch or a bad witch?
Dorothy
But I've already told you, I'm not a witch at all.
Witches are old and ugly.
Glinda
*laughs gaily*
I'm Glinda, the Witch of the North.
Dorothy
You are! Oh...I beg your pardon!
But I've never heard of a beautiful witch before.
Glinda
Only bad witches are ugly.
The Munchkins are happy because you have
freed them from the Wicked Witch of the East.
Dorothy
Oh. But - if you please, what are Munchkins?
Glinda
The little people who live in this land.
It's Munchkinland, and you are their national heroine, my dear.
It's all right - you may all come out and thank her.
Mayor
| steps a few steps into the stage and bows |
We thank you very sweetly,
for doing it so neatly.
Barrister
| steps a few steps into the stage and bows |
You've killed her so completely,
that we thank you very sweetly.
Glinda
Let the joyous news be spread, The Wicked Old Witch at last is dead!
| Both Munchkins cheer and twirl around | |
| The Wicked Witch enters STAGE RIGHT, casting a firefield or whatever looked best. /tr> |
Dorothy
I thought you said she was dead.
Glinda
That was her sister - the Wicked Witch of the East.
This is the Wicked Witch of the West.
And she's worse than the other one was.
Wicked Witch
Who killed my sister?!
Who killed the Witch of the East? Was it you?
Dorothy
No, no. It was an accident.
I didn't mean to kill anybody.
Wicked Witch
Well, my little pretty, I can cause accidents too!
| the Witch starts to cast flamestrike |
Glinda
Aren't you forgetting the ruby slippers?
Wicked Witch
The slippers - yes!
| the Witch turns to go to the slippers. Walk up to them and bow so you look like you're reaching down, and pick them up. |
| Dorothy puts on her matching red shoes |
Wicked Witch
The slippers! They're gone! The ruby slippers!
What have you done with them?!
Give them back to me or I'll -
Glinda
It's too late! There they are, and there they'll stay!
*points at Dorothy's feet*
Dorothy
Oh!
Wicked Witch
Give me back my slippers!
I'm the only one that knows how to use them.
They're of no use to you.
Give them back to me. Give them back!
Glinda
Keep tight inside them!
Their magic must be very powerful,
or she wouldn't want them so badly!
Wicked Witch
You stay out of this, Glinda,
or I'll fix you as well!
Glinda
*laughs merrily*
Oh, rubbish! You have no power here!
Be gone before somebody drops a house on you,too!
Wicked Witch
*cringes and looks around*
Very well, I'll bide my time...
and as for you, my fine lady -
I'll get you, my pretty...
and your little dog, too!
| Witch casts a flamestrike on herself and leaves |
Glinda
It's all right. She's gone.
I'm afraid you've made rather a bad enemy of
the Wicked Witch of the West, dear.
The sooner you get out of Oz altogether,
the safer you'll sleep, my dear.
Dorothy
Oh, I'd give anything to get of Oz altogether,
but - which is the way back to Yew?
I can't go the way I came.
Glinda
No, that's true.
The only person who might know would be the
great and wonderful Wizard of Oz himself.
Dorothy
The Wizard of Oz? Is he good or is he wicked?
Glinda
Oh, very good, but very mysterious.
He lives in the Emerald City and that's a long journey from here.
Did you bring your broomstick with you?
Dorothy
No, I'm afraid I didn't.
Glinda
Well, then, you'll have to walk.
The Munchkins will see you safely to the border of Munchkinland.
And remember, never let those ruby slippers
off your feet for a moment, or you will be
at the mercy of the Wicked Witch of theWest.
Dorothy
But - how do I start for the Emerald City?
Glinda
It's always best to start a the beginning -
and all you do is follow the Yellow Brick Road.
| To Research - if Glinda and others recall out - can someone cast "silently" from the "backstage" area to outside the theatre so we can come back up? - mask out the Vas Rel Por words? People used to be able to cast a spell without saying the words. |
| At any rate, Glinda exits with some sort of poof, and the two Munchkins go to take their places at the corners of the Yellow Brick Road |
Dorothy
My! People come and go so quickly here!
Follow the Yellow Brick Road....
| Dorothy walks to the beginning of the yellow brick road |
Follow the Yellow Brick Road?
Mayor
| As Dorothy takes a step, the Mayor steps into the road in front of her, blocking her path, and bows. |
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
| the Mayor steps back. Dorothy takes a few more steps, and the Barrister steps into the road, and bows. |
Barrister
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
| The Barrister steps back. Dorothy Starts to walk OFFSTAGE along the road. The Mayor and the Barrister sing as Dorothy exits. |
The Mayor
You're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find he is a whiz of a Wiz! If ever a Wiz! there was...
If ever oh ever a Wiz! there was,
The Wizard of Oz is one because,
Because, because, because, because, because
Because of the wonderful things he does.
The Mayor
You're off to see the Wizard. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
| The Mayor and Barrister exit STAGE RIGHT, following Dorothy. |
Dorothy meets the Scarecrow
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| The Yellow Brick road is laid so that it enters from STAGE RIGHT, proceeds along beside the stage to the center, turns onto the stage and makes a "T" in the center of the stage. The Scarecrow is standing in just off the road at the Intersection of the "T". |
Dorothy
| Dorothy enters from STAGE RIGHT, following the Road and walks onto stage, stopping a step or so away from the Scarecrow. |
Follow the Yellow Brick Road? Follow the Yellow Brick...?
Well, now which way do we go, Toto?
Scarecrow
Pardon me. That is a very nice way.
| Scarecrow turns to face STAGE RIGHT |
Dorothy
Who said that?......Don't be silly, Toto.
Scarecrows don't talk.
Scarecrow
It's pleasant down that way, too.
| Scarecrow turns to face STAGE LEFT |
Dorothy
That's funny. Wasn't he pointing the other way?
Scarecrow
Of course, people do go both ways!
| Scarecrow turns from right to left to right, then faces Dorothy. |
Dorothy
Why - you did say something. didn't you?
| Scarecrow turns right to left to right again |
Dorothy
Are you doing that on purpose, or can't you make up your mind?
Scarecrow
| Scarecrow stops turning and faces Dorothy |
That's the trouble. I can't make up my mind.
I haven't got a brain, only straw.
Dorothy
Well, how can you talk if you haven't got a brain?
Scarecrow
I don't know. But some people without brains
do an awful lot of talking, don't they?
Dorothy
Yes, I guess you're right.
Well, we haven't really met properly, have we?
Scarecrow
Why no.
Dorothy
How do you do?
Scarecrow
How do you do?
Dorothy
Very well, thank you.
Scarecrow
Oh, I'm not feeling very happy at all well.
You see, I can't even scare a crow.
*sighs sadly*
They come from miles around just to eat in my field
and - and laugh in my face.
Oh, I'm a failure, because I haven't got a brain!
Dorothy
Well, what would you do with a brain if you had one?
Scarecrow
Do? Why, if I had a brain, I could ....
| Scarecrow's Song. He dances as seems to fit. |
( If I Only Had a Brain )
SCARECROW:
I could while away the hours,
conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain.
And my head I'd be scratchin'
while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I'd unravel every riddle
for any individ'le,
In trouble or in pain.
DOROTHY:
With the thoughts you would finish
you could be another British
If you only had a brain.
SCARECROW:
Oh, I ... could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore.
I could think of things I never thunk before.
And then I'd sit!
and think some more.
I would not be just a nothin'
my head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry,
life would be a ding-a-derry,
If I only had a brain.
Dorothy
Ohh! Wonderful!
Why, if our scarecrow back in Yew could do that,
the crows'd be scared to pieces!
Scarecrow
They would? Where's Yew?
Dorothy
That's where I live.
And I want to get back there so badly,
I'm going all the way to the Emerald City
to get the Wizard of Oz to help me.
Scarecrow
You're going to see a Wizard?
Dorothy
Um-hmm
Scarecrow
Do you think, if I went with you,
this Wizard would give me some brains?
Dorothy
I couldn't say. But even if he didn't,
you'd be no worse off than you are now.
Scarecrow
Yes, that's true.
Dorothy
But maybe you'd better not.
I've got a Witch mad at me,
and you might get into trouble.
Scarecrow
Witch? Huh! I'm not afraid of a Witch!
I'm not afraid of anything -
oh, except a lighted match.
*shudders*
Dorothy
I don't blame you for that.
Scarecrow
But I'd face a whole box full of them
for the chance of getting some brains!
Look - I won't be any trouble, because I don't eat a thing.
and I won't try to manage things, because I can't think.
Won't you take me with you?
Dorothy
Of course, I will.
Scarecrow
Hooray! We're off to see a Wizard!
Dorothy
To Oz?
Scarecrow
To Oz!
Dorothy
We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!
| They Exit - following the "road" STAGE RIGHT |
Dorothy and the Scarecrow meet the Tin Man
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| The Tin Man stands center stage, "frozen" in fight stance with a table just to his side to STAGE LEFT. A bottle of oil is on the table. The yellow brick road is the same, but the right side of the fork has been removed. The witch is standing just OFFSTAGE to STAGE LEFT. |
| Dorothy and Scarecrow enter from STAGE RIGHT, following the road, and walk up onto the stage. Dorothy runs over to the Tin Man. Scarecrow follows. |
Dorothy
Why, it's a man! A man made out of tin!
Scarecrow
What?
Dorothy
Yes, Oh - look!
Tin Man
O** c*n! O** c*n!
Dorothy
Did you say something?
Tin Man
O*l c*n!
Dorothy
He said Oil can.
Scarecrow
Oil can what?
Dorothy
Oil can? Oh!
Here it is! Where do you want oiled first?
Tin Man
M mf - m mof!.
Scarecrow
He said his mouth! The other side!
Dorothy
Yes - there.
Tin Man
Me - e, me - e-, My- mmm-my, my, my...
My goodness! I can talk again!
Oh - oil my arms, please -
Oil my elbows. Oh! Oh!
| The Tin Man straightens up. |
Dorothy
Did that hurt?
Tin Man
No, it feels wonderful.
I've held that axe up for ages. Oh!
Dorothy
Oh, goodness! How did you ever get like this?
Tin Man
Oh - well, about a year ago,
I was chopping that tree, when suddenly,
it began to rain. And right in the middle of a chop,
I - I rusted solid. And I've been that way ever since..
Dorothy
Well, you're perfect now.
Tin Man
Perfect? Oh - bang on my chest if you think I'm perfect.
Go ahead - bang on it!
Scarecrow
| Scarecrow steps up |
*pounds on chest*
Beautiful! What an echo!
| Scarecrow steps back |
Tin Man
It's empty.
The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart.
All hollow.
| Tin Man's song. Dance - move around as appropriate. |
( If I Only Had a Heart )
When a man's an empty kettle
he should be on his mettle,
And yet I'm torn apart.
Just because I'm presumin'
that I could be kind-a-human,
If I only had heart.
I'd be tender - I'd be gentle
and awful sentimental
Regarding Love and Art.
I'd be friends with the sparrows ...
and the boys who shoots the arrows
If I only had a heart.
Picture me - a balcony.
Above a voice sings low.
Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
I hear a beat....
How sweet.
Just to register emotion,
jealousy - devotion,
And really feel the part.
I could stay young and chipper
and I'd lock it with a zipper,
If I only had a heart.
Dorothy
Oh, dear. That was wonderful!
Why, you should come with us to the Emerald City
to ask the Wizard of Oz for a heart.
Tin Man
Well, suppose the Wizard wouldn't
give me one when we got there?
Dorothy
Oh, but he will! He must!
We've come such a long way already.
| The Witch steps on stage from STAGE LEFT - standing in lower corner. |
Wicked Witch
You call that long? Why, you've just begun.
Helping the little lady along,
are you, my fine gentlemen? Well, stay away from her!
| Witch turns UPSTAGE to face the Scarecrow |
or I'll stuff a mattress with you!
| Witch turns STAGE RIGHT to face the Tin Man |
And you! I'll use you for a bee-hive!
| Witch turns back to Scarecrow. |
Here, Scarecrow! Want to play ball?
| Witch casts Fireball at Scarecrow and then exits STAGE RIGHT. |
Scarecrow
Oh! Look out!
Oh, I'm burning! I'm burning! Oh!
| The others rush to help and then step back. |
Scarecrow
I'm not afraid of her!
I'll see you get safely to the Wizard now,
whether I get a brain or not!
Stuff a mattress with me - hah!
Tin Man
I'll see you reach the Wizard,
whether I get a heart or not. Bee-hive - bah!
Let her try and make a bee-hive out of me!
Dorothy
Oh, you're the best friends anybody ever had.
And it's funny, but I feel as if
I'd known you all the time.
But I couldn't have, could I?
Scarecrow
I don't see how.
You weren't around when I was
stuffed and sewn together, were you?
Tin Man
And I was standing over there rusting
for the longest time.
Dorothy
I wish I could remember.
But I guess it doesn't matter anyway.
We know each other now, don't we?
Scarecrow
That's right!
Tin Man
We do.
Scarecrow
To Oz?
Tin Man
To Oz!
DOROTHY:
We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
| They exit STAGE RIGHT. |
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man meet the Lion
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| The stage is empty except for the road, which now looks the same. The lion is hiding UPSTAGE LEFT as the actors enter from STAGE RIGHT and pause. and walk along the road to turn and line up facing the entrance. Enter in this order: Tinman, Dorothy, Scarecrow, then turn at center stage to face UPSTAGE in a row, with Tinman STAGE LEFT, Dorothy center, and Scarecrow STAGE RIGHT. |
Dorothy
I don't like this forest!
It's - it's dark and creepy!
Scarecrow
Of course, I don't know, but I think it'll
get darker before it gets lighter.
Dorothy
Do - do you suppose we'll meet any wild animals?
Tin Man
Mmmm - we might.
Scarecrow
Animals that - that eat straw?
Tin Man
Mostly lions and tigers and bears.
Dorothy
Lions!
Scarecrow
And tigers!
Tin Man
And bears!
Dorothy
Oh my!
Lions!
Scarecrow
And tigers!
Tin Man
And bears!
Dorothy
Oh my!
| The Lion Jumps out and menaces them in fight stance. Both the Scarecrow and the Tinman go into fightstance, and everyone scatters to their spots: Tin Man - DOWNSTAGE LEFT, Dorothy - DOWNSTAGE RIGHT, and Scarecrow - UPSTAGE RIGHT. |
Scarecrow!
Oh, look!
Lion
Hah! Put 'em up! Put 'em - up!
Which one of you first?!
I'll fight you both together, if you want.
I'll fight ya' with one paw tied behind my back!
I'll fight ya' standin' on one foot!
I'll fight ya' with my eyes closed.
| Lion approaches Tin Man |
Oh, pullin' an axe on me, eh? Sneakin' up on me, eh?
Tin Man
Here - here. Go away and let us alone.
Lion
Oh, scared, huh? Afraid, huh?
Hah! How long can you stay fresh in that can?
Come on, get up and fight, you shivering junk yard!
| Lion approaches Scarecrow |
Put your hands up, you lop-sided bag of hay!
Scarecrow
Now that's getting personal, Lion.
Tin Man
Yes, get up and teach him a lesson, Scarecrow.
Scarecrow
Well, what's wrong with you teachin' him?
Tin Man
A - well - well, I hardly know him.
Lion
Well, I'll get you anyway, Pee Wee.
| Lion goes after Toto |
Dorothy
| Dorothy Chases after the lion and swats him on the nose |
Oh! Shame on you!
Lion
What did you do that for? I didn't bite him.
Dorothy
No, but you tried to.
It's bad enough picking on a straw man,
but when you go around picking on poor little dogs...
Lion
Well, you didn't have to go and hit me, did you?
Is my nose bleedin'?
Dorothy
Well, of course not.
My goodness, what a fuss you're making!
Well, naturally when you go around picking on
things weaker than you are -
why, you're nothing but a great big coward!
Lion
You're right, I am a coward!
I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself.
Look at the circles under my eyes.
I haven't slept in weeks.
Tin Man
Why don't you try counting sheep?
Lion
That doesn't do any good - I'm afraid of 'em.
Scarecrow
Oh, that's too bad.
Don't you think the Wizard could help him, too?
Dorothy
I don't see why not.
Why don't you come along with us?
We're on our way to see the Wizard now.
To get him a heart.
Tin Man
And him a brain.
Dorothy
I'm sure he could give you some courage.
Lion
Well, wouldn't you feel degraded
to be seen in the company of a cowardly lion?
I would.
Dorothy
No, of course not!
Lion
Gee, that - that's awfully nice of you.
My life has been simply unbearable.
Dorothy
Oh, well, it's all right now.
The Wizard'll fix everything.
Lion
It - it's been in me so long,
I just gotta tell you how I feel
| Lion Song. Dance about as appropriate. |
Lion
Yeh, it's sad, believe me, Missy,
When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess,
be a lion not a mou-ess
If I only had the nerve.
I'm afraid there's no denyin'
I'm just a dandelion,
A fate I don't deserve.
I'd be brave as a blizzard....
TINMAN:
I'd be gentle as a lizard....
SCARECROW:
I'd be clever as a gizzard....
DOROTHY:
If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve.
SCARECROW:
Then I'm sure to get a brain
TINMAN:
a heart
DOROTHY:
a home
LION:
the nerve!
DOROTHY:
We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The four arrive at The Emerald City - OZ
Scene with the Doorman
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| The four enter STAGE RIGHT, stop as far STAGE RIGHT and line up in a column facing STAGE LEFT Order (Upstage to Downstage) Tin Man, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion |
| The Doorman is far STAGE LEFT - there are two bookshelves placed to form a "wall" with an opening symbolizing the door. He stands STAGE LEFT of the Door, facing away. There is an empty small wooden table just one square STAGE RIGHT of the Upstage Bookshelf. |
Dorothy
There's Emerald City!
Oh, we're almost there at last! It's beautiful!
Just like I knew it would be. He really must be
a wonderful Wizard to live in a city like that!
Lion
Well, come on, then. What are we waiting for?
Scarecrow
Nothing! Let's run!
| The four approach the Door. |
Tin Man
*rings bell*
Dorothy
*rings bell*
Scarecrow
*rings bell*
Lion
*rings bell*
Doorman
| Turns around to face them and steps forward to opening between bookcases |
Who rang that bell?!
Dorothy
We did!
Doorman
Can't you read?
Scarecrow
Read what?
Doorman
The notice!
Tin Man
What notice?
Doorman
It's on the table as plain as ...
the nose on my face....
*looks at table*
It's a - Oh - oh - oh.
| Puts a book on table. Turns away again. NOTE: Book should have title of "Bell Out of Order. Please Knock." If not, at least "Bell Out of Order." |
Lion
Bell out of order - please knock.
Tin Man
*knocks on door*
Dorothy
*knocks on door*
Scarecrow
*knocks on door*
Lion
*knocks on door*
Doorman
| Turns back around. |
Well, that's more like it.
Now, state your business.
All Four
We want to see the Wizard.
Doorman
Oh - oh - the Wizard?
A - but nobody can see the great Oz!
Nobody's ever seen the Great Oz!
Even I've never seen him!
Dorothy
Oh - Oh, please. Please, sir.
I've got to see the Wizard.
The Good Witch of the North sent me.
Doorman
Prove it!
Scarecrow
She's wearing the ruby slippers Glinda gave her!
Doorman
Ohhh - so she is! Well, bust my buttons!
Why didn't you say that in the first place?
That's a horse of a different colour!
Wait right here! I'll announce you at once!
| Doorman Exits Stage Left |
Scarecrow
Did you hear that? He'll announce us at once!
I've as good as got my brain!
Tin Man
I can fairly hear my heart beating!
Dorothy
I'll be home in time for supper!
Lion
In another hour I'll be King of the Forest.
Long live the King!
Doorman
| Enter's Stage Left and returns to the door. |
Go home! The Wizard says go away!
All Four
Go away?
Scarecrow
Looks like we came a long way for nothing.
| Doorman hovers, listening, and edges downstage as the three others comfort Dorothy |
Tin Man
Don't cry, Dorothy. We're going to get you to the Wizard.
Scarecrow
We certainly are.
Dorothy
Auntie Em was so good to me,
and I never appreciated it.
Running away - and hurting her feelings.
Professor Marvel said she was sick.
She may be dying! and - and it's all my fault.
I'll never forgive myself!
Never - never - never!
Doorman
Please don't cry any more.
I'll get you into the Wizard somehow.
*sobs*
Come on. I had an Aunt Em myself once!
| The Doorman leads everyone and all Exit Stage Right. |
Meeting the Wizard of Oz
| In same order as last scene (Tinman, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion) the Four Enter Stage Right and line up facing Stage Left. |
| Stage Right - Offstage, a dragon holds the comm crystal in his mouth, and is gated to his spot. Downstage of the Dragon will be A bookcase set up as a "wall" or partition. UPSTAGE CENTER is a small square table. The Wizard stands behind the bookcase partition and speaks into his open pack. Ideally, the words will also issue from the Dragon's Mouth. If not, OZ will be stack of glowing comm crystals. |
| Note to Aubri: IMPORTANT. Turn off the crystal quickly after each of your lines. Otherwise, it *will* pick up what the other cast members say, which will lessen the effect of "Oz." |
Lion
Wait a minute, fellows I was just thinkin'-
I really don't want to see the Wizard this much.
I better wait for you outside.
Scarecrow
What's the matter?
Tin Man
Oh, he's just scared again.
Dorothy
Don't you know the Wizard's going to give you some courage?
Lion
I'd be too scared to ask him for it.
Dorothy
Oh - well then, we'll ask him for you.
Lion
I'd sooner wait outside.
Dorothy
Why? Why?
Lion
Because I'm still scared!
Dorothy
Oh, come on.
Wizard
Come forward!
| The four advance to about center stage, in a row. |
Lion
Tell me when it's over!
Oh, look at that! Look at that!
Oh - oohhh - hhhh! I want to go home!
Wizard
I am Oz, the Great and Powerful!
Who are you?
Who are you?
Dorothy
| Dorothy Steps Forward and curtsies |
I - If you please, I -
I am Dorothy - the small and meek.
We've come to ask you -
Wizard
Silence!
Dorothy
Oh! Ohhh - Jiminy Crickets!
| Dorothy scrambles back to her spot in line. |
Wizard
The Great and Powerful Oz
knows why you have come.
Step forward, Tin Man!
Tin Man
Ohhhhh!
| Tin Man Steps Forward |
Wizard
You dare to come to me for a heart, do you?
You clinking, clanking, clattering
collection of caliginous junk!
Tin Man
Ohh--yes - yes, sir - Y-Yes, Your Honor.
You see, a while back, we were walking down
the Yellow Brick Road, and -
Wizard
Quiet!
Tin Man
Ohhhhh!
| Tin Man Scrambles back into line |
Wizard
And you, Scarecrow,
| Scarecrow steps forward |
Wizard
You have the effrontery to ask for a brain?
you billowing bale of bovine fodder!
Scarecrow
Y-Yes - Yes, Your Honor -
I mean, Your Excellency - I - I mean -
Your Wizardry!
Wizard
Enough! Uhh - and you - Lion!!
Well?
| The lion runs and cowers behind Dorothy |
Dorothy
Oh - oh - oh!
You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
Frightening him like that,
when he came to you for help!
Wizard
Silence, Whippersnapper!
The beneficient Oz has every intention
of granting your requests!
Lion
What's that? What'd he say?
Wizard
But first, you must prove yourselves worthy
by performing a very small task.
Bring me the broomstick of the Witch of the West.
Tin Man
B-B-B-B-But if we do that,
we'll have to kill her to get it!
Wizard
Bring me her broomstick
and I'll grant your requestss....Now go!
Lion
But - but what if she kills us first?
Wizard
I said - GO!!
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| All Four run pell mell - Exit Stage Right and offstage |
In the Haunted Forest
The Four travel to the Witch's Castle!
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| The stage is divided into two halves. STAGE LEFT is the Witch's Castle. It is furnished with small wooden table at center. On the table is a crystal ball. The Witch stands UPSTAGE of the table, and two monkeys stand DOWNSTAGE of it. |
| STAGE RIGHT is the haunted Forest. It has no furniture or setup. |
| Tin Man, Dorothy, Scarecrow and Lion enter STAGE RIGHT and scatter within their half of the stage. |
Scarecrow
I believe there're spooks around here.
Tin Man
That's ridiculous! Spooks!
That's silly.
Lion
But don't you believe in spooks?
Tin Man
No. Why only - ohhhhhhhh!
| The Tin Man suddenly spins around in his spot several times. |
Dorothy
Oh! Oh, Tin Man!
Oh - oh -
Scarecrow
Oh - are you - are you all right?
Lion
I do believe in spooks.
I do believe in spooks.
I do - I do - I do - I do -
I do believe in spooks.
I do believe in spooks!
I do - I do - I do!
| All four freeze as the tableau switches to the Witch. |
Wicked Witch
You'll believe in more than that
before I'm finished with you!
| Turns to the Monkeys |
Take your army to the Haunted Forest
and bring me that girl and her dog.
Do as you like with the others,
but I want her alive and unharmed!
They'll give you no trouble.
I promise you that.
Take special care of those ruby slippers.
I want those most of all. Now, fly! fly! fly!
Bring me that girl and her slippers!
All follow
| Target Dorothy with the cursor |
Fly! Fly! Fly.
| The Witch Freezes and The Monkeys come over to the "Woods" scene and go to Ursula while everyone runs round. Hay bales are tossed on the ground around the Scarecrow. |
Tin Man
Go 'way now!
Scarecrow
Help! Help!
Dorothy
Oh - oh - Oh!
| The Wicked Witch yells All Follow Me which should turn the monkeys back to you. Dorothy will walk back with the monkeys. |
Scarecrow
Help! Help! Help! Help!
Tin Man
Oh, well, what happened to you?
Scarecrow
They tore my legs off,
and they threw them over there!
Then they took my chest out and
they threw it over there!
Tin Man
Well, that's you all over!
Lion
They sure knocked the stuffings out of you, didn't they?
Scarecrow
Don't stand there talking! Put me together!
We've got to find Dorothy!
| All Three freeze and the Witch and Dorothy begin. |
Wicked Witch
What a nice little dog.
And you, my dear. What an unexpected pleasure.
It's so kind of you to visit me in my loneliness.
Dorothy
What are you going to do with my dog!
Give him back to me!
Wicked Witch
All in good time, my little pretty -
all in good time.
Dorothy
Oh, please give me back my dog!
Wicked Witch
Certainly - certainly -
when you give me those slippers.
Dorothy
But the Good Witch of the North told me not to.
Wicked Witch
Very well.
Monkeys, take that dog to the river and drown him.
Dorothy
No! No - No!
Here, you can have your old slippers - but give me Toto!
Wicked Witch
That's a good little girl.
I knew you'd see reason!
| The Witch walks up to Dorothy and bends to take the shoes and Dorothy shoots a fireworks wand from within her knapsack |
Ohhhhh! Ohhhhhhh!
Dorothy
I'm sorry, I didn't do it.
Can I still have my dog?
Wicked Witch
No!
Fool that I am. I should have remembered -
those slippers will never come off,
as long as you're alive.
But that's not what's worrying me. It's how to do it.
These things must be done delicately...
or you hurt the spell!
| From Offstage, Kita will call Toto, so that he runs offstage. |
Dorothy
Run, Toto - run!
Run, Toto, run!
He got away! He got away!
Wicked Witch
Ohhh! Which is more than you will!
Drat you and your dog!
You've been more trouble to me than you're worth,
but it'll soon be over now!
| Produces a clock and puts it on the table |
Do you see that?
That's how much longer you've got to be alive!
And it isn't long, my pretty - it isn't long!
I can't wait forever to get those shoes!
In the Witch's Castle
The rescue!
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| Offstage, Kita will tell Toto to follow (and target Tin Man) |
Tin Man
Look! There's Toto! Where'd he come from?
Scarecrow
Why, don't you see?
He's come to take us to Dorothy.
The Witch must have her!
and I've got a plan how to get in there.
Lion
Fine. He's got a plan.
Scarecrow
And you're going to lead us.
Lion
Yeah! I'm going to..... Me??
Scarecrow
Yes, you.
Lion
I - I - I - I - gotta get her outta there?
Scarecrow
That's right.
Lion
All right, I'll go in there for Dorothy -
Wicked Witch or no Wicked Witch -
guards or no guards - I'll tear 'em apart.
Ohhh! I may not come out alive
but I'm going in there.
There's only one thing I want you fellas to do.
Tin Man and Scarecrow
What's that?
Lion
Talk me out of it.
| The Lion turns as if to run. |
Tin Man
No, you don't
Lion
No? Now, wait a minute.
Scarecrow
Come on, here comes my idea
(*THE CHANT OF THE WINKIE GUARDS*)
Winkies walk by chanting
Ooo - eeeee - hoo! Yooo - ho!
Ooo - eeeee - hoo! Yooo - ho!
| Three Winkies walk by from Stage Right to Stage Left The Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow follow them, and change into "winkie" outfits. Then they walk back on stage by themselves in order (Tin Man, Scarecrow, Lion), walking along the front of the stage from Stage Left to Stage Right. Lion says his line while they walk. |
Lion
Do - do you think it'll be polite - dropping in like this?
| They then walk up the end of Stage Right and enter from the END. They pause Stage Right. |
Tin Man
Where do we go now?
Lion
Yeah... where?
Scarecrow
There!
| The exit center stage and line up in front of the "door" to dorothy's room. From Stage Right to Stage Left, it should be in this order: Lion, Tinman, Scarecrow. |
Scarecrow
Wait! We'd better make sure!
Dorothy, are you in there?
Lion
It's us!
Dorothy
Yes, it's me! She's locked me in!
Lion
Listen, fellas. It's her. We gotta get her out!
Open this door!
Dorothy
Oh , hurry! Please hurry!
She'll be back soon!
Tin Man
Stand back.
Dorothy
Oh - oh - oh, Toto! Toto!
Lion
Did they hurtcha?
Dorothy
Oh, I knew you'd come!
Scarecrow
Hurry, we've got no time to lose!
Wicked Witch
Going so soon? I wouldn't hear of it. Why, my little party's just beginning.
Lion
Trapped! Trapped like mice - er - rats!
Wicked Witch
That's right. Don't hurt them right away. We'll let them think about it for a little first.
Seize them! Seize them! Seize them! There they go! Ah! Now we've got them! Half you
go this way - half you go that way!
Hurry! Hurry!
Lion
Where do we go now?
Scarecrow
This way - come on!
Back! Back!
Wicked Witch
Well! Ring around the Rosey! A pocket full of spears!
Thought you'd be pretty foxy, didn't you? Well, the last to go will see the first three go
before her! And your mangy little dog, too!
How about a little fire, Scarecrow? Huh?
Scarecrow
No! No! No! No! Help! I'm burning! I'm burning! I'm burning!
Wicked Witch
No, don't throw that water! Ohhhhh! You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm
melting! Melting!
Oh, what a world! What a world! Who would have thought a good little girl like you could
destroy my beautiful wickedness?
Ohhhhh! Look out! Look out! I'm going. Ohhhhh - Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Leader of Winkies
She's - she's dead. You've killed her.
Dorothy
I didn't mean to kill her - really I didn't. It's - it's just that he was on fire!
Leader of Winkies
Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!
Winkies
Hail! Hail to Dorothy! The Wicked Witch is dead!
Dorothy
The broom! May we have it?
Leader of Winkies
Please. And take it with you.
Dorothy
Oh, thank you so much! Now we can go back to the Wizard and tell him the Wicked Witch
is dead!
Winkies
The Wicked Witch is dead!
Back to The Wizard
The four meet the Real Wizard!
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Wizard
Can I believe my eyes? Why have you come back?
Dorothy
Please, sir. We've done what you told us. We've brought you the
broomstick of the Wicked Witch of the West. We melted her.
Wizard
Oh - you liquidated her, eh? Very resourceful!
Dorothy
Yes, sir. So we'd like you to keep your promise to us - if you please, sir.
Wizard
Not so fast! Not so fast! I'll have to give the matter a little thought! Go
away and come back tomorrow!
Dorothy
Tomorrow! Oh, but I want to go home now!
Tin Man
You've had plenty of time already!
Wizard
Do not arouse the wrath of the Great and Powerful Oz! I said come
back tomorrow!
Dorothy
If you were really great and powerful, you'd keep your promises!
Wizard
Do you presume to criticize the Great Oz? You ungrateful creatures!
Think yourselves lucky that I'm giving you
an audience tomorrow, instead of twenty years from now! Oh! The
Great Oz has spoken!
Oh! Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. The Great, Powerful
-- has spoken --
Dorothy
Who are you?
Wizard
Well, I - I - I am the Great and Powerful - Wizard of Oz.
Dorothy
You are?
Wizard
Uh -
Dorothy
I don't believe you!
Wizard
No, I'm afraid it's true. There's no other Wizard except me.
Scarecrow
You Humbug!
Wizard
Yes - that's exactly so - I'm a humbug.
Dorothy
Oh - you're a very bad man!
Wizard
Oh, no, my dear. I - I'm a very good man. I'm just a very bad Wizard.
Scarecrow
What about the heart that you promised the Tin Man?
Wizard
Well, I -
Scarecrow
And the courage you promised Cowardly Lion?
Wizard
Well, I -
Tin Man and Lion
And Scarecrow's brain?
Wizard
Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity.
Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the earth,
or slinks through slimy seas has a brain! Back where I come from we
have universities - seats of great learning - where men
go to become great thinkers. And when they come out, they think deep
thoughts, and with no more brains than you have.
But - they have one thing you haven't got - a diploma!
Therefore, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Universita Committeeatum E
Pluribus Unum,
I hereby confer upon you the honorary degree of Th.D.
Scarecrow
Th.D.?
Wizard
Yeah - that - that's Dr. of Thinkology
Scarecrow
The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is
equal to the square root of the remaining side.
Oh, joy! Rapture! I've got a brain! How can I ever thank you enough?
Wizard
Well, you can't! As for you my fine friend, you are a victim or disorganized thinking. You
are under the unfortunate
delusion that simply because you run away from danger you have no
courage! You are confusing courage with wisdom.
Back where I come fro mwe have men who are called heroes. Once a
year they take their fortitude out of mothballs
and parade it down the main street of the city. And they have no more
courage than you have. But - they have one thing
that you haven't got! A medal!! Therefore, for meritorious conduct,
extraordinary valor, conspicuous bravery
against wicked witches, I award you the Triple Cross. You are now a
member of the Legion of Courage!
Lion
Oh - oh, shucks, folks - I'm speechless!
Wizard
As for you, my galvanized friend - you want a heart! You don't know how
lucky you are not to have one.
Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.
Tin Man
But I - I still want one.
Wizard
Back where I come from there are men who do nothing all day but
good deeds. They are called
phil....er.....phil...er...er....good-deed-doers and their hearts are no
bigger than yours, but they have one thing
you haven't got! A testimonial!
Therefore, in consideration of your kindness, I take pleasure at this
time in presenting you with a
small token of our esteem and affection. And remember, my sentimental
friend, that a heart is not judged
by how much you love, but by how much you are loved by others.
Tin Man
Oh, Oh, it ticks! Listen! Look, it ticks!
Lion
Read - read what my medal says. Courage! Ain't it the truth!
Dorothy
Oh - oh they're all wonderful.
Scarecrow
Hey, what about Dorothy?
Tin Man
Yes, how about Dorothy?
Dorothy
Oh, I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me.
Wizard
Well - you force me into a cataclysmic decision. The only way to get
Dorothy back to Yew is for me to take her there myself!
Dorothy
Oh! Oh, will you? Could you? Oh! Oh, but are you a clever enough wizard to manage it?
Wizard
Child, you cut me to the quick! I'm an old Yew man myself, born and
bred - in the heart of the western wilderness,
When I was a young man, I worked at a premier Carnival Company, only one day, while performing
spectacular feats unfortunate phenomena occurred - the gate I cast
failed to return me to the fair. It just kept dropping me into this wilderness - this wide open green space.
Lion
It did!
Dorothy
Weren't you frightened?
Wizard
Frightened? You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at
doom, chuckled at catastrophe!
I was petrified.
I tried and tried to return, until I almost ran out of reagents, Then suddenly something changed and the gate opened
into the heart of this noble city with only the reagents for one more gate left in my pockets!
here I was instantaneously acclaimed Oz, the first Wizard deluxe.
Dorothy
Ahhhh!
Wizard
Times being what they were, I accepted the job, retaining my reagents for one last gate
against the need of a quick get-away. Aha!
And through that gate, my dear Dorothy, you and I will return to the
wonderful Land of Sosaria
Leaving the Emerald City
The Wizard and Dorothy bid farewell!
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Wizard
This is positively the finest exhibition ever to be shown.....well, be that as it may. I, your
Wizard, par adua outer,
am about to embark on a hazardous and technically unexplainable journey into the outer
stratosphere.
To confer, converse and otherwise hob-nob with my brother wizards. And I hereby decree
that until what time,
if any, that I return, the Scarecrow by virtue of his highly superior brains, shall rule in my
stead, assisted by the Tin Man,
by virtue of his magnificent heart, and the Lion by virtue of his courage! Obey them as you
would me.
Thank You.
Dorothy
Oh, Toto - come back! Toto! Toto! Oh, don't go without me! I'll be right back! Toto!
Tin Man
Stop that dog!
Wizard
This is a highy irregular procedure! This is absolutely unprecedented!
Tin Man
Help! Help! The gate is fading!
Wizard
Ruined.....my exit!! Goodbye, folks!
Dorothy
Oh! Come back! I don't know how to get home!
People of Oz
Goodbye! Goodbye! Goodbye!
Dorothy
Oh, now I'll never get home!
Lion
Stay with us, then, Dorothy. We all love you. We don't want you to go.
Dorothy
Oh, that's very kind of you, but this could never be like Yew. Auntie Em must have
stopped wondering what
happened to me by now. Oh, Scarecrow, what am I going to do?
Scarecrow
Look! Here's someone who can help you.
Dorothy
Oh - will you help me? Can you help me?
Glinda
You don't need to be helped any longer. You've always had the power to go back to
Yew
.
Dorothy
I have?
Scarecrow
Then why didn't you tell her before?
Glinda
Because she wouldn't have believed me. She had to learn it for herself.
Tin Man
What have you learned, Dorothy?
Dorothy
Well, I - I think that it - that it wasn't enough just to want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie
Em. And that it's
that - if I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own
backyard,
because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with. Is that right?
Glinda
That's all it is!
Scarecrow
But that's so easy! I should have thought of it for you.
Tin Man
I should have felt it in my heart.
Glinda
No. She had to find it out for herself. Now those magic slippers will take you home in two
seconds!
Dorothy
Oh! Toto, too?
Glinda
Toto, too.
Dorothy
Oh, now?
Glinda
Whenever you wish.
Dorothy
Oh, dear, that's too wonderful to be true! Oh, it's - it's going to be so hard to say goodbye.
I love you all, too.
Goodbye Tin Man. Oh, don't cry. You rust so dreadfully. Here, here's your oil can.
Goodbye.
Tin Man
Now I know I've got a heart, 'cause it's breaking.
Dorothy
Oh. Goodbye, Lion. You know, I know it isn't right, but I'm gonna miss the way you used to
holler for help
before you found your courage.
Lion
Well, I would never've found it if it hadn't been for you.
Dorothy
I think I'll miss you most of all.
Glinda
Are you ready now?
Dorothy
Yes. Say goodbye, Toto. Yes, I'm ready now.
Glinda
Then close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself.
'There's no place like home. There's no place like home.'
Dorothy and Glinda
'There's no place like home. There's no place like home.'
Dorothy
'There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home.'
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Waking up in Kansas
Dorothy returns to the Farm!
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Dorothy
'There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place....'
Aunt Em
Wake up, honey.
Dorothy
There's no place like home. There's no place like home. No place.....
Aunt Em
Dorothy. Dorothy, dear, It's Aunt Em, darling.
Dorothy
Oh, Auntie Em, it's you!
Aunt Em
Yes, darling.
Professor
Hello, there! Anybody home? I - just dropped by because I heard the little girl got caught
in the big - Well - she seems all right now.
Uncle Henry
Yes. She got quite a bump on the head. We kind of thought there for a minute she was
gonna leave us.
Dorothy
But I did leave you, Uncle Henry. That's just the trouble. And I tried to get back for days
and days.
Aunt Em
There, there, lie quiet now. You just had a bad dream.
Dorothy
No.
Hunk
Sure. Remember me, your old pal, Hunk?
Dorothy
Oh.
Hickory
And me, Hickory?
Zeke
You couldn't forget my face, could you?
Dorothy
No. But it wasn't a dream. It was a place. And you - and you - and you - and you were
there.
But you couldn't have been, could you?
Aunt Em
Oh, we dream lots of silly things when we -
Dorothy
No, Aunt Em, this was a real, truly live place. And I remember that some of it wasn't very
nice - but most of it was beautiful.
But just the same, all I kept saying to everybody was, 'I want to go home!' And they sent
me home.
Doesn't anybody believe me?
Uncle Henry
Of course we believe you, Dorothy.
Dorothy
Oh, but anyway, Toto, we're home! Home! And this is my room - and you're all here!
And I'm not going to leave here ever, ever again, because I love you all!
And - Oh, Auntie Em, there's no place like home!!