The Patchwork Girl Of Oz
(original Dance/multimedia work 1hour 7′)

An updated version of  The Patchwork Girl of Oz is also in our present repertory.  More information.

Sections Premiered 3/01 to 11/22/02, developed over a 2 1/2 year period, so different dancers premiered each act.

Direction, Choreography, Adaptation from the 1913 book by L. Frank Baum: Louise Reichlin

Costumes: Linda Borough

Tin Woodman Video: Shinji Murakoshi

Act 1 animation: Richard Wainess & his USC multimedia class

Act 2 video: Michael Masucci

Stage characters Created through improvisations: Reichlin & the Orig. Dancers

Official world premier complete work: Helena Presents/ Myrna Loy Center
Myrna Loy Theater, Helena, MN

Mandy Langen: Original Patchwork Girl

Yuki Tomino: Original Ogo

Jennifer Flanagan Original Glass Cat

Carlene Lai: Original Dorothy Gale & Crooked Magician

Shelby Williams: Original Dame Margolotte & Woozy

Allan McCormick Original Unc Nunkie

Karen Acosta Original Glinda I

Katina Childs Original Glinda 2

Steven Nielsen: Original Tin Man, Wizard, World Premier,

Janell Burgess: Act II Premier, Patchwork Girl

Adrienne Fisher Act II Premier, Ogo

Shaun Curtin: Act II Premier Glinnis

Brian Pelletier Act II Premier- Crooked Magician & Wizard

Tara Page: World Premier Patchwork Girl

Tina Tsunoda: World Premier, Ogo

Will-son Williams: World Premier Unc Nunckie, The Shaggy Man, The Champion Hip Hopper

Ellen Rosa: World Premier Dorothy Gale & The Glass Cat

Shannon Schwait: World Premier Dame Margolotte & Woozy

Elizabeth Brookman: World Premier Glinda

Sarah Sydney Jenkins World Premier Scarecrow

Natalie Pausch: CA Premier Dorothy Gale

Press Quotes

Gallery

Video

From showcase at Jazz at Lincoln Center

General excerpts

Current version at Mark Taper Auditorium