Unique spin on an old classic

Community Stages will present “Christmas in Oz” at three locations in Ocala.


Eloise Walkup as Dorothy, Robert Skipper as Scarecrow, Caroline Overly as Lion and Charlie Overly as Tinman, left to right, rehearse a scene from “Christmas In Oz” with Community Stages at the Chelsea Art Center on East Silver Springs Boulevard in Ocala, Fla. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The play will run for three different performances in different locations in the first two weeks in December. In the play, Dorothy’s family is about to lose their farm and she goes back to Oz to ask the Wizard of Oz for help and meets all of her old friends on the way. [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2024.

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Posted November 25, 2024 | By Susan Smiley-Height, susan@magnoliamediaco.com

A talented group of 13 young actors ages 9 to 18 is bringing a most unique holiday gift to local audiences in coming weeks. The Trunk & Trek Troupe of the larger Community Stages group will perform “Christmas in Oz” on Dec. 8, 9 and 14, at three locations in Ocala. The 45-minute family-friendly musical […]

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