Drama Department News

FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD…..

Salisbury Christian School is pleased to announce its spring musical,

The Wizard of Oz

This classic and popular children’s tale is based upon the Frank Baum book written in 1900 entitled, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”  It was adapted initially for the stage in 1902 and then into the very familiar MGM film version in 1939, starring Judy Garland.  The play is available in several different versions, but we have chosen to produce the Royal Shakespeare Company version which is closest to the original film.  We hope that you will be blessed by our rendition of Dorothy’s tale and enjoy the colorful, delightful tale of four travelers full of wonderment.

PRODUCTION DATES

TICKET PRICES: Tickets on Sale April 1st

Adult Couple Dinner & Show $55/Brunch & Show $46
Adult Dinner & Show $28/Brunch & Show $24 Adult Show $12 Door $15
Student Dinner & Show $26/Brunch & Show $22 Student Show $10 Door $12
Child Dinner & Show $14/Brunch & Show $12 Child Show $ 8 Door $ 8

Dinner/Brunch catered by MAC’S CATERING of Ocean View, DE
ALL DINNER/BRUNCH TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE
Deadline April 19th

Interested in advertising space in the playbill?

Call Kris Stuber @ 410-546-0661 X 101 or click here

One more thing...

An Afternoon in Oz

Get dressed up and join the Cast of
THE WIZARD OF OZ
Saturday, April 24 from 2 to 4pm
Games * Face Painting * Prizes *
Yellow Brick Road Parade * Cake and Punch
Photos with your favorite Characters by Photo Joe
$10 per person
Reservations required /Space is limited
Call 410-546-0661 or email kjbadger@comcast.net

The "An Afternoon in Oz" tickets are per person and include a sit down “tea” served by the Oz cast. There will be 5 activity/craft/game/prize stations manned by Oz characters as well as a professional picture taken (pictures can be purchased separately over the internet). We are limiting the number of participants to 125 preregistered persons to allow for more personal interaction with the characters and opportunity for the children to have a chance to spend time at each station. If you would like to register contact Kathryn Badger at kjbadger@comcast.net.

Need more explantion? Here's our perspective:

Baum went on to write 13 additional Oz books which continued to chronicle the adventures and travels of Dorothy and her friends.  Baum was raised in the era of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen tales….his purpose in creating his children’s series was to write American fairy tales full of wonderment, color and delightful characters because he found the tales of his youth scary and dark, often using fearsome characters to impress a moral statement.  Our show promises to contain all the spectacle and wonderment of the original!

Much has been written about the symbolism associated with Mr. Baum’s work, particularly the spiritual aspects of his story.  If one looks past the mystical elements to the story itself, one finds a basic story of humanity.  We all have needs that we cannot fill by ourselves.  We need help from Someone more powerful and wiser.  Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow and Lion sought a home, a heart, a brain and courage respectively and embarked on a journey to the powerful Wizard of Oz in hopes that he would grant their wishes.  Along the way, they came to realize that cyclones, evil witches, jitterbugs and monkeys, though bad, can be a means for spiritual growth.  Truth is less often given, but realized through life’s experiences.  The characteristics they sought were present all along inside each one – they simply needed to recognize their existence….much like our salvation through Jesus Christ which brings out all those wonderful qualities inside each of us.  Jesus works them to His good.  The blessings of the Kingdom are unexpected and beautiful even though the journey may be challenging.

Visual Arts

SCS offers a comprehensive visual art experience for grades K - 12.

Lower School

• Instruction is focused on the elements of art through stimulating projects including drawing, painting, printing, weaving and fabric arts, ceramics and other three dimensional mediums.
• Students have received recognition and awards locally from the Daily Times, the Delmarva Youth Magazine the Ward Museum Art Show, and regionally from the Baltimore Arts Week exhibit at the Meyer Hall.
• 5th grade students take a yearly Fine Arts field trip to Baltimore to include a Baltimore Symphony Concert and a tour of the Walters Art Museum .
• Art students are introduced to famous art and artists through an integration of art history into the art curriculum.

Upper School

The curriculum is designed to meet the six "National Visual Arts Standards:

• Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
• Using knowledge of structures and functions
• Choosing and evaluating a range of subject matter, symbols and tools
• Understanding the visual arts in relation to history and cultures
• Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others.
• Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines
• Students participate in the ACSI Fine Arts Festival. At the most recent festival select students received "Best in Show" for graphics Arts and Acrylic Painting.

Performing Arts

• SCS offers a Drama Club to our 6th -12th graders which becomes a training ground for our students to learn all aspects of the production process.
• SCS offers two full scale productions per year: a drama in the fall and a musical in the spring. Past drama productions include You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Fiddler on the Roof, Hello Dolly, Little Women of Orchard House, Arsenic and Old Lace, The Sound of Music, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and thoroughly Modern Millie.
• The dramas mentioned above have included an average cast of 80 students and teachers with approximately 20 students in the orchestra.

Instrumental Music

• SCS offers band instruction starting in the 4th grade. Our 4th & 5th graders learn through small group lessons once a week.
• Our band program consists of both wind instruments and percussion.
• At the Upper school level band instruction becomes a part of the student's daily schedule.
• The combined total of students in the Upper school band programs totals approximately 75 students.
• SCS also offers a Pep Band option (Basketball games!) for interested students.
• Besides the Winter and Spring Band concerts, the band competes each year in regional competitions.

Vocal Music

• Each Winter and Spring our Lower School chorus, made up of all of our 1st - 5th grade students, perform amazing programs.
• At the Middle and High school levels, students are required to audition for Chorus. The Middle school chorus consists of approximately 30 students, while the High school chorus is around 45 students. In addition, SCS offers an Honors Chorus for select students.
• Our Upper school chorus performs in the ACSI Fine Arts Festival and has become accustomed to receiving "Excellent" ratings.