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When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors

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Jason Pizzarello Ian McWethy

Overview

Synopsis

A simple one-act production of The Wizard of Oz gets derailed by missed cues, forgotten lines, and a renegade sound board op who refuses to play anything but dinosaur noises. A tin man who can't figure out which scene he is in? Check! Embarrassingly loud and proud parents? Check! When Bad Things Happen to Good Actors is a comedy that proves, when it comes to live theatre, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong, and it will be hilarious.

Show Information

Book
Jason Pizzarello , Ian McWethy
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
1
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
A Theatre, Present Day
Cast Size
large
Licensor
Stage Partners
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Middle School, Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA), Includes Early Teen, Late Teen, Adult Characters, Large Cast

Characters

Showing 8 of 16 characters

Dorothy
Female
Non-singer
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Scarecrow
Either Gender
Non-singer
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Tinman
Male
Non-singer
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Toto
Male
Non-singer
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Dewey
Male
Non-singer
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Lucy
Female
Non-singer
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Kiki & Ojo
Female
Non-singer
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Mopsi
Female
Non-singer
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Scenes

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Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

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