Oz

1 The play begins at a funeral for an as-of-yet unknown person. We meet Beth, her Uncle Jason, and her Aunt Carol. For reasons we don’t yet know, Beth blames herself for the person’s death.

2 In Beth’s attic, The Guide pops out of a trunk. She cryptically tells Beth that she represents her unconscious mind and that they are going to go on an adventure. Suddenly, a tornado hits and picks up Beth’s house.

3 Having been whirled away by the sudden tornado, Beth meets Hair, Wardrobe, and Props, who turn her into a version of the character Dorothy from the movie The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is a young farm girl from Kansas who gets taken away by a tornado to a magical land called Oz. Beth is not happy about becoming a version of Dorothy. Suddenly, The Guide reappears and tells Beth that she (and her house) are about to land.

4 After her house lands, Beth is greeted by the Munchkin Mayor of Munchkinland, who praises her as a wizard for having killed the Wicked Witch of the East when the house