The following scene is from the end of the fi lm The Wizard of Oz. In the fi nal scenes, Dorothy wants to make her way home to Kansas.
Break into groups of six, assign parts and act out the scene. One person should read the stage directions. Make a note of the codes used in the stage directions.
The Wizard of Oz
MCS – Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion grouped about Dorothy – she speaks – they ask her to stay with them – then the Scarecrow reacts, points up o.s. –
DOROTHY
Oh, now I’ll never get home! LION
Stay with us, then, Dorothy. We all love you. We don’t want you to go.
DOROTHY
Oh, that’s very kind of you – but this could never be like Kansas. Auntie Em must have stopped wondering what happened to me by now. Oh, Scarecrow, what am I going to do?
SCARECROW Look – here’s someone who can help you!
MS – A group of Oz men react as they look up o.s. – they bow out of the scene – suddenly Glinda appears in the scene – Camera TRUCKS BACK to LEFT OVER HEADS of the bowing Oz people as she moves down the steps and up onto the platform to Dorothy, Tin Man, Lion and Scarecrow –
