The Westerville North High School theater put on The Wizard of Oz this weekend, February 1-4. It was a truly wonderful execution of an iconic play. The entire cast of this production did an amazing job of embracing and staying in character throughout the entire show. Each and every main role was filled with a special spirit produced by the actors portraying them. In addition to the actors’ outstanding performances, the WNHS theater had very fascinating interpretations when it came to certain scenes. For example, the cyclone scene was interpreted through dances that involved lots of spins and a long drape of gray fabric that represented the tornado in a unique way. The set designs used in the show were very detailed and made the show’s appearance much better. A main set design was the Wizard of Oz’s face that had eyes that lit up and smoke that emerged out of the wizard’s mouth. Just like the sets, the costumes were very thorough.  There were many costume changes for the characters, especially the ensemble, and each one matched the scene it was in perfectly. Overall, this show went beyond the limits of most high school productions and had outstanding performances from the entire cast. Although Abigail McLaughlin, the main character, Dorothy, had injured her foot only 2 days before opening night, the show still went on. McLaughlin did a great job of persisting throughout the 4 nights of shows with a boot on, that the costume designers made a special sparkly cover to represent the ruby slippers.