The Alpine Community Theater put on The Wizard of Oz this past week.  Prior to the dress rehearsals I photographed the cast.  We didn’t have a lot of time due to the number of images that needed to be shot so I elected to photograph the groups on stage with the theater lights.  That way everything would be consistent with the shot of the entire cast on stage.  While not the perfect lighting I was tickled with the results.  I was able to get a consistent color balance with the theater lights and the kids cooperated very well through the posing and photography.  I say kids because there were a lot of kids in this show – playing the munchkins.  The whole project took me back in time to when I was young and things were simpler.  The Wizard of Oz was played on TV once a year and it was a big deal for our family to get home and watch it.  Things became more nostalgic when I attended an actual performance, and CamilleButler, playing Dorthy for that particular performance sounded just like Judy Garland when speaking her parts on stage.  Wow!!  I will be selling the images at the cast party on the 28th of July for those who were involved with the play or parents whose children starred in the production.  The Alpine Community Theater had a winner.  I will be looking forward to the new theater coming to Alpine in the near future.  It will be a marvelous addition to our community.  In the meantime – watch out for the wicked witch of the west and her flying monkeys.