Somewhere Over the Rainbow

We’ve seen The Wizard of Oz on stage many times, but Marina was still very excited to see it when the dinner theater included it on their schedule. We left for the show right after church with our friends. Of course, Marina decided to wear her Dorothy costume and sparkly red shoes. She also brought along her Toto purse.

When we arrived the couple who were sharing our table were already there. They were very friendly and talked with us all afternoon. Marina ordered the barbecue chicken but asked for rice instead of potatoes. She ate a lot of bread while we waited for the food, so she didn’t eat as much of her salad and chicken as I expected her to.

When the show started, Marina was completely engaged in it. She loved the live dog who played Toto in Kansas and was charmed by the little girl who played Toto in Oz. She was especially happy when she found “The Jitterbug” was included in the show.

Once the performance was over, Marina was anxious to meet the cast. Unfortunately, most of the lead characters were not available. Marina had her picture taken with the Scarecrow, Tin Man and Toto. We did meet up with Dorothy after she had changed out of her costume. Marina had hoped to hold the dog playing Toto, but we weren’t able to arrange that.