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                                                       Southeastern Louisiana University
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    Date: 10/7/98
      Contact:                           Christina Chapple   52L

Editors: Photo accompanies release
LOCAL CHILDREN CAST IN FANFARE S MISSOULA'S  WIZ OF THE WEST 
     HAMMOND -- Approximately 60 local children have been cast the the Missoula
Children s Theatre s Fanfare production of  Wiz of the West,  a Wild West retelling of the
 Wizard of Oz. 
     Sponsored by Fanfare, Southeastern Louisiana University s October arts festival; the
Hammond Regional Arts Center and the Neill Corporation,   Wiz of the West  will be
performed at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9, and 2 p.m., Oct. 10, in Southeastern s Pottle Music Building
Auditorium.
     Tickets are $5 general admission and $3 senior citizens, Southeastern faculty and staff
and all students. Fanfare tickets are available at the Fanfare box office at Gate 1 of the SLU
University Center on University Ave., 504-549-2323. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
      Joing Missoula actors/directors Jennifer Kwantes, who will portray Cyclone Sal, and
Tinhorn, Andy Thompson, who appears as Tinhorn, are local cast members:
     Dottie, Christine Keller; Mooch, Jorelan Kea; Hawknose, Halley Courtney Cole; Top
Dog, John Bobb-Semple; Mad Dog, Daniel Thomas; Bad Dog, B.J. Hebert; Scared Crow,
Brittany Garrison; Lionel, Connor McGibbony; Dr. Ozzy, Matt Seamster; Cyclone Sal,
     The Munch Kin: Pa Munch, Teddy Boone; Ma Munch, Chelsea Alford; Whitney Firmin,
Kendal Alford, Anthony Sandoval, David Isbell, Katherine Lippert, Maggie Rownd and Annie
Scardulla.
     Coyotes: Tala Dufresne, Lauren Todd, Sarah Giannobile, Jaquetta Watson, Charti
Bethune and Roxanne Pfeil.
     Assistant Directors: Chris Meche, Heather Wagner, Mary Ellen Causey, Erin Baker, 
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Brent Blazevich and Haley Reeve.
     Tarantula: Willie Smith, Julie Doss, Aeriel Cardonella, Shannon Bridges, Katy Jenkins,
Shawna Sutton, Sarah Starns, Sarah Katherine Poche, Jennifer Williams, Rebecca Wagner, Jenna
Isbell, Jared Poche, Michelle Waites, Jenna Huebinger and Benjamin Seigel.
     Buzzards: Jude Meche, Stephen Smith, Joel Sutton, Celeste Smith, Emily Varnado,
Dayna Zrinski, Elizabeth Salatine, Meghan Stewart, Colt Johnson, Ian Adams, Bridgette Lyon
and Audrey Sibley.
     For additional information on Fanfare, call SLU Public Information for a free brochure or
visit the www.selu.edu/fanfare web site.
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