Christian Youth Theater to stage 'Oz'

The Munchkins, Glinda the Good Witch, Dorothy and all their friends will visit Zion this weekend when a Lake County theater group stages "The Wizard of Oz."

The Christian Youth Theater company will put on the live performances of the classic story 12 times starting Friday night at the Christian Arts Auditorium in Zion. The run concludes May 10.

The shows promise to be traditional performances of Frank L. Baum's story about a farm girl named Dorothy who's carried by a tornado to a magical world filled with witches, a talking scarecrow and other fantastic creatures.

It's an all-ages production. The show will run about two hours and will have one intermission.

Performances are scheduled for:

• Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m.

• Saturday, May 2, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

• Sunday, May 3, at 2 p.m.

• Tuesday, May 5, at 9:30 a.m. at 11:45 a.m.

• Thursday, may 7, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.

• Friday, May 8, at 7 p.m.

• Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

• Sunday, May 10, at 2 p.m.

The Christian Youth Theater is a nonprofit, educational theater arts program for kids ages 6 to 18. It offers camps in dance, voice, drama and other specialties, and it performs three musicals annually.

The auditorium is at 2500 Dowie Memorial Drive. Free parking is available.

Ticket prices range from $8 to $12 in advance but will cost an additional $2 at the door. Discounts are available for groups, children, seniors and students.

To order tickets, call (847) 51602298 or visit cytchicago.org.