Northern Prairie Performing Arts – The Wizard of Oz

Survey-EVALUATIONS - students 1.    How fun was this play to watch?Circle a number (1-not fun, 5-very fun)

• 1 ~ (0), 2  ~ (0), 3 ~ (7), 4 ~ (3), 5 ~ (21), Average (4.45)

# of evaluations:  31 2.   What did you like best about the Play?      Circle up to 2a. costumes ~ 20b. scenery ~ 6c. music ~ 10d. the message of the play ~ 1e. the actors ~ 18f. other:  ~ props – 1; puppet - 1 3.  What was your favorite part of the story?

• When the scarecrow was standing on the box talking
• When the puppet came out
• When they killed the witch
• It was all good
• The puppet
• 2 ~ When Dorothy met the scarecrow
• When Dorothy landed on the wicked witch of the east
• Song
• When she first saw the scarecrow
• When we got to go behind the stage
• When Dorothy came out of the house and in the world of imagine
• When Dorothy met new friends
• When Alice got lost
• When the lion, scarecrow, tin man and Dorothy get what they want
• The little girl music
• 4 ~ The witch melting
• 4 ~ The bad witch
• 3 ~ The actors; funny
• 4 ~ When they sang, “Follow the yellow brick road”

 4.  What would have made the play better?

• 9 ~ Nothing
• Puppets
• 6 ~ If they had flying monkeys
• Made it more like the movie
• I wouldn’t make anything better!
• The actual song of “Follow the Yellow Brick Road”
• The music from the movie
• If they had more scenery
• 2 ~ If you made a cloth tornado
• If is good as it is
• The dragon was real
• The witch and broomstick being real
• I have not seen the real play

 5.  What did you learn from the play?

• 3 ~ To believe in yourself
• Not to go in a storm and land on a witch
• 2 ~ Learn about costumes
• That everyone has courage, a heart, a brain and almost anything if you believe in yourself
• 3 ~ Nothing
• Magic is real
• To keep going
• To work together
• That the wizard did not help the lion, tin man and scarecrow
• Friendship
• When you see a tornado, find a safe place and stay there
• I enjoyed
• 2 ~ Songs
• To be good
• 2 ~ Music is good
• To be quiet
• Don’t give up
• You can find new friends on adventures
• Follow your fear
• Never believe what you can’t see

 6.  What did you like or dislike about the new version of the show?

• I never saw the old version
• It was too short
• I did not like the witch
• I wish it was more like the movie
• 3 ~ Nothing
• I liked the new version of the songs, I also like the Wizard of Oz puppet
• I liked the lions dance and the tin mans dance
• 3 ~ Like it
• I have seen the movie
• They sang but the movie didn’t
• I liked it when they had color in the beginning
• The sound of the tornado
• 2 ~ The wicked witch and the good witch
• 2 ~ The good witch
• The funny witch
• 2 ~ The witch
• The costumes
• The wizard wasn’t a real person, it was funny

 7.  What kinds of plays would like to see in the future?

• Funny ones
• Goldy ones
• 2 ~ I don’t know
• None
• Romeo
• Hansel & Gretel or Red Riding Hood
• Goldie Locks, Little Red Riding Hood
• 2 ~ Alice in Wonderland
• More from you
• Wizard of Oz
• Romeo & Juliet
• The Lion King
• Winn-Dixie
• Junie B. Jones
• 4 ~ The Velveteen Rabbit
• Ham & Cheese
• Adevay
• Spider-Man
• Spirit
• Geronimo Stilton
• Star Wars

 EVALUATIONS – teachers 1.  What discussions happened in your classroom after the play?

• We discussed costumes and the songs from the play
• Actually, none this time, although that’s the first time we haven’t had a discussion
• The students discussed what they liked best about the play

 2.  What did you think of the performance?  What did you specifically like about the play? What did you specifically dislike about it?

• I liked the smooth transitions from scene to scene.  The actors did a very good job with their characters.  I didn’t like the Wizard as a puppet.
• I enjoyed the performance.  The very different roles were interesting to watch.  I didn’t really dislike anything—wait—the taped parts were a bit hard to understand, distorted.
• Good – fast moving, clear & easy to follow
• Wonderful!  It kept the attention of my busy K students.  Nothing

 3.  Do you think your students learned something about storytelling with these new adaptations?  And how?

• They got to see a story come to life and experience theater, many for the 1st time.
• Sure, that you can use singing & dancing to tell stories. 
• Perhaps, although as I said, we did not discuss the play afterwards.  Were we supposed to receive a brochure for guidance?

 4.  If you school had a talk-back session with the performers, was it helpful? Informative? Interesting?

• It was interesting and informative to the students.
• Helpful – yes; informative – yes; interesting – yes, Great talk back session!
• Good questions & answer session.
• They loved it and had good questions.

 5.  Did your students have any feedback on the talk-back session that would be important for the actors to know? Or do you have any feedback that would help us grow as a perform company?

• No
• Again, sorry, but no discussion was held.  Consider a brochure that enables teachers to focus discussion.

 6.  Would you have the Children’s Studio Theatre Touring Show come back to your school in years to come?

• 3 ~ Yes
• Absolutely!