Atlanta Jewish Academy followed the yellow brick road and chose “The Wizard of Oz” for the school’s annual musical performed by fifth- to eighth-graders. The students performed four shows from March 1 to 5 at the Sandy Springs campus.
Photos by Sarah Moosazadeh
Dorothy (Shiraz Agichtein) gets some wisdom from Aunt Em (fifth-grader Shilat Shalom) while (from left) Hickory (sixth-grader Sharon Hatami), Hunk (seventh-grader Miriam Lynn), Uncle Henry (sixth-grader Gil Slomka) and Professor Marvel (sixth-grader Sammy Lebowitz) listen.
Dorothy (Shiraz Agichtein) meets Glinda (Eva Beresin) amid the Munchkins.
Glinda (sixth-grader Eva Beresin) rescues Dorothy (Shiraz Agichtein), the Scarecrow (sixth-grader Jordan Joel), the Tinman (sixth-grader Dov Karlin) and the Lion (sixth-grader Miriam Burmenko) from a field of poppies.
Seventh-grader Shiraz Agichtein plays Dorothy in the opening show Wednesday afternoon, March 1. Her previous productions include “Music Man,” “Alice in Wonderland,” “Annie” and “Peter Pan.”
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