In 1989 the MHS Drama Club developed an adaptation of Frank Baum's storythe
Patchwork
Girl
of Oz
(more commonly known as the Wizard of Oz).
The improve-style adaptation was carried out under the direction and guidance
of Jeannette Lee Knapp, who taught English at MHS that year. We brought
the production to the Rhode Island Theater Competion, where it was well-received
and soundly misjudged. Since the story wasn't a straight adaptation of the
movie (itself and adaptation), we thought a new name was in order. We eventually
settled on "curiOZity"
but not without a great deal of thought. Below are the 22 alternate alternate
plots proposed by J. Ascoli and K. Zahm, and at the end of the list are the titles
each would have. Can you see any of them coming?
1. The
tragic story of the person who questioned an adulterous baseball player. 2. People worship the drive-thru kiosk at Roslyn's
fried chicken, and spend life searching for... 3. The woman that used to visit dad that I liked
so much. 4. At the end of the Lucas/Spielberg shark epic,
when Richard Dreyfus put all his faith in diving
technology, we saw... 5. The famous plastic surgeon, who lost his mouth
to cancer... 6. People depend too strongly on hours of bored
leisure. 7. Little kids admired the muppet bear's bad jokes. 8. When unisex clothing is revered for its philosophy. 9. The award-winning documentary about the manufacturing
of fine wax strings 10. When a North-American bear is admired for his honesty
about his own shortcomings with nature... 11. Charles Stuart's last child-birth class (he was admired
and rewarded for attending alone to help
the other moms-to be). 12. The horticulture teacher, made legendary by his preparedness
for a huge snowstorm. 13. Mystical cutting utensil, lost in Arthurian antiquity. 14. The snake that got "dogged" in the appendage department,
admired for overcoming his adversity. 15. The cult surrounding the vessels that stored Tut's
guts. 16. The password with magical powers that gained entrance
to the Iranian kings' inner chambers. 17. Freshmen... 18. The vulture, admired by the crows who raised him. 19. The fairy tale where amphibians turned into princes. 20. An alcoholic in disguise is the REAL St Nick! 21. The first-aid giving movie food salesgirl, who saved
lives with her remarkable new
hemmorage preventing invention. 22. The trained killer cabbages, and the man who subdued
them.
1. The Quizzer of Boggs 2. The Gizzard of Roz 3. The Mistress of Pa's 4. The Fission of Jaws 5. The Wheezer of Schnozz 6. The Rivers of Blahs 7. The Fizzers of Foz 8. The His/Hers of Bras 9. The Innards of Floss 10. The Grizzly With Flaws 11. The Quizless Lamaze 12. The Blizzard of Hawes 13. The Scissor that Was 14. The Lizard with Paws 15. They're His Urn & Vase 16. The Buzzword of Shahs 17. Whizzers & Wads 18. The Buzzard of Caws 19. The Kiss Turned the Frogs 20. The Guzzler and Claus 21. The Twizzler of Gauze 22. The Muzzler of Slaws
