by L. Frank Baum (Author), Eric Shanower (Adapted by)
The complete, full-length script, intended to accompany the piano-vocal score for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz. Betsy Bobbin and her pet mule, Hank, are shipwrecked on the shore of the Rose Kingdom. They meet the Shaggy Man, who's searching for his enchanted, long-lost brother, prisoner of the Metal Monarch. With the help of Ozma the Rose Princess, Polychrome the Rainbow's Daughter, Tik-Tok the Clockwork Man, Queen Ann of Oogaboo, and Private Files of the Army of Oogaboo, amid songs and dancing, they challenge Ruggedo the Metal Monarch in his underground kingdom.
A Prelude and Six Scenes in Two Acts. Included are notes on staging and a selection of photographs from both the original 1913 productions and the 2014 revival. Generous margins provide space to write notes.
Intended for 6 females, 5 males, 3 roles of any gender, plus chorus.