IHA’s Performing Arts Department was pleased to produce and perform The Wizard of Oz as this year’s Children’s Theatre show on May 21, 2026. 

Members of the Children’s Theatre Arts class and their teacher, Mrs. Juliet Montalbano ’01, produced and directed this special performance for elementary school friends from the local area. 

After the show, IHA students signed autographs for the children. Thank you to all the students and teachers for joining us. We loved sharing our performance with you!

Cast

Storyteller: Stella Tineo ’28

Dorothy: Kaitlyn Higgins ’28

Aunt Em: Julianna Valenti ’28

Uncle Henry: Lucia Willi ’28

North Witch: Ashlee Hart ’28

Munchkins: Julianna Valenti ’28, Gianna Kokotas ’28, Lucia Willi ’28, and Gianna Ippolito ’27

Scarecrow: Olivia Ashmen ’28

Tin Woodman: Ava Wolcott ’28

Cowardly Lion: Victoria Rizzotti ’28

Guardian of the Gates: Lucia Willi ’28

Soldier: Ashlee Hart ’28

Oz: Gianna Ippolito ’27

Wicked Witch of the West: Mia Severino ’26

Glinda the Good: Gianna Kokotas ’28

Crew: Juliette Cedeno ’28, Victoria Christerer ’28, Alicia Eldridge ’28, Anais Esdailes ’27, Kate Hujsa ’26, Cara Kaminsky ’29, Melina Rambadt ’28, Kianna Sadati ’28, Gianna Valente ’27, and Samantha Vaz ’27

Set Design: Mrs. Lisa Encke P’20, Members of the National Art Honor Society, and the Advanced Painting & Drawing Class

Click here for photos from the performance.