The Land of Oz onstage in Evanston, Illinois

Mudlark Theater, an Evanston-based youth theater company, presents “The Marvelous Land of Oz,” a musical based on the book of the same name. In it, Baum writes of the adventures of a young orphan named Tip as he travels through the wonderful land of Oz in search of the long-lost Princess Ozma. At the story’s end, Tip’s transformation into Ozma presents an allegory that remains cutting-edge more than a century after it was written. Anthony Whitaker, who wrote the music and book for the show, first debuted the musical in 2013 for the New American Folk Theater. He will direct for Mudlark Nov. 25 – Nov. 27.

Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 at 3 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Nov. 20 at 3 p.m.