Valley Community Players present ‘Wizard of Oz’

Newsmakers with Russ Martin

Valley Community Players present 'Wizard of Oz'

We spoke with Director Vanessa Donovan, about this summer’s production of The Wizard of Oz, at the Kankakee Valley High School Auditorium , Thursday-Sunday, July 18-21. Vanessa talks about the characters, the players, tickets and more.

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