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PHOTO GALLERY: Trial of the Wicked Witch


  • By Josh Siegel
  • | 5:00 a.m. January 26, 2013
  • East County
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PHOTO GALLERY: Trial of the Wicked Witch
Matthew Kenner, as Benny the pig and Emily Gartenberg, playing Jenny the pig, sat alone as the Wicked Witch went to trial.
Matthew Kenner, as Benny the pig and Emily Gartenberg, playing Jenny the pig, sat alone as the Wicked Witch went to trial.
Michael Vanderford, playing Jack the bailiff, watched as MaKenna Chandler, the Wicked Witch, got scolded by Kayla Lindsay, the defense attorney.
Michael Vanderford, playing Jack the bailiff, watched as MaKenna Chandler, the Wicked Witch, got scolded by Kayla Lindsay, the defense attorney.
DeAnne Sipes, as Little Red Riding Hood, watched Briana Lutzi, the Godmother and judge. Michael Vanderford looked on.
DeAnne Sipes, as Little Red Riding Hood, watched Briana Lutzi, the Godmother and judge. Michael Vanderford looked on.
Emily Gartenberg made sure Joe Spivey, the Gingerbread Man, could see straight.
Emily Gartenberg made sure Joe Spivey, the Gingerbread Man, could see straight.
Nathan Evens, playing Hansel; Maddison Jordan, as Sleeping Beauty; DeAnne Sipes and Emily Gartenberg posed as the curtains closed.
Nathan Evens, playing Hansel; Maddison Jordan, as Sleeping Beauty; DeAnne Sipes and Emily Gartenberg posed as the curtains closed.
Camille Lurz, as Cinderella, plead her case to Kayla Lindsay, the stepmother and evil defense attorney.
Camille Lurz, as Cinderella, plead her case to Kayla Lindsay, the stepmother and evil defense attorney.
The Big Bad Wolf, played by Ford Ferrara, hooted and hollered as he walked on stage.
The Big Bad Wolf, played by Ford Ferrara, hooted and hollered as he walked on stage.
MaKenna Chandler, the Wicked Witch, had one last cackle.
MaKenna Chandler, the Wicked Witch, had one last cackle.

 

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