The Wizard of Oz
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Based on the Book by L. Frank Baum
Biography
Beth Masterson
During 1945-1947, Elizabeth Masterson and Lois De Lannoy produced and directed the first informal Children’s Theater productions in Balboa Park, under the auspices of the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department.
“As in the case of music, enthusiastic teachers led the way to theatrical experiences in local schools,” wrote actor G. Carroll Rice in The Lively Arts in El Cajon, 1892 – 1952.
“Beth Masterson was foremost in direction of grammar school plays, developing such talented students as Jack Thompson as actors; and directing pageant-like spectacles such as A Mother Goose Picnic…”
The King of the Golden River
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Adapted for the Stage by Robert I. Landis
From the Book by John Ruskin
Choreographed by Lee Cole
1947 One-Act Plays
Ten Percent Tommy
Written by Joseph Carlton
Anne Gets a Break
Written by J.C. McMullen
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Assisted by Footlights Theater members
Sleeping Beauty
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Adapted for the Stage by Ralph McKay
Music by John Ward
Choreographed by Frank Benham
San Diego Junior Theatre's 1946 musical adaptation of Sleeping Beauty.
1946 One-Act Plays
The Laundry Mark
Written by Beatrice Humiston McNeil
At the Fountain
Written by Ernest Selley
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Music by San Diego Youth Symphony
The Blue Bird
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson
Written by Maurice Maeterlinck
Original Music by John Ward
The Blue Bird was the first large play by San Diego Children's Theatre
1945 One-Act Plays
False Pretenses
Written by Warren Beck
The Pampered Darling
Written by Beatrice Humiston McNeil
Directed by Lois De Lannoy and Beth Masterson