Technical difficulties plagued Sing Hosanna's! opening night of "Wizard of Oz" run this past weekend.

Microphone snafus and lighting issues marred an admirable attempt at Frank Baum's classic.

Donning on the ruby slippers as Dorothy was Meggan McGuire, who proved she could hit the high notes.

Little Toto, played by Killian, decided he had bigger fish to fry and left, proving that animals are often unpredictable stage mates.

Undaunted by her co-star's departure, McGuire pressed on.

Samantha Drohan turned in a most commendable performance, putting the nasty in Gulch and the wicked in the Wicked Witch of the West. She mastered the cackle but also brought some personality to the role, netting a few chuckles from the audience from time to time.

Ralph Christy Jr. sprinkled his special touches throughout, most notably by paving the yellow brick road with black and yellow clad gymnasts.

The cast of characters followed the tumbling, twisting and turning yellow brick road comprised of about six limber bodies, on their way to OZ.

Dressed in colorful costumes, the myriad of adorable munchkins adequately welcomed the displaced Dorothy to her new digs. The representatives of The Lullaby League were dreamy and the Lollipop Guild was sweet.

Snatching his own 15 seconds of fame was little Andrew Stock, who boldly pronounced the Wicked Witch of the East dead.

After Dorothy donned the ruby slippers, she followed the bouncing road of tumblers and collected her posse of pals played by Brittany Scott as the Scarecrow, Joel Richardson as the Tin man and Dean Snyder as the Cowardly Lion.

Momentum seemed to slow toward the end of the first act as Dorothy and her trio pondered a naptime in the poppies. Intermission was welcome to cast and audience by that point.

Act II opened with an energetic ensemble number in the merry and Green Land of Oz. With the cast seemingly back on track and the audience behind them, the cast continued to dole out the entertainment.

Snyder garnered his share of applause with a regal performance of "If I Were King of the Forest." The booming vocals of William Young portrayed the powerful Oz and struck fear into a few of the younger Oz watchers a few rows down.

The Jitterbugs were pretty cute, but the scene seemed to suffer from opening night jitters.

Despite the technical issues and jitters, Sing Hosanna's! goal of providing enjoyable family entertainment was realized.

It is obvious the family atmosphere behind the scenes can accomplish much on stage.

Kudos go to those who spent countless hours designing costumes and sewing them. They were a delight to the eye and obviously a labor of love.

Music for the production featured musicians from Slippery Rock University under the direction of Christy.