Area children will be the actors in the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “The Wizard of Oz” this Saturday, June 22, in Albion.

Two performances are planned at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday in the Boone Central Schools Performance Gym.

Auditions for the production were held Monday, June 17, and MCT Tour actor/directors are conducting rehearsals throughout the week from 12 noon to 4:30 p.m.

More than 50 roles can be filled in this production. Some of the main roles are Dorothy, Toto, the Lion, the Tin Man, the Professor/ Wizard, the Green Guard, Glinda the Wicked Witch, Mayor Munchkin, Farmer Munchkin, the Munchkins, the Kalidahs, the Illusionists and the Sprouts.