Playful and spontaneous, Sing for Americas "The Wizard of Oz" through Dec. 17 at The Confluence Community Center, 610 W. Berwick St., Easton, constantly surprises.
Full of dancing, eye-catching costumes and unexpected visuals, Sing for America puts their own twist on the familiar tale of Dorothy and her friends in the land of Oz.
Leianna Torres is sweet and spirited as Dorothy, the young girl who is transported by a tornado to Oz.
Torres is charming on beloved songs like "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Off to See the Wizard" and appealing determined as she leads her new friends to have an audience with the wizard. 
Gabriel Soto brings a wonderful loose-limbed physicality to the Scarecrow. Sotos Scarecrow is engaging and he brings a nice energy to "If I Only Had a Brain."
Max Vivinos Tin Man is earnest and appealingly forthright. Vivino adds a pleasing voice to "If I Only Had a Heart."
As the Cowardly Lion, Jewel Gilbert channels the original 1939 movies lion Bert Lahr, giving the role a comedic flare, and Bruce Gilbert brings just the right amount of humbug to the role of the wizard of Oz.
Back in Kansas, Frances Davis is warm and down to earth as Auntie Em while Jorne Gilbert is dry and no-nonsense as the hard-working Uncle Henry. Gilbert does double duty, also giving the Guard in the Emerald City plenty of humor.
Raeya Bell is a vision in white as Glinda the good witch, who even arrives in a bubble. She is joined by 11 energetic children portraying Munchkins in the adorable Munchkinland scene.
Taryn Gilberts wicked witch is appropriately formidable with green skin and a terrifying cackle. The scene in which she melts is cleverly done.
Toto is played by Lucy the dog and for the amount of time the dog is on stage, she was impressively well-behaved.
A unique aspect of the production is that there is no real set. The stage is kind of a blank slate and a black-clad ensemble serves to provide the set pieces. They each carry a part of Dorothys house and come together to represent the spinning house as it is sucked up by the tornado. In Kansas, they hold fence pieces, in Oz, they become the bricks of the Yellow Brick Road, and in the Witchs lair. they create the bars keeping Dorothy prisoner. Most interesting was the way they put together the face of the wizard of Oz, bringing to mind a modern art installation.
Sing for America was started in 2003, by sisters Taryn, Tasia and Teara Gilbert; and brothers Jewel and Jorne Gilbert. The family has reportedly raised more than $62,500 for local causes to date. The siblings perform in, direct, choreograph and do costume and set design for all their shows. "The Wizard of Oz" also will strive to raise funds for Lehigh Valley families of active serving military.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 2 p.m. Dec. 17.
For information, call 610-417-2189, or go to www.theartsarecolorblind.com/.