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If you are looking for backdrops for your production of The Wizard of Oz, then this guide can help you make your choice.
We offer over 100 backdrops for this beloved musical, and here are some of the most memorable ones.
The Story of The Wizard of Oz
The story begins on a small farm in Kansas, where Dorothy and her little dog Toto live.
As Dorothy and Toto venture away from the farm, a twister appears, sweeping them up, up, and away from home all the way to the wonderful world of Oz! Dorothy awakens in Oz to discover Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, who explains that Dorothy’s house has killed the Wicked Witch of the East and gives Dorothy the witch’s ruby red slippers.
Glinda tells Dorothy to find the Wizard of Oz and ask for his help getting home; all she must do is follow the yellow brick road. On her journey to find the Wizard, Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, who wishes he had a brain, the Tin Man, who longs for a heart, and the Lion, who just wants a little bit of courage.
The four set out to meet the Wizard. After fighting through a field of poisonous poppies and stubborn gatekeepers, they make it before the Wizard, who agrees to help them if they bring him the broomstick belonging to the Wicked Witch of the West. They set out toward the witch’s castle, but Dorothy and Toto are captured by the witch’s evil Winkies and locked in her castle.
Just as Dorothy begins to give up hope, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Lion break into the castle to rescue Dorothy. Dorothy throws a bucket of water on the witch, causing her to melt and setting all the Winkies and Dorothy free. The four friends bring the broomstick back to the Wizard, only to discover that he is not a powerful wizard, but just a man.
He tells the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion that they found what they were looking for on their journey with Dorothy and offers Dorothy a ride back to Kansas on his hot air balloon. Moments before the balloon takes off, Toto leaps from his basket, forcing Dorothy to chase after him and the Wizard to leave them stranded.
Glinda arrives before Dorothy to tell her that she doesn’t need the Wizard to get home. All she needs to do is close her eyes, tap her heels together, and say, “There’s no place like home,” and she’ll be transported back to Kansas. When Dorothy follows Glinda’s instructions, she opens her eyes to find herself back on her farm in Kansas, with Toto and her magic red slippers.
Country Backdrops
Kansas Farm is the strongest opening choice when the production needs Dorothy’s Kansas to feel rural, familiar, and already threatened by the coming storm.
It features yellow corn stalks behind a rustic wooden fence, a white farmhouse, a red barn, a dirt road, and dark gray clouds overhead, giving the opening scene a clear sense of Dorothy’s home before Oz changes the show’s entire visual world.
Daytime Green Field gives productions a cleaner, more open Kansas look when they want space for set pieces, choreography, or lighting effects.
The backdrop depicts a stretch of pristine green grass under a blue sky with wispy white clouds, making it flexible for a bright countryside opening before the story moves into the heightened color and fantasy of Oz.
Black and White Farm Landscape is perfect when the production wants Kansas to stand in sharp contrast to the vibrancy of Oz.
This backdrop shows a classic Kansas farmstead in black and white, with a barn, a small home, a windmill, a fenced field, muddy tire tracks, rolling hills, and a cloudy sky.
Kansas Farm 2 gives the Kansas opening a wider, stormier Midwest feeling.
It features a wooden fence running along a vast wheat field, with a dirt road stretching into the distance and dark clouds hinting at the storm that will carry Dorothy into Oz
Farm Landscape works well when the Kansas scenes need a fuller rural panorama instead of a tighter farmhouse view.
This backdrop shows rolling pasture, crops, a blue sky with white clouds, a red farmhouse barn, a windmill, a long dirt road, and a split-rail fence along the fields, giving the stage a warm farm-life atmosphere before the fantasy begins.
Stylized Farm Landscape is a strong option for productions that want Kansas to feel theatrical and colorful without already looking like Oz.
It brings Dorothy’s Kansas home to life with rolling hills, vibrant crops, rustic wooden fences, a windmill, an orange sky, fluffy clouds, and a radiant yellow sun, giving the farm setting a more heightened stage look.
Munchkinland
Now get ready for vibrant colors from the land of Oz.
Oz Munchkinland is the clearest choice for Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and the first big visual shift away from Kansas.
The backdrop features small brown cottages with yellow thatched roofs, colorful painted doors, large tulip-shaped flowers in pink, blue, and yellow, and the Yellow Brick Road swirling through the foreground with red brick alongside it.
Wizard Munchkinland gives the Munchkin scene a lush, storybook look that fits Dorothy’s first encounter with the magical world.
It features rolling green hills, calm blue skies, and enchanting Munchkin houses designed to help stage Dorothy’s arrival and Boq’s warm welcome.
Good Fairy Munchkinland is a strong fit when the production wants the Munchkin village to feel charming, colorful, and welcoming.
This backdrop portrays a village with lush rolling hills in the background, colorful huts with curved roofs in the foreground, blooming shrubs, and twisted tree branches, making it useful for scenes with the Munchkins and Glinda.
Munchkinland on Beige Velour gives productions another Munchkinland option with a built-in stage entrance possibility.
The backdrop shows colorful huts, flowering shrubs, twisted tree branches, and lush rolling hills, with a center-bush cut opening that can be useful for Munchkins entering the stage.
Stylized Village Street can support Munchkinland when the production wants a whimsical village setting beyond the more literal Oz designs.
It features cartoon-like houses and stores, including a bakery with a stained-glass window, stylized houses in blues, purple, and yellow, and trees with bright green canopies, giving the scene a playful fantasy-village mood.
Yellow Brick Road
Wanting to show your audience right away just how massive the land of Oz is?
Yellow Brick Road is the most direct choice for Dorothy’s journey through Oz.
This backdrop features several yellow brick paths heading in different directions, flowerbeds with purple flowers, rustic fences, yellow and green cornfields, an emerald mountain chain, dark-barked trees, purple leaves, and pink-violet skies.
Stylized Landscape is a strong additional choice when the production needs a more colorful, imaginative version of Dorothy’s path through Oz.
This theatrical backdrop features a dreamy blue sky, fluffy clouds, rolling hills, and a yellow brick road that meanders through the center, giving the stage a whimsical journey scene.
Wizard Emerald City is a good choice when the Yellow Brick Road section needs a destination-focused look.
It follows the Yellow Brick Road toward the glowing green Emerald City of Oz, surrounded by a rainbow arch, golden light, grassy cliffs, and colorful flowers in the foreground.
Country Road can work as a transitional journey backdrop when the production wants a natural road scene before the path becomes more magical.
It features a bright springtime forest landscape with blooming flowers, large deciduous trees, a dirt path, a wooden fence in the distance, a yellow prairie beyond it, and a small muddy pond in the foreground.
Forest Backdrops
Cornfield is the best fit for Dorothy’s encounter with the Scarecrow.
This scenic backdrop depicts a field of ripening corn beneath a blue sky with clouds, giving the scene the right rural texture for the moment when Dorothy’s journey begins to gather companions.
Thick Green Forest works for Dorothy’s run-in with the Tin Man when the stage needs a dense woodland setting.
This theatrical backdrop is designed as a deep thicket of green trees and is suitable for productions set in forests, jungles, or woodlands.
Lush Forest gives the journey a luscious, more immersive woodland atmosphere.
It shows a thriving green forest with leafy ferns, poison ivy, shrubs, a dry creek bed, moss-covered rock, and large trees disappearing into gray fog, making it useful for deeper journey scenes.
Wildwood Forest can make the forest feel more enchanted and peaceful.
This piece features moss-draped tree trunks, towering redwoods, lush ferns, and purple flowers, creating a magical woodland setting that still feels full and theatrical.
Chilling Dark Forest is a better choice when the Witch’s threat needs to darken the journey.
It shows overgrown trees that bend and twist, green glowing fog wrapping around branches and debris, fallen trees, and a boulder, giving the forest a more dangerous and ominous mood.
Emerald City Backdrops
Sparkling Emerald City gives the audience a grand first view of the city from the Yellow Brick Road.
It places the Yellow Brick Road at the center of a vibrant Oz landscape, with rolling hills, colorful flowers, green trees, and the shining Emerald City surrounded by bright rays of light.
Glistening Emerald City brings the city closer while still keeping the journey visible.
This theatrical backdrop captures sparkling palace turrets, the Yellow Brick Road, and lush meadows covered in flowers, making it a strong exterior Emerald City option for Dorothy and her friends’ arrival.
Oz Emerald City gives the production a lush, storybook version of the city entrance.
The backdrop shows the iconic Yellow Brick Road winding through blooming landscapes to the front gate of the Emerald City, with thick trees, colorful flowers, and shimmering emerald structures in the distance.
Emerald City Exterior is another strong wide-view option for the capital of Oz.
The backdrop captures the sparkling turrets of the Royal Palace, the Yellow Brick Road winding through meadows covered in pink flowers, and trees framing the path toward the city.
Emerald City Grand Entrance works when Dorothy and her friends reach the city gates.
This theatrical backdrop features a grand arched entrance, sparkling yellow brick road, green city buildings, darkened windows, silver jewel details, and round flower beds full of color.
Emerald City is ideal once the characters are inside the city.
It gives an interior view of Oz’s legendary home, with green tube-shaped columns running down a long corridor and sunlight rays coming through the ceiling onto vivid emerald-colored walls.
Oz Backdrops
Oz Emerald City Interior is a strong interior choice once the audience has fully entered the heart of Oz.
This backdrop is adorned with precious stones, grand wooden doors, vivid green colors, elegant curved arches, and sun rays breaking through ornate ceiling windows, creating a rich Emerald City atmosphere.
Oz the Great and Powerful is the best choice for the scene where Dorothy and her friends face the Wizard.
This theatrical backdrop features grand pillars, a ghostly head surrounded by flames, majestic staircases, and glowing green fixtures, making the Wizard’s chamber feel imposing and theatrical.
Wizard of Oz Show Curtain can frame the entire production as a complete Oz experience.
This theatrical backdrop features Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Woodman, and the Scarecrow dancing in front of a bright rainbow on a brilliant blue sky.
Witches Castle gives the production a darker Oz location for the Wicked Witch’s world.
It features a gloomy gothic castle interior with gray stone walls, torches, cobblestone flooring, open windows with mountain views, staircases, arched doorways, and a sinister glow throughout the space.
Colorful Rainbow is another strong Oz-wide option for productions that want a bright, optimistic ending image.
The backdrop features a large, colorful rainbow in the center, clouds on either side, and a bright blue sky, making it useful for Wizard of Oz-themed stage productions and scenes connected to Dorothy’s journey home.
With more than 100 backdrops for rent to choose from, there are so many combinations to create to bring your production of The Wizard of Oz to life! Let us help you get started today!
