Alice in Wonderland

[Words & Music by Kevin M Reese]

History:
Alice in Wonderland was first produced by The Wichita Children's Theatre Professional Touring Company for their 1999-2000 touring season. First performance was January 10, 2000.   Directed by Steve Frazier and choreographed by Barb Schoenhofer.

Production Length: 50 minutes. Recommended for Audiences Age 3 and up.

Characters:
Narrator (Lewis Carroll)
Alice
Sissy (Alice's Sister)
White Rabbit
Caterpillar
Dormouse
Mad Hatter
Doorman
Queen of Hearts
Knave (member of your audience)

Original Cast: 5, 2 Men, 3 Women. (Most actors played more than one character)

Synopsis:
The play is introduced by Lewis Carroll himself. He challenges the audience to use their imaginations as he spins a wonderfully unbelievable story. We meet Alice and her older sister, Sissy, as they are tending to Alice’s studies.  But Alice is so bored, she soon falls fast asleep and begins dreaming about a White Rabbit. She follows the rabbit into its hole and thus begins Alice’s adventures in Wonderland.  After finding the White Rabbit, Alice discovers the Wonderland is a very silly place. There are no rules and no logic-- and this at first pleases Alice. Alice soon meets a stuffy, pretentious Caterpillar and a very silly doorman. Since they are adults, Alice expects them to behave in a respectable manner– but they don’t. Alice moves on and stumbles onto a Tea Party, but she soon discovers that it’s a MAD tea party that she would rather not attend.  Finally, she is swept into a courtroom where a lowly Knave (a child from the audience!) is being tried for stealing a tart from the Queen of Hearts. The silly shenanigans that go on in this trial confirms to Alice that rules and logic are very important things to have in the real world. She saves the Knave, puts the Queen in her place, and returns to the real world just in time for her sister to finish her lesson.

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SETTING:
Time:
     Reality:  Victorian Age
     Fantasy:  Timeless
Place: 
     Garden Courtyard and Wonderland.

MUSIC:

#1 Wonderland - Narrator
#2 This is Boring! - Alice
#3 Typical Alice - Alice
#4 To Make a Rhyme - Caterpillar
#5 Tea Time - Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Dormouse
#6 Hide and Go Seek - Queen & Chorus
#7 Finale - All

Educational Study Guide Available