Alice in Wonderland

by Sharon Holland
Based on the book by Lewis Carroll

Take a tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice and you’ll land in a wonderfully wacky world of rhymes and ridiculousness, checkerboards and cheeky cats, Mad Hatters and mayhem. In this head-spinning show, Alice chases the White Rabbit through the audience, attends the most absurd tea party in history, and faces off with the ragingly red Queen of Hearts — what could possibly go wrong? Curiouser and curiouser…

$12.00
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Quick Details

  • Type: Play with Music
  • Estimated Run Time: 60-75 minutes | Can be cut for competition
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 44 roles | Doubling possible for cast of 18

Full Details

Characters:

  • Alice
  • Edith
  • White Rabbit
  • Duchess
  • Pig
  • Head Cook
  • Mad Hatter
  • March Hare
  • Dormouse
  • Humpty Dumpty
  • Caterpillar
  • Cheshire Cat
  • Tweedledee
  • Tweedledum
  • White Knight
  • Fish Footman
  • Frog Footman
  • Queen of Hearts
  • King of Hearts
  • 2 Flamingos
  • 2 Rose Bushes
  • Hedgehog
  • Knave of Hearts

Ensemble includes playing cards, cooks, King's Men, Gardeners, etc.

Available as a play-version and a version with mini-songs.

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The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.
  • If performing the version with mini-songs, piano/vocal score is available.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Sharon Holland

Sharon Holland started writing at the age of 10. By the time she was 23 years old, she had produced 10 plays and innumerable poems and essays. Holland graduated from Oberlin College before moving to Minneapolis to study playwriting at the University of Minnesota. In 1980, she wrote a musical about the life of Henry Fielding for CTC's studio series. She wrote another short play for the summer school institute and was commissioned by CTC to do an adaptation of the Charles Perrault fablePuss in Boots. In 1982, Holland adapted the classic books by Lewis Carroll (Alice Through the Looking Glass) for the stage. Sharon Holland died in January 2002 at the age of 53.

Originally produced in Children's Theatre Company's 69-70 season

Photo of production at Children's Theatre Company

Photo of production at Children's Theatre Company

Photo of production at Children's Theatre Company

Reviews

“

Alice in Wonderland is a triumph of imagination in which nonsense cavorts with meaning in a celebration of language

- Chanhassen Villager
“

This rollicking production contains enough wit and razzle-dazzle to captivate children and adults alike. It’s a rich and textured production that pays homage to Carroll’s droll humor, sparkling language and inventive imagination while infusing his work with an inspired and immediate theatricality.

- Star Tribune