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Alice in Wonderland: The Musical

Adapted from the children's book by Lewis Carroll
Book & lyrics by Catherine Bush, Music by Dax Dupuy

  • Tyler Cramer
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Marissa Emerson & Jay Ruttenberg
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Stephen Cradic, Abigail Ruttenberg, & Abigail Martin
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Reilly Blevins, Jay Ruttenberg, & Marissa Emerson
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Stephen Cradic, Abigail Ruttenberg, Abigail Martin, & Tyler Cramer
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Reilly Blevins, Jay Ruttenberg, Marissa Emerson, & Stephen Cradic
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Tyler Cramer, Stephen Cradic, Reilly Blevins, & Marissa Emerson
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Stephen Cradic
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Jay Ruttenberg, Reilly Blevins, & Marissa Emerson
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Tyler Cramer & Jay Ruttenberg
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Tyler Cramer, Abigail Martin, & Stephen Cradic
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Reilly Blevins, Abigail Martin, Tyler Cramer, Stephen Cradic, & Marissa Emerson
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Reilly Blevins & Stephen Cradic
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Stephen Cradic, Abigail Martin, Jay Ruttenberg, Reilly Blevins, & Tyler Cramer
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

  • Tyler Cramer, Reilly Blevins, Marissa Emerson, Jay Ruttenberg, Stephen Cradic, & Abigail Martin
    Photo courtesy of Barter Theatre

Synopsis

It's Lorina's birthday, and her younger sister Alice is upset because she has no gift to give her. Then Lorina hands Alice a blank book and suggests that the wildly imaginative Alice write her a story. Alice isn't sure how to start - until a wily White Rabbit steals her book and leads her down a rabbit hole into a Wonderland full of wildly eccentric characters including a grinning Cheshire Cat, a wise old Caterpillar, an overprotective Pigeon, a Mad Hatter, his equally mad sidekick the March Hare, and a very angry Queen of Hearts. Alice will need all her wits to find the White Rabbit and get her book back before it's "off with her head!" A magical take on a timeless children's classic - fun for the whole family!

Cast

Alice a young girl; wild imagination
Freddy Alice's younger brother, grins when he lies
Lorina Alice's older sister; loves hats
Mama Alice's mother
Papa Alice's father, smokes a pipe
Uncle Charles a family friend; always late
White Rabbit steals Alice's book, leads her down the rabbit hole
Mushroom a fungus with magical properties
Caterpillar pipe-smoking insect; all-knowing
Pigeon a mama-bird determined to protect her nest
Cheshire Cat grinning feline; likes to disappear
Mad Hatter a hatmaker who speaks in riddles; quite cuckoo
March Hare the host of a perpetual tea-party; also cuckoo
Two of Hearts a playing card assigned to paint the white roses red
Queen of Hearts demanding monarch with very little patience
King of Hearts the queen's loyal spouse
Knave of Hearts he stole some tarts
Various roles including Trees, Rabbit Hole, Water, etc.

Specs

Cast Size: 6 (3w, 3m) w/doubling
Approximate Run Time: 50m
Number of Acts: One
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Production History

Alice in Wonderland: The Musical was first produced in 2026 by the Barter ENCORE Players (Abingdon, VA), Sarah Van Deusen, Artistic Director

Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

ACTOR 1 – Alice
ACTOR 2 – Lorina/Door/Water/Bird’s Nest/Mad Hatter/Two of Hearts
ACTOR 3 – Freddy/Rabbit Hole/Key/Swim/Cheshire Cat/Tree/Knave of Hearts
ACTOR 4 – Mama/Door/Water/Pigeon/March Hare/Queen of Hearts
ACTOR 5 – Papa/Rabbit Hole/Eat/Oarsman/Caterpillar/Woods/King of Hearts
ACTOR 6 – Uncle Charles/White Rabbit/Drink/Swim/Mushroom/Woods/Tree
Cast Size: 6 (3w, 3m) w/doubling
Approximate Run Time: 50m
Number of Acts: One
Script Sample
Request Rights
Sample Music

Synopsis

It's Lorina's birthday, and her younger sister Alice is upset because she has no gift to give her. Then Lorina hands Alice a blank book and suggests that the wildly imaginative Alice write her a story. Alice isn't sure how to start - until a wily White Rabbit steals her book and leads her down a rabbit hole into a Wonderland full of wildly eccentric characters including a grinning Cheshire Cat, a wise old Caterpillar, an overprotective Pigeon, a Mad Hatter, his equally mad sidekick the March Hare, and a very angry Queen of Hearts. Alice will need all her wits to find the White Rabbit and get her book back before it's "off with her head!" A magical take on a timeless children's classic - fun for the whole family!

Cast

Alice
a young girl; wild imagination
Freddy
Alice's younger brother, grins when he lies
Lorina
Alice's older sister; loves hats
Mama
Alice's mother
Papa
Alice's father, smokes a pipe
Uncle Charles
a family friend; always late
White Rabbit
steals Alice's book, leads her down the rabbit hole
Mushroom
a fungus with magical properties
Caterpillar
pipe-smoking insect; all-knowing
Pigeon
a mama-bird determined to protect her nest
Cheshire Cat
grinning feline; likes to disappear
Mad Hatter
a hatmaker who speaks in riddles; quite cuckoo
March Hare
the host of a perpetual tea-party; also cuckoo
Two of Hearts
a playing card assigned to paint the white roses red
Queen of Hearts
demanding monarch with very little patience
King of Hearts
the queen's loyal spouse
Knave of Hearts
he stole some tarts
Various roles including Trees, Rabbit Hole, Water, etc.
Casting Notes:
The following roles are to be played by the same actor:

ACTOR 1 – Alice
ACTOR 2 – Lorina/Door/Water/Bird’s Nest/Mad Hatter/Two of Hearts
ACTOR 3 – Freddy/Rabbit Hole/Key/Swim/Cheshire Cat/Tree/Knave of Hearts
ACTOR 4 – Mama/Door/Water/Pigeon/March Hare/Queen of Hearts
ACTOR 5 – Papa/Rabbit Hole/Eat/Oarsman/Caterpillar/Woods/King of Hearts
ACTOR 6 – Uncle Charles/White Rabbit/Drink/Swim/Mushroom/Woods/Tree

Production History

Alice in Wonderland: The Musical was first produced in 2026 by the Barter ENCORE Players (Abingdon, VA), Sarah Van Deusen, Artistic Director
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Sample Music
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