Through the Looking-Glass
adapted by Lindsay Price from Lewis Carroll
Alice is back in Wonderland and looking to become Queen. This adaptation is a fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.
Average Producer Rating:
About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
13
3 M | 3 W | 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
Simple Set
38 pages
Reviews from Past Producers
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“You can be the White Queen’s Pawn, if you like. You’re in the Second Square to begin with: when you get to the Eighth Square you’ll be a Queen.”
Alice is back in Wonderland and things are more confusing than ever – Flowers talk, the White Queen cries before she pricks her finger, and there’s a life-sized chess game going on. Alice wants to play, but mostly wants to be queen. Will she make it to the eighth square?
A fantastical physical journey for both actor and audience.
A great companion to Alice by the same author.
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Awards and Accolades
- Honorable Mention Distinguished Play as well as the top ensemble acting award in the 2013 NCTC State Play Festival
Characters
13
3 Men, 3 Women, 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
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Alice
[W]
162 lines
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White Queen
[W]
31 lines
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Red Queen
[W]
37 lines
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White King
[M]
21 lines
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White Knight
[M]
16 lines
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Red Knight
[M]
5 lines
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Humpty Dumpty
[A]
21 lines
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Tweedledum & Tweedledee
[A]
22, 16 lines
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Haiga & Hatta
[A]
7, 1 lines
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Lion
[A]
7 lines
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Unicorn
[A]
11 lines
Wonderland Ensemble, from which comes the following:
- Flowers: Tiger-lily, Violet, Rose, Daisies (3), Larkspur
- Passengers: Guard, Goat, Horse, White Paper, Beetle
- The Wood
- Sheep
- The Curiosities in the Shop
- All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men
- Waiter
- Subgenres
- Fantasy Adventure Surrealist Adaptation Theatre for young audiences Movement-based
- Settings
- 19th Century Abstract setting
- Dress
- Elaborate costumes Fantasy costumes Period costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Children Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Mime Poetry Tableau Opportunity for spectacle Character study Choral work Movement-based Physical comedy
- Set
- Simple set Opportunity for spectacle
- Themes
- Childhood Individuality Self-image
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- English
- Other uses
- Competition Audition material Class work Scene work
- Awards & Accolades
- Plays with Awards & Accolades
Prop List
Chapter I
A stuffed black kitty, An old looking hardcover book
Chapter II
Blue cloth for brook
Chapter III
Seating for the steam train, Tickets for the passengers, Blue cloth for brook
Chapter V
Counter, Blue cloth for brook
Chapter VII
Two bags carrying a ham sandwich, handful of hay, plum cake, A tray with white and brown bread, Teacup for the Hatta, Blue cloth for brook
Chapter VIII
Stick horses for the Knights, Blue cloth for brook
Chapter IX
Blue cloth used as a table, Tray with a leg of lamb on it, Tray with a plum pudding on it, Drinking glasses (optional, can easily be mimed)
Chapter X
A stuffed black kitty
Production Photos
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About 35 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
13
3 M | 3 W | 7 Any Gender, + Wonderland Ensemble
Simple Set
38 pages