Wonderland
Grade 3.5
$1950
- Into the Rabbit Hole (Beautiful Dreamer)
- Meeting the Creatures (Mackey's Turbine)
- Tea Party (Corigliano's Three Hallucinations / Purple Haze)
- Awakening (Turbine)
Tell the Alice in Wonderland story like never before! Our designers have fused every genre there is in this one to create a completely unique version of Wonderland. The pre-show and intro sounds are mysterious and foreboding in a twisted music-box take of the folk song Beautiful Dreamer, as Alice is lulled into her dreamland. The show opener features music from the talented young composer John Mackey in Turbine, which takes Alice deeper into her journey through repetitive rhythms and lyrical melodies. The middle portion of the show combines film composer John Corigliano's Three Hallucinations & Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze together, first striking fear in Alice's imagination, and then coaxing an all-out party on the field with the characters involved. The journey ends with a recap of the Mackey piece, and wraps up the exciting tale as Alice safely returns to reality. Assign students to pantomime roles and toss in some narrated samples from the literature to really take the competitive edge with this mesmerizing production!