Alice in Wonderland
Johnson City Arts Center 2025
Digital Program (Director's Cut)
Director
Kathryn Price
Stage Manager
Chloe Garbe
Costume Design
Christina Ward
Lighting and Sound
Calvin Price
Poster Design
Alaina Brown
Cast
in order of appearance
Alice............................................................................................Esther Knopp
White Rabbit................................................................................Sophie Tolley
Dodo Bird.....................................................................................Henlee Dean
Little Mouse........................................................................................Ali Kiech
Tweedles............................................................Reese Campbell, Aidyn Patton
Walrus..........................................................................................Charlie Bond
Caterpillar.........................................................................................Maia Ross
Mad Hatter...................................................................................Greta Anglin
March Hare...............................................................................Ellie Woodbury
Dormouse....................................................................................Alaina Brown
Cheshire Cat............................................................................Analia Malcolm
Queen of Hearts..............................................................Emma Grace Stewart
Gryphon...........................................................................................Lily Anglin
Mock Turtle....................................................................................Abbie Ryan
Knave...........................................................................................Lucy Harman
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Doors
Callie Athon, Ashley Peterson, Abby Woodbury, Olivia Woodbury
Flowers Small Group
Lexie Bristol, Ellie Clements, Josephine Dixon, Dorie Feathers, Lidia Giuliani, Mae Harmon
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Cards playing croquet
Alaina Brown, Sailor Jones, Ashley Peterson, Abby Woodbury
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Card Guards
Caroline Anglin, Abigail Rainey
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Featured Gardeners
Lily Hauck, Ella Mould, Kennedy Wells
Act I
Alice and her classmates are bored at school. Alice sees a strange white rabbit, and, curious, follows it down the rabbit hole.
1. Classroom
Music: "Winter, 1. Allegro non molto" from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi
Performers: Alice, Classmates (jazz 7)
Choreography: Christina Ward
2. White Rabbit
Music: "Sylvia: Pizzicato" by Delibes
Performers: White Rabbit, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
Alice falls down the rabbit hole and lands in an endless hall of doors of all sizes. The white rabbit goes through a small door, through which she can glimpse a beautiful garden, but she is too big to follow. She tries multiple doors, which stretch and shrink before she can enter. Frustrated, she begins to cry.
3. Down the Rabbit Hole
Music: "The Autumn Fairy" from Cinderella by Prokofiev
Performers: Modern 6, Modern 7
Choreography: Lea Karnes
4. Peeking through the door
Music: "What a Wonderful World" by Stingray Music (Karaoke)
Performers: Flowers Small Group, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
5. Doors
Music: "L'Apprenti sorcier" by Paul Dukas
Performers: Doors, Alice
Choreography: Lea Karnes
Alice cries so much that her tears become a large pool, and she and several animals are washed away. To dry off, the Dodo Bird and the Little Mouse propose a Caucus Race.
6. Pool of Tears
Music: "Midna's Lament" by The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra
Performers: Tears (Jazz 3, Jazz 4), Alice, Dodo Bird, Small Mouse
Choreography: Mary Klug
7. Caucus Race
Music: "Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale" by Camille Saint-Saens
Performers: Dodo Bird, Small Mouse, Animals (Jazz 5), Alice
Choreography: Christina Ward
Alice chases the rabbit again, and meets Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum. The Tweedles tell her the story of a Walrus and Carpenter, who invite little oysters to their house for dinner. (To be eaten!)
8. Following the Rabbit
Music: "The Sleeping Beauty: Op. 66: Coulante, Fleur de Farine" by Tchaikovsky
Performers: White Rabbit, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
9. Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum
Music: "Il barone rosso" by Alberto Pomeranz
Performers: Tweedles, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
10. The Walrus and the Carpenter
Music: "You've Got a Friend in Me - from 'Pixar Place'" by Randy Newman
Performers: Walrus, Carpenter, Oysters (beginner tap)
Choreography: Lilly Anglin
Alice finally makes it to the beautiful flower garden. After waltzing with the flowers, she comes across a small bed of mushrooms and the Caterpillar that lives there.
11. Flower Garden
Music: "Waltz of the Flowers" by Tchaikovsky
Performers: Flowers (pre-ballet, ballet 2, ballet 5), Alice
Choreography: Greta Anglin, Emma Grace Stewart, Kathryn Price
12. Mushrooms
Music: "The Basics" by Alan Menken
Performers: Mushrooms (ballet basics), Caterpillar
Choreography: Macey Whitakre, Christina Ward
13. Caterpillar
Music: "Arabian Nights (2019) - Instrumental" by Alan Menken
Performers: Caterpillar (Jazz 6, lead)
Choreography: Christina Ward
Alice spots the rabbit and follows it to an odd tea party hosted by the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse. They have so much fun that even the dishes come to life!
14. Following the Rabbit
Music: "Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 17, Interrupted Departure" by Prokofiev
Performers: White Rabbit, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
15. Tea Party
Music: "Tristch Trastch - Galopp Polka, Op. 214" by Strauss
Performers: Mad Hatter, March Hare, Dormouse, White Rabbit, Alice
Choreography: Chloe Garbe
16. Dishes Dance
Music: "Sing Sing Sing" by Alan Silvestri
Performers: Dishes (Intermediate Tap, Advanced Tap), Mad Hatter, Alice
Choreography: Rebekah Knisely
Act II
Alice is lost in the woods of Wonderland. She asks the Cheshire Cat for directions, but the cat is questionably helpful.
1. Lost Woods
Music: "Night on Bald Mountain" by Mussorgsky
Performers: Woods (Modern 3, Modern 4), Cheshire Cat, Alice
Choreography: Eden Huhn
2. Cheshire Cat
Music: "The Sleeping Beauty (suite), Op. 66a, TH. 234: III.Pas de caractere: Puss in Boots" by Tchaikovsky
Performers: Cheshire Cat, Alice
Choreography: Eden Huhn
The Queen's gardens are full of roses. Gardeners busily paint the white roses red.
3. The Roses
Music: "Le Jardin Anime: Gulnare" from Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adam
Performers: Roses (Ballet 1)
Choreography: Lilly
4. Painting the Roses Red
Music: "Le Jardin Anime: Waltz" from Le Corsaire by Adolphe Adame
Performers: gardeners (Ballet 4), Roses (ballet 1)
Choreography: Mary Klug, Lilly Anglin
A parade of cards arrive, leading the Queen of Hearts to her gardens. Upon discovering the gardeners' deception, she orders their execution. She invites Alice to an odd croquet match, in which hedgehogs are the balls, flamingos are the mallets, and cards are the hoops. The Queen wins the game with some measure of dishonesty.
5. Cards
Music: "William Tell: Overture (Finale)" by Gioachino Rossini
Performers: Cards (ballet 6, ballet 7), Queen of Hearts, Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
6. Queen of Hearts
Music: "Habanera" from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Performers: Queen of Hearts, Gardener features, Alice
Choreography: Chloe Garbe
7. Croquet: Hedgehogs
Music: "Jazz Suite No. 1: II. Polka" by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performers: Hedgehogs (jazz 1, jazz 2)
Choreography: Cass Kent
8. Croquet: Flamingos
Music: "Super Mario Bros: Theme" by Koji Kondo, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Performers: Flamingos (ballet 3), Alice, Queen of Hearts
Choreography: Chloe Garbe, Kathryn Price
Alice meets the Gryphon at the croquet match, who introduces her to its friend the Mock Turtle. Both creatures recount long tales of their childhoods, including their favorite dance, "The Lobster Quadrille."
9. The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon
Music: "Variation - 3rd Soloist Shade" from La Bayadere by Ludwig Minkus, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
Performers: Mock Turtle, Gryphon, Alice
Choreography: Eden Huhn
10. The Lobster Quadrille
Music: "The Little Mermaid: Under the Sea (arr. for orochestra)" by Olov Helge, Gavle Symphony Orchestra, Hans Ek
Performers: Lobsters (modern 5), Mock Turtle, Gryphon, Alice
Choreography: Eden Huhn
The Knave of Hearts has been accused of stealing the Queen of Heart's cherry tarts, and all of Wonderland has been summoned to serve as jury or witness. Alice is called to give testimony, so she recounts her journey through Wonderland. After she is blamed for the missing tarts, the Knave confesses, and everybody scatters in the wake of the Queen's rage. Alice is chased all the way back through Wonderland.
11. The Trial
Music: "Pomp & Circumstance, Marches #1,2,3, & 4" by Edward Elgar
Performers: Jury (adult ballet), Leads
Choreography: Kate Palmer, Kathryn Price
12. The Chase
Music: "Dies Irae" by Giuseppe Verdi
Performers: Leads, Cards
Choreography: Kathryn Price
Alice wakes up at school, and learns that the whole journey had been a dream.
13. Waking Up
Music: "Variation 3: Tempo di valse - Moderato" from Paquita by Ludwig Minkus
Performers: Alice
Choreography: Kathryn Price
14. Curtain Call
Music: "Wonderland (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift
Special Thanks
A special thanks goes out to Alaina Brown for designing our poster, to Allison Athon and Julia Malcolm for arranging a parent videographer, to Lynne Herndon for assistance with costumes, to Milligan University for the use of their facilities, and to all of the volunteers front of house and backstage who made this program possible.