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The classic tale of Alice in Wonderland receives a modern, musical update in the world premiere of “The Story of Alice,” directed by Gary Reed, with book and lyrics by Michael Cormier and music by Scott Hiltzik when it opens at The Matrix Theatre on April 23. A young girl finds herself in a mysterious otherworld filled with articulate woodland creatures struggling against a tyrant Queen and self-indulgent Havalots, but in an attempt to save herself, the girl known as Alice must first save those she encounters during her wild adventure that is as real as it is confabulation.
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The classic tale of Alice in Wonderland receives a modern, musical update in the world premiere of “The Story of Alice,” directed by Gary Reed, with book and lyrics by Michael Cormier and music by Scott Hiltzik when it opens at The Matrix Theatre on April 23. A young girl finds herself in a mysterious otherworld filled with articulate woodland creatures struggling against a tyrant Queen and self-indulgent Havalots, but in an attempt to save herself, the girl known as Alice must first save those she encounters during her wild adventure that is as real as it is confabulation.
One of the most enduring stories by Lewis Carroll is given a musical and contemporary retelling in this timely and wickedly imaginative production featuring an impetuous teenager in a wondrous world unlike any she’s known before. Bored and restless, Alice follows after a nervous White Rabbit and lands in a strange place far different than her suburban home and more dangerous than her self-absorbed sister Simone could have warned her about. Along the way, Alice meets a trickster Cheshire Cat, who leads her unwittingly through a labyrinth of odd and unusual Forest Creatures. It isn’t long though before Alice discovers the dark truth shadowing this otherworld in the matriarch of a greedy Queen of Hearts, her inept husband and those who serve her, the Havalots. As Alice tries to return to her normal way of life, she invariably finds herself leading a rebellion against the tyranny of power and absolute rule. But will she ever return to being a regular teenager ever again, or be caught forever down the rabbit hole where reality is only a dream.
Performances run from April 23 – May 29 on Fridays & Saturdays @ 8 p.m.; Sundays @ 3 p.m. A guest production at The Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046. Previews are on Thursday, April 21 and Friday April 22 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30; $15 for preview performances. For reservations please call (323) 960-4420 or at www.plays411.com/alice.
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