VALDOSTA — Seeing the stage of Theatre Guild Valdosta’s Dosta Playhouse, it would seem that Alice’s Wonderland exists in South Georgia.
All the expected members of Wonderland’s population are there. The smiling Cheshire Cat. Time-killing Mad Hatter and his mad friends the March Hare and Dormouse. The perpetually late White Rabbit has jumped down a hole. The hookah-smoking Caterpillar has found a perch on a mushroom.
Tweedledee and Tweedledum, Humpty Dumpty, the Duchess, the Queen of Hearts, her army of cards.
These characters and more, such as kitchen help, walking flowers and talking mushrooms all line the stage.
And, of course, Alice.
For what is Wonderland without the wonder of Alice?
Samantha McLendon plays Alice for this Theatre Guild Valdosta Gingerbread Players show of “Alice In Wonderland.” She has played in several local shows and this is her first lead in a major production, says show director Pauline Player who has directed several TGV shows.
Player is the same director who brought Oz to life for the Guild’s musical “The Wizard of Oz,” breaking all of the community theatre’s attendance records. Now, she tries her hand at Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland in this play adapted for children’s theatre by playwright Michele L. Vacca.
This show represents the Theatre Guild’s annual spring children’s production, and includes a cast of approximately 40 local youngsters.
Performances are already selling out for this show, so the Guild asks that people call in advance to place reservations.
THE CAST: Samantha McLendon, Hannah Allison, Marie DeMersseman, Claire Kirkpatrick, Katelynn Kenworthy, Haley Aguero, Jilli Leonard, Kennedy Broomberg, Loyce Turner, Amber Phillips, Blake Fountain, Sommers Coleman, Hannah Trowell, Alexandra Scott, Sarah Allison, Jerry Stacks, Catherine Allbritton, Luis Garcia, Dean Glenn, Jinger Hammond, Rachel Patelski, Joe Pitts, Mikey Scott, Dane Tillman, Kaitlyn Allbritton, Parker Allbritton, Elizabeth Burton, Marley Jackson, Victoria Goss, Marianna Pitts, Kailyn Shaffer, Sierra Uribe, Danyelle Whitehead, Reagan Gross, Mei Hornkohl, Jessica Raines, Abby Sherwood, Kimsey Aguero, Reagan Cook, Hailee Hathcock, Kara Nelson, Casey Van Nortwick.
DIRECTION, PRODUCTION: Pauline Player, director; Lynnette Kenworthy, assistant director; Jennifer Scott, assistant director, producer; Eliza Elliott and Caroline Turner, stage managers; Sandy Trowell, stage supervisor; M.J. Uribe, backstage supervisor; Warren Turner and families, Green Room; Robin McLendon, with assistance from Amber Gross, Lois Allbritton, Kimm Allison, props; Pauline Player, Mandy Fitzgerral, Linda Patelski, Lynnette Kenworthy, Sandy Trowell, Wendy Tillman, costumes; Lynnette Kenworthy, Linda Patelski, Pauline Player, set design; Linda Patelski, artistic design; Jessica McKey, Kimm Allison, Jody Leonard, lights and sound; Pauline Player, Joanne Griner, Jennifer Scott, publicity; Kelly Turner and families, concessions; Michael Sirotta, music.
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Theatre Guild Valdosta
Gingerbread Players presents Michele L. Vacca’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice In
Wonderland.’
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
Where: The Dosta Playhouse, 122 N. Ashley St.
Ticket: $5.
Reservations, more
information: Call 24-STAGE. Advance reservations
recommended.
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Samantha McLendon stars as Alice and Jerry Stacks portrays the Narrator in Theatre Guild Valdosta Gingerbread Players’ ‘Alice In Wonderland,’ opening Thursday night.
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