Kids Needed for "Alice in Wonderland" Show

Alice is the main character of the story. She is a young girl with lots of imagination and is fond of showing off her knowledge. Alice is polite, well-raised and interested in others, although she sometimes makes the wrong remarks and upsets the creatures in Wonderland. She is easily put off by abruptness and rudeness of others.

The Cheshire Cat serves as sort of a narrator role in this version of the story. The Cat is always smiling. Alice tries to engage him in a serious conversation, but he replies to her in nonsense questions and answers. He vanishes and reappears, and sometimes only his head, or his enigmatic smile, is visible.

The first creature that Alice sees in Wonderland. He leads Alice down the hole to Wonderland. The White Rabbit is nervous and seems to always be in a hurry.

The water-pipe smoking character whom Alice finds on a mushroom. He is disagreeable and insulting to Alice. He is also moody and his color often changes to depict his mood.

Doorman of the Duchess' house. He receives the Queen's croquet party invitation for the Duchess. He banters nonsense — with variations — to Alice.

The Duchess is a mad human character of hideous physical aspect and perverse disposition. She abuses the pig/baby and throws it to Alice. Later, she moralizes with Alice at the croquet party.

The Duchess’ Cook - She throws pots and plates about, but doesn't hit anyone, although one plate grazes the Frog-Footman's nose. Her indiscriminate shaking of a pepper mill causes everyone in the Duchess' house to sneeze, especially the pig/baby, who screams and cries.

The furious queen of the enchanted garden. She is the real power behind Wonderland. Her violent and outrageous temper provokes Alice to overturn Wonderland and return to the world above-ground.

He is the Queen's husband and also the judge at the trial of the Knave of Hearts. The King is the more moderate part of the Wonderland Government.

The only "person" in Wonderland to evoke Alice's sympathy. He is accused of stealing tarts in the enchanted garden. Alice saves him from the queen's wrath and execution.

A servant to the Queen.

Ladies in waiting to the Queen. They play croquet in the garden scene.

Part of the Queen’s people - they play croquet in the garden scene.

A guest-resident at the Mad Tea-Party. He is mad and speaks randomly, most of which is nonsense or in the form of a riddle. He is terrified of the Queen. The Hatter is interrogated by the King at the Knave of Hearts' trial; he and the March Hare dunk the Dormouse in the teapot.

Host of the Mad Tea-Party. He and the Mad Hatter try to drown the third guest- resident, the Dormouse.

A hibernating guest-resident at the Mad Tea-Party. He awakes randomly to add comments and, at one point, sings a song. He is dunked in the teapot by the Mad Hatter and the March Hare. He is barely able to stay awake, but appears later at the Knave's trial.

Tweedledum and Tweedledee are twin brothers, fat little boys who like grinning and reciting poetry to Alice. They continually act out the nursery rhyme from which they come, quarreling because Tweedledum says Tweedledee broke his rattle. They are grinning, rude, mischievous and violent.

Humpty Dumpty is just who he sounds like – the egg-shaped man from the nursery rhyme you probably learned as a child. Humpty Dumpty is a wordsmith, obsessed with making the most of his vocabulary and not only reciting but explaining poetry to Alice. He's obsessed with being able to force meaning to happen. He ends up falling off the wall at the end of his scene and breaking into a million tiny pieces.

A sad "mock turtle" who used to be a tortoise; he regales Alice with accounts of his peculiar education. He recites the "Lobster-Quadrille." He and the Gryphon are not overly hostile or rude to Alice.

A mythical creature who is in the scene with the the Mock Turtle. He is introduced to Alice by the queen. He is polite to Alice and is never overtly hostile.

Soldiers to the Queen. They form the wickets during the royal croquet game.

An executioner - the 10 of Clubs.

The Two, the Five, and the Seven of Spades; animated playing cards. They are "gardeners" for the Queen of Hearts. Alice finds them painting white roses red. Alice saves them from execution when the Queen orders them beheaded.

Girls Talking flowers that are in the scene with Humpty Dumpty.