ALICE: Tales of a Curious Girl

ALICE: Tales of a Curious Girl by Karen Hartman

(10)
Productions (22)
Serious comedy with songs
|
90 - 100 minutes
2 W, 3 M,  (5-46 actors possible: 2-46 W, 0-42 M)
Set: Flexible.

On a hot spring day, Alice leaps from a stifling photographer's studio into Wonderland, a world where cakes talk, cats smoke, and little girls change size. In Part Two, she tries to repeat the adventure by stepping Through the Looking Glass. Alice's second journey is more inversion than fantasy, a place of fleeting memories and mismatched childhood dreams. An invigorating race through the brain of a curious girl, based on Lewis Carroll's Alice books.

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Standard Edition $13.99
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Archival Video License $150

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On a hot spring day, Alice leaps from a stifling photographer's studio into Wonderland, a world where cakes talk, cats smoke, and little girls change size. In Part Two, she tries to repeat the adventure by stepping Through the Looking Glass. Alice's second journey is more inversion than fantasy, a place of fleeting memories and mismatched childhood dreams. An invigorating race through the brain of a curious girl, based on Lewis Carroll's Alice books.

  • Serious comedy with songs
  • |
  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 2 W, 3 M,  (5-46 actors possible: 2-46 W, 0-42 M)
  • Set: Flexible.

Published Reviews

"...what's so engaging about Hartman's Alice is the Carroll-ian playfulness and sweetly compelling thoughtfulness she's applied to the task.... In her Alice, curiosity is its own reward. And ours."

Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Examiner

Production History

NOV 18, 2021 - NOV 20, 2021
Artios Academies of Gwinnett
Lilburn, GA United States
 Artios Academies of Gwinnett Lilburn, GA United States
NOV 12, 2021 - NOV 16, 2021
Coppell Middle School West
Dallas, TX United States
 Coppell Middle School West Dallas, TX United States
FEB 18, 2016 - FEB 20, 2016
Queen Margaret's School
Duncan, BC Canada
 Queen Margaret's School Duncan, BC Canada
FEB 27, 2014 - MAR 01, 2014
Lake Braddock Theatre
Burke, VA United States
 Lake Braddock Theatre Burke, VA United States
FEB 21, 2014 - FEB 21, 2014
Lake Braddock Theatre
Fairfax, VA United States
 Lake Braddock Theatre Fairfax, VA United States
DEC 03, 2013 - DEC 08, 2013
Tamalpais High Drama Dept.
Mill Valley, CA United States
 Tamalpais High Drama Dept. Mill Valley, CA United States
DEC 17, 2011 - DEC 18, 2011
Hudson High School
Hudson, MA United States
 Hudson High School Hudson, MA United States
MAY 21, 2011 - MAY 21, 2011
Tom C. Clark High School
San Antonio, TX United States
 Tom C. Clark High School San Antonio, TX United States
APR 15, 2011 - APR 16, 2011
Macomb Christian Schools' Cracked Pots
Warren, MI United States
 Macomb Christian Schools' Cracked Pots Warren, MI United States
APR 14, 2011 - APR 15, 2011
Bolsa Grande High School
Garden Grove, CA United States
 Bolsa Grande High School Garden Grove, CA United States
NOV 12, 2010 - NOV 14, 2010
New Hanover County Schools
Wilmington, NC United States
 New Hanover County Schools Wilmington, NC United States
JUN 16, 2010 - JUN 18, 2010
Point Cook Senior Secondary College
Point Cook, VIC Australia
 Point Cook Senior Secondary College Point Cook, VIC Australia
FEB 26, 2010 - FEB 27, 2010
Holy Name High School
Worcester, MA United States
 Holy Name High School Worcester, MA United States
DEC 11, 2009 - DEC 11, 2009
ESJ PLayers, East St John High School
Reserve, LA United States
 ESJ PLayers, East St John High School Reserve, LA United States
NOV 12, 2009 - NOV 19, 2009
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Erie, PA United States
 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Erie, PA United States
NOV 05, 2009 - NOV 07, 2009
Monarch High School
Louisville, CO United States
 Monarch High School Louisville, CO United States
OCT 22, 2009 - DEC 14, 2009
Lake Country Christian School
Fort Worth, TX United States
 Lake Country Christian School Fort Worth, TX United States
MAR 12, 2009 - MAR 21, 2009
Placer High School
Auburn, CA United States
 Placer High School Auburn, CA United States
NOV 06, 2008 - NOV 09, 2008
Saugus High School
Santa Paula, CA United States
 Saugus High School Santa Paula, CA United States
AUG 01, 2008 - AUG 01, 2008
Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Seattle, WA United States
 Lake Washington Girls Middle School Seattle, WA United States
JAN 01, 1999 - DEC 31, 1999
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas, TX United States
 Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TX United States
JAN 01, 1999 - DEC 31, 1999
Thick Description
San Francisco, CA United States
 Thick Description San Francisco, CA United States
No upcoming productions.
JAN 01, 1999 - DEC 31, 1999
Dallas Theater Center
Dallas, TX United States
 Dallas Theater Center Dallas, TX United States
JAN 01, 1999 - DEC 31, 1999
Thick Description
San Francisco, CA United States
 Thick Description San Francisco, CA United States

Awards (1)

AT&T Onstage Award

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