Dobbs Ferry Middle School Presents 'Alice in Wonderland Jr.'

Courtesy of the Dobbs Ferry Public Schools:

Dobbs Ferry Middle School students will be performing the magical musical Alice in Wonderland, based on the 1951 Walt Disney Pictures animated feature and box-office smash. Both the movie and show are based on Lewis Carroll’s books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, with a few additional elements from Through the Looking-Glass. The show is scheduled for Friday, November 18^th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, November 19^th at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm in the Middle School/High School Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased at the door and are $10 for adults, $8 for students and free for senior citizens. Advance tickets are available through Payschools at a discount.

This specific production of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is the Broadway Junior version and is specifically geared for middle school students. It is a one-hour, fast-paced stage adaptation of the show featuring updated dialogue and new arrangements of such classic Disney songs as “I’m Late!,” “The Unbirthday Song,” and “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.” Children and adults alike will enjoy Alice’s madcap adventures in Wonderland as she chases the White Rabbit, races the Dodo Bird, gets tied up with the Tweedles, raps with a bubble-blowing Caterpillar, and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game!

“The show, which is performed in one act, comes packaged with scripts, choreography, musical accompaniment, performance rights and is edited for middle school voices and content from Musical Theatre International (MTI),” said Michele Johnson, Dobbs Ferry Middle School music teacher and the musical director. “I actually vetted 15 shows, but this one had the most speaking roles, was gender neutral and vocally within the students’ abilities. In the past we’ve done a musical every other year at the Middle School, but this pre-packaged format makes it much easier to produce a show every year.”
This is the first Middle School performance to debut in the newly refurbished auditorium. An ensemble of 36 students in 6^th through 8^th grade and a student-run stage crew of 20, that also includes an assist from the Middle School Art Club and new High School Theater Class, rounds out the production. In addition, seniors Morgan Wisniewski and Brendan Wortner are the Assistant Director and the Lighting Director respectively.  Bridget Gibson is back as Assistant Stage Manager and training an entirely new backstage crew. The show will include a brief intermission.

Purchase tickets online here.

Cast:

Isabelle Alexander                   Alice

Emily Plotkin                          Tall Alice

Tess Eliopoulos                      Small Alice

Justin Cohen                           White Rabbit

Alisha Pandya                         Cheshire Cat 1

Beth Feldberg                          Cheshire Cat 2

Mikayla Kibel                         Cheshire Cat 3

Elena Brown                           Queen of Hearts

Nicholas Granata                    King of Hearts and Door Knob

Ursula Hansberry                   Caterpillar

Jamie Rockafellow                  March Hare

Matthew McCormack                        Tweedle Dee

Caitlyn Gibson                       Tweedle Dum

Megan McDade                      Captain Dodo

Yukali Okkotsu                       Flower

Hannah McDade                     Flower

Natalie Quintero                     Flower and Mathilda

Gigi Lavigne                            Flower

Celeste Thurn                         Flower

Natalie Rambaran                    Flower

Soo Yun Byeon

Domonique DeAbreu

Laura Denobrega

Sara FitzPatrick

Ursula Hudak

Shelby Luria

Nicole Malinov

Nisha Mathur

Devan McGillian

Kiersten McGovern

Charlene Reith

Sydney Schriever

Nuala Vizard

Rachel Wuhrman

Kirsten Young

Stage Manager                     Morgan Wisniewski                           

Lighting                                 Brendan Wortner

                                                Jacob Eisner

                                                Ray Flaks

Technical & Stage Crew     Bridget Gibson

                                                Danny Kaplan

                                                Paige Monte

                                                Jason Roller

                                                Nolan Padilla

                                                Kian Seymour

                                                Natalia Koenig

                                                Emily Richardson

                                                John Lee

                                                Gladys Gonzalez

Make-up & Hair                   Sarah Azizo

                                                Solimar Thurn

                                                Collin Wisniewski                              

Sound Coordinator              Under the direction of Ms. T’sha Gregory

                                                Vincent Laino 

                                                Ryan Mitchell

Costume /Props                     Jacob Ascher

                                                Victoria Maggi

                                                Dorrie Sacks

Set Design and Building     Under the direction of Mr. Jeff Gonzalez and Ms. Dara Goodman with assistance from the High School Art Club.