CAST OF CHARACTERS: (*speaking part)

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1 ALICE IN WONDERLAND AUDITION INFO AND SCENES The ETC production o Alice in Wonderland is scheduled or two weekends in June: Thursday through Sunday, June 9-12, and Thursday through Saturday, June The play requires a cast o twenty to ity iddle and high school aged young adults and soe adults. Directors or the play are Phil Warner and Mike Clay, with Dan Hoann as artistic director, Jerey Westin lighting designer, Larry Warner publicity director, and Roger Thorp Theater Manager. Auditions or the play are at the ETC Theater downstairs on Thursday February 25 ro 6p to 9p, and Saturday February 27 ro 9p until noon. All iddle school and high school ales and eales, as well as a handul o adults, are welcoe to try out. CAST OF CHARACTERS: (*speaking part) na na Alice* White Rabbit* Queen o Hearts* Dorouse* Caterpillar* Fish Footan* Frog Footan* Duchess* March Hare* Mad Hatter* 2 o Spades Gardener* 5 o Spades Gardener* 7 o Spades Gardener* King o Hearts* Knave o Hearts* Gryphon* Mock Turtle* Red Queen* Tweedledee* Tweedledu* White Queen* Hupty Dupty* 2 Heralds/Pages Executioner 2 Huntsen 2 Playing Card Soldiers Cook Baby Cheshire Cat (puppet)

2 Below are two audition scenes. Please copy the and bring the to auditions. You will be asked to read ultiple parts. I you can t copy the, we will have copies at auditions. I you have any probles, call and leave a essage or the directors. Thank you! AUDITION 1: THE ROYAL CROQUET GROUND Characters: 2 o Spades, 5 o Spades, 7 o Spades, Alice, Queen o Hearts, King o Hearts, Knave o Hearts, White Rabbit, Duchess. (THREE PLAYING-CARD GARDENERS ARE PAINTING THE BLOSSOMS RED IN THE GARDEN) 2 OF SPADES: LOOK OUT NOW, FIVE. DON T GO SPLASHING PAINT OVER ME LIKE THAT. 5 OF SPADES: I COULDN T HELP IT. SEVEN JOGGED MY ELBOW. 7 OF SPADES: THAT S RIGHT, FIVE. ALWAYS LAY THE BLAME ON OTHERS. 5 OF SPADES: YOU D BETTER NOT TALK. I HEARD THE QUEEN SAY YOU SHOULD BE BEHEADED. 2 OF SPADES: WHAT FOR? 7 OF SPADES: THAT S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. 5 OF SPADES: YES, IT IS HIS BUSINESS, AND I LL TELL HIM. IT WAS FOR BRINGING THE COOK TULIP BULBS INSTEAD OF ONIONS. 7 OF SPADES: WELL, OF ALL THE UNJUST THINGS! (HE CATCHES SIGHT OF ALICE. THEY TURN TOWARD HER AND BOW) 2 OF SPADES: WHO IS SHE? (MAKING A CURTSY) WOULD YOU TELL ME, PLEASE, WHY YOU RE PAINTING THOSE ROSES? 2 OF SPADES: WHY, THE FACT IS, YOU SEE, MISS, THIS HERE OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN A RED ROSE TREE AND WE PLANTED A WHITE ONE BY MISTAKE, AND IF THE QUEEN WAS TO FIND IT OUT, WE D ALL HAVE OUR HEADS CUT OFF, YOU KNOW. (A BLARE OF TRUMPETS IS HEARD OFFSTAGE) 5 OF SPADES: THE QUEEN! THE QUEEN! (THE THREE GARDENERS FALL FLAT ON THEIR FACES IN PANIC. ANOTHER TRUMPET IS HEARD) VOICES: MAKE WAY FOR HER ROYAL MAJESTY! GANGWAY FOR THE QUEEN OF HEARTS! (ENTER QUEEN OF HEARTS, KING OF HEARTS, KNAVE OF HEARTS, TWO SOLDIERS WITH SPEARS, AN EXECUTIONER WITH AXE) QUEEN-HEARTS: WHO IS THIS? WHAT IS YOUR NAME, CHILD? MY NAME IS ALICE. YOUR MAJESTY, WE MET THIS MORNING.

3 QUEEN-HEARTS: ALICE, TO BE SURE. (POINTING TO GARDENERS) AND WHO ARE THESE? HOW SHOULD I KNOW, YOUR MAJESTY? THIS IS YOUR CROQUET GARDEN. QUEEN-HEARTS: (GLARING FURIOUSLY) OFF WITH HER HEAD! OFF WITH HER HEAD, I SAY! (INTEREVENING) CONSIDER, MY DEAR. SHE IS ONLY A CHILD. QUEEN-HEARTS: I FORGIVE HER ON THE GROUNDS OF YOUTH. (TO KNAVE) TURN THEM OVER! KNAVE: YES, AUNTIE I MEAN, YES, YOUR ROYAL MAJESTY! (TURNS CARDS OVER WITH HIS FOOT) QUEEN-HEARTS: GET THEM ON THEIR FEET. THE MISERABLE WRETCHES! (THEY CONTINUOUSLY BOW TO HER) STOP THAT RIDICULOUS BOWING. YOU MAKE ME GIDDY. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING HERE? 2 OF SPADES: MY IT PLEASE YOUR MAJESTY, WE WERE TRYING QUEEN-HEARTS: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! 5 OF SPADES: SPARE US, MAJESTY! HAVE MERCY! QUEEN-HEARTS: TAKE THEM AWAY! (QUEEN TURNS TO ALICE AS CARDS ARE LED AWAY BY SOLDIERS FOLLOWED BY EXECUTIONER) QUEEN-HEARTS: DO YOU PLAY CROQUET, MY DEAR? (TREMBLING) YES, YOUR MAJESTY. QUEEN-HEARTS: COME ALONG THEN. (WHITE RABBIT ENTERS AND HANDS QUEEN AND ALICE FLAMINGOS, WHICH THE QUEEN HOLDS UPSIDE DOWN AS A CROQUET MALLET) QUEEN-HEARTS: AT MY COURT, WE USE FLAMINGOS FOR MALLETS. SO AMUSING, DON T YOU AGREE? (SHE EXITS WITH HER COURT) (TO RABBIT) IS SHE REALLY GOING TO CHOP OFF THEIR HEADS? RABBIT: WELL, YES. (PAUSE) FINE DAY, ISN T IT. PERHAPS, BUT WHERE S THE DUCHESS? RABBIT: (WHISPER) SHHHH. SHE S GOING TO BE EXECUTED. GOOD GRACIOUS! WHAT FOR? RABBIT: SHE PUNCHED THE QUEEN OF HEARTS IN THE NOSE. (ALICE LAUGHS OUT LOUD) QUIET, THE QUEEN WILL HEAR YOU! YOU SEE, THE DUCHESS WAS LATE TO THE PARTY, AND THE QUEEN WAS FURIOUS. QUEEN-HEARTS: (OFFSTAGE) OFF WITH HER HEAD! (SCREAMS) THAT S TERRIBLE! QUEEN-HEARTS: OFF WITH HIS HEAD! (SCREAMS) RABBIT, TELL ME SOMETHING, PLEASE QUEEN-HEARTS: OFF WITH EVERYONE S HEAD! (SCREAMS)

4 I MUST GO HOME. TELL ME HOW. RABBIT: WHAT A TEMPER. HOME? HOME? JUST ASK THE QUEEN. SHE LL KNOW. I DON T DARE! (ENTER DUCHESS) YOUR MAJESTY! RABBIT: ASK THE DUCHESS. I THINK SHE KNOWS. BUT I DON T THINK SHE LL TELL YOU. SHE S TOO UPSET ABOUT LOSING HER HEAD. QUEEN-HEARTS: (STILL OFFSTAGE) WHERE IS THE RABBIT? RABBIT, I WANT YOU! RABBIT: (CALLING OFF) COMING! COMING! (EXITS) (EXUDING SOCIAL CHARM) YOU CAN T THINK HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE YOU AGAIN, YOU DEAR OLD THING. (ALICE DOESN T ANSWER) YOU RE THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING, MY DEAR, AND THAT MAKES YOU FORGET TO TALK. I CAN T TELL YOU JUST WHAT THE MORAL OF THAT IS, BUT I SHALL REMEMBER IT IN A BIT. THE QUEEN WANTS TO CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD. WHAT S THE MORAL OF THAT? TUT, TUT, CHILD! EVERYTHING S GOT A MORAL IF YOUI CAN FIND IT. HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON? HOW DO YOU LIKE THE QUEEN? NOT AT ALL. SHE S SO FOND OF BEHEADING PEOPLE, THE WONDER IS, THAT THERE S ANY ONE LEFT ALIVE! YOU DIDN T ENJOY THE CROQUET? NOT THE WAY THEY PLAY IT HERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ME, MY DEAR? WELL, WHEN I M A DUCHESS, I WON T HAVE ANY PEPPER IN MY KITCHEN AT ALL. MAYE IT S PEPPER THAT MAKES PEOPLE HOT-TEMPERED AND VINEGAR THAT MAKES THEM SOUR AND SUGAR COOKIES THAT MAKES CHILDREN SWEET-TEMPERED. (THE DUCHESS RESTS HER CHIN ON ALICE S SHOULDER AND SUDDENLY WEEPS) OH, I M FRIGHTENED! I VE NEVER LOST MY HEAD BEFORE. (SHE SNIFFLES) AND THE MORAL OF THIS IS LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND. (COMFORTING HER) THERE, THERE, HOW FOND YOU ARE OF FINDING MORALS IN THINGS. YOU RE WONDERING WHY I DON T PUT MY ARM ROUND YOUR WAIST. THE REASON IS I M DOUBTFUL ABOUT THE TEMPER OF YOUR FLAMINGO.SHALL I TRY THE EXPERIMENT? HE MIGHT BITE.

5 VERY TRUE. FLAMINGOES AND MUSTARD BOTH BITE. AND THE MORAL OF THAT IS BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER. ONLY MUSTARD ISN T A BIRD. (CHEERING UP) RIGHT, AS USUAL. WHAT A CLEAR WAY YOU HAVE OF PUTTING THINGS. MUSTARD IS A MINERAL, I THINK. OF COURSE, IT IS. (ALMOST BRAGGING) THERE S A LARGE MUSTARD MINE NEAR HERE. AND THE MORAL OF THAT IS THE MORE THERE IS OF MINE, THE LESS THERE IS OF YOURS. I D UNDERSTAND THAT BETTER IF I HAD IT WRITTEN DOWN. (PLEASED WTH HERSELF) THAT S NOTHING TO WHAT I COULD SAY! (THE QUEEN ENTERS) (SHE BREAKS OFF MID-SENTENCE, WEAKLY) A FINE DAY, YOUR MAJESTY. (BOWS) QUEEN-HEARTS: (SHOUTING AND STAMPING HER FEET) I GIVE YOU FAIR WARNING: YOU MUST GET READY FOR YOUR EXECUTION, OR I LL CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD! (DUCHESS LEAVES WEEPING) QUEEN-HEARTS: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOCK TURTLE YET? I DON T EVEN KNOW WHAT A MOCK TURTLE IS. QUEEN-HEARTS: IT S THE THING MOCK TURTLE SOUP IS MADE FROM. GO ALONG, AND HE LL TELL YOU HIS STORY. AUDITION 2: WHO STOLE THE TARTS Characters: Alice, Queen o Hearts, White Rabbit, King o Hearts, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Knave o Hearts. THE TRAIL OF ALICE AND THE KNAVE OF HEARTS FOR STEALING TARTS. I WISH THEY D GET THIS ABSURD TRIAL OVER WITH AND PASS ROUND THE TARTS. THEY LOOK DELICIOUS. ALL SHUSH! SILENCE IN COURT! ALICE I WISH TO STATE THAT I AM TOTALLY INNOCENT OF THE CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST ME. QUEEN-HEARTS: OFF WITH HER HEAD, I SAY! RABBIT: SILENCE IN COURT! HERALD, READ THE ACCUSATION. RABBIT: (UNROLLING SCROLL) THE QUEEN OF HEARTS SHE MADE SOME TARTS ALL ON A SUMMER DAY,

6 RABBIT: RABBIT: THE KNAVE OF HEARTS HE STOLE THOSE TARTS AND TOOK THEM QUITE AWAY! I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. CONSIDER YOUR VERDICT. NOT YET, NOT YET. THERE S A GREAT DEAL TO COME BEFORE THAT. THEN CALL THE FIRST WITNESS. FIRST WITNESS! MAD HATTER! MAD HATTER! (MAD HATTER ENTERS WITH TEACUP AND BREAD) QUEEN-HEARTS: HURRY UP! WE HAVEN T GOT ALL DAY! I BEG YOUR PARDON, YOUR MAJESTY! QUEEN-HEARTS: IT ISN T RESPECTABLE TO BEG. I MEAN, I M SORRY FOR BRINGING THESE IN. BUT I HADN T QUITE FINISHED MY TEA. QUEEN-HEARTS: WHEN DID YOU BEGIN? FOURTEENTH OF MARCH, I THINK IT WAS. MARCH HARE: IT WAS THE FIFTEENTH. QUEEN- HEARTS: JURY, WRITE THAT DOWN. (JURY MUTTERS) RABBIT: SILENCE IN COURT! QUEEN-HEARTS: WITNESS, TAKE OFF YOUR HAT! IT ISN T MINE. (QUAVERING VOICE) I M A POOR MAN, YOUR MAJESTY, AND I HADN T BUT JUST BEGUN MY TEA, AND WHAT WITH THE BREAD AND BUTTER GETTING SO EXPENSIVE AND THE TWINKLING OF THE TEA-TRAY THE TWINKLING OF WHAT? IT BEGAN WITH THE TEA. OF COURSE, TWINKLING BEGINS WITH A T. DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A DUNCE? IT THAT S ALL YOU KNOW, YOU MAY STAND DOWN. I CAN T GO ANY LOWER. I M ON THE FLOOR AS IT IS. THEN YOU MAY SIT DOWN. I D RATHER GO HOME AND FINISH MY TEA. YOU MAY GO! (SHAKING FINGER AT ALICE) BUT MARK MY WORDS, SHE S A VERY PECULIAR GIRL. JUT THE KIND TO GO STEALING OTHER PEOPLE S TARTS. QUEEN-HEARTS: (HISSING) SUSPICIOUS! VERY SUSPICIOUS! SHE SAID AT HOME SHE OFTEN HELPED HERSELF TO TARTS WITHOUT PERMISSION. I THINK THE GIRL SHOULD BE BEHEADED ON PRINCIPLE. RABBIT: (TO JURY) CONSIDER YOUR VERDICT. THERE S MORE EVIDENCE TO COME, YOUR MAJESTY. I VE JUST BEEN HANDED THIS PAPER. IT S A SET OF VERSES. QUEEN-HEARTS: SUSPICIOUS! ARE THEY IN HANDWRITING OF EITHER PRISONER?

7 KNAVE: NOT IN MINE! NOT IN MINE! RABBIT: SHALL I READ IT ANYWAY, YOUR MAJESTY? (GRAVELY) BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING AND GO ON TILL YOU COME TO THE END, THEN STOP! RABBIT: (READS) THEY TOLD ME YOU HAD BEEN TO HER AND MENTIONED ME TO HIM, SHE GAVE ME A GOOD CHARACER BUT SAID I COULD NOT SWIM. THAT S THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EVIDENCE WE VE HEARD! NOW LET THE JURY PROCEED. IF ANY OF THE JURY CAN EXPLAIN IT, I LL GIVE HIM SIXPENCE. I DON T BELIEVE THERE S AN ATOMOF MEANING IN IT! JURY: (SOFTLY WHILE WRITING NOTES) SHE DOESN T BE LIEVE THERE S AN A TOM OF MEAN INIG IN IT (EXAMINING THE PAPER) I DO SEEM TO SEE SOME MEANING. I SAID I COULD NOT SWIM. YOU CAN S SWIM, CAN YOU? KNAVE: (FORLORNLY) DO I LOOK LIKE I COULD? (TO JURY) YOU HEARD HIM CONFESS! CONSIDER YOUR VERDICT. QUEEN-HEARTS: NO, NO. SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT LATER. THAT S ILLEGAL! QUEEN-HEARTS: HOLD YOUR TONGUE. (EVERYONE HOLDS THEIR TONGUES) ALICE, I SAID HOLD YOUR TONGUE. I WON T. QUEEN-HEARTS: I SAID HOLD YOUR TONGUE. NOW! I WON T DO IT. QUEEN-HEARTS: OFF WITH HER HEAD! ALL: OFF WITH HER HEAD! RABBIT, HELP ME! DUCHESS, HELP! RABBIT: SHE LOST HER HEAD. STOP! YOU CAN T DO THIS TO ME. I M NOT AFRAID. DO YOU HEAR? YOU RE NOT REAL! YOU RE JUST A PACK OF CARDS! (WAVERING) OH NO, PLEASE--.