Alice: not your child’s wonderland
Adapted from Lewis Carroll by
Dane Eissler & Jenna Kuerzi
September 2021
The Open Air Tent at the Glen Foerd Estate
The party of a lifetime… but not for Alice.
Audiences were invited to the party of a lifetime. As festivities devolved into debaucherous bacchanalia, Alice and her older sister hide from the adults, comforted by a familiar bedtime story. The two worlds fuse into a topsy-turvy Wonderland as they seek out safety in a world without boundaries. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served at the lavish Glen Foerd Estate on the Delaware as audiences took in this bold re-envisioning of Lewis Carroll’s classic children’s story - not for children. This show also served as EgoPo’s Season Launch Gala!
Show sponsored by Ed & Susan Hoffman
Creative Team
Dane Eissler … Director/Scenic Design/Production Manager
Scott McMaster … Costume Designer
Cory Williams via Earl Girls, Inc. … Lighting Design
Chris Sannino … Sound Design & Composer
Soundtracks Productions Services … Sound Technician
Amanda Hatch via Avista Custom Theatricals … Props Design
Molly Jo … Stage Manager
Kylie Westerbeck … Production Photos
Cast
Jenna Kuerzi … Alice
Minou Pourshariati … Ada, the Sister (Caterpillar, et al)
Maryruth “Mr” Stine … Patricia, the Mother (Queen of Hearts, et al)
Davey Strattan White … William, the Father (King of Hearts, et al)
Abdul Sesay … Martin, a Guest (Hatter, et al)
Caitlin Alvarez … Mabel, a Guest (Hare, et al)
Kyleen Shaw … Mary Ann, a Guest (White Rabbit, et al)
Lauren Ackermann … Understudy
About Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer, and reluctant Anglican deacon.
His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871), some of the most important examples of Victorian literature.
He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. His poems Jabberwocky (1871) and The Hunting of the Snark (1876) are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. Some of Alice's nonsensical wonderland logic reflects his published work on mathematical logic.