BHS musical this weekend: "Alice in Wonderland"
The Bluffton High School Music Department presents "Alice in Wonderland," this weekend in the middle school cafetorium. The performance is the Prince Street Players version.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14.
Tickets are now on sale at Bluffton Middle School during office hours. Tickets are:
• Reserved seating tickets $10
• Adult General Admission tickets $5
• Student General Admission tickets $3
CAST
Alice - Rachel Yoder
Rabbit, Butterfly - Emma Burkholder
King of Hearts - Cody Williams-Basinger
Queen of Hearts - Dora Lauren Yost
Mad Hatter, Tweedledee - Darnell Boddie
Dormouse - Clay Wilson
March Hare - Joey Betka
Cheshire Cat - Eli Runk
French Mouse, Pan - Amy Warren
Duchess - Erica Sheehan
Dodo Bird - Courtney Barnett
Duck - Jill Steinmetz
Lory, Table - Kyla Dawson
Mock Turtle, Tweedledum - Andrew Hoff
Caterpillar - Landon Cluts
Gryphon - Joseph Schumacher
Flora, Door #2, Cook - Emily Sycks
Door #1 (Friday/Saturday) - Celeste Stauber
Door #1 (Sunday) - Samantha Rhonemus
Door #3 - Emily Swisher
Kettle, Oyster - Rachel Woodruff
Baby, Oyster - Cassidy Bush
Moon - Lily Schumacher
Sun - Adel Sommer
Walrus - Delaney Reineke
Carpenter - Ryan Sprague
Oyster - Andrew Lee
Oyster, Card #3 - McKenna Reneker
Knave of Hearts - Jack Neff
Lady in Waiting - Emily Schwager
Card #1 - Jessica Brockert
Card #2 - Nigel Derstine
Chorus:
Sara Chappell-Dick
Liz Leis
Joel Ritter
Morgan Schroeder
Abbey Heslep
Piano - Julian Harnish
Percussion - Audrey Marshall
Production Crew
Music Director - Kara Zink
Stage Director - Kevin Gratz
Assistant Director - Everett Collier
Technical Director - Jason Yost
Drama Mama - Mary Gratz
Rehearsal Accompanist - Julian Harnish
Costumes - Mary Gratz, Jeanette Reineke
Student Director - Samantha Rhonemus
House Manager - Jennifer Yost
Set Crew BHS Art Classes - Josh Bracy
Hair/Make-up - Katie Breidenbach, Jeanette Reineke
Lights and Sound - Dylan Whitlow, Jason Yost, Kara Zink
Ticket Sales - Karen Phillips
Programs - Jodi Diller
Cast Photographer - Mark Yoder
Synopsis
Lewis Carroll's unflappable young heroine takes a tumble down an enchanted rabbit hole to an off-kilter world of mock turtles, dancing flora, punctual rabbits and mad tea parties, where playing cards hold court and nothing is as it seems.
ACT I
Scene 1 English Countryside-Circa 1862
Scene 2 Down the Rabbit Hole
Scene 3 A Hallway
Scene 4 The Pool of Tears
Scene 5 The Shore
Scene 6 The Shore, continued
Scene 7 The Courtyard of the Duchess
Scene 8 The Palace Music Hall
Scene 9 Wonderland
ACT II
Scene 1 Wonderland, continued
Scene 2 The Mad Tea Party
Scene 3 The Palace Gardens
Scene 4 Journey to the Seashore
Scene 5 The Seashore
Scene 6 Throne Room
Scene 7 English Countryside
Musical details
(Prince Street Players' Version)
Book by Jim Eiler
Music by Jim Eiler and Jeanne Bargy
Lyrics by Jim Eiler
Adaptation by Jim Eiler
Adapted from the book by Lewis Carroll
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