Auditions Announced for DOROTHY MEET ALICE OR THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND at Sunset Players

Sunset Players is holding auditions for DOROTHY MEET ALICE OR THE WIZARD OF WONDERLAND by Joseph Robinette on Sunday, September 20 at 3 pm and Monday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Arts Center at Dunham. The Arts Center at Dunham is located at 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238.

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing, Inc., the annual holiday children’s show is delightful meeting of two of literature’s most famous young ladies after a young man puts off a book report till the last minute, then suddenly finds himself in a strange place somewhere between Oz and Wonderland. It then becomes his responsibility to unscramble the stories and steer the familiar characters—the Cowardly Lion, the Mad Hatter, the Scarecrow and the White Rabbit, among others—to their ultimate destinations while avoiding the Wicked Witch and the Red Queen.

Auditions will be a cold read from the script. Roles are for 11 characters:

• Young boy: About 12-14 yr. old, procrastinator and adventuresome.
• Alice: from Alice in Wonderland, just a little dopey.
• Dorothy: from the Wizard of Oz. mostly just lost.
• Tin Man: from Wizard of Oz, looking for a heart.
• The Scarecrow: from Wizard of Oz, wishing for a brain.
• The Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz, cowardly.
• The Mad Hatter: from Wonderland, zany and crazy.
• The Doormouse from Wonderland. Not at all timid.
• The March Hare: from Wonderland, in a rush.
• The Queen of Hearts: from Wonderland, mean and nasty but misunderstood.
• The Wicked Witch: from Wizard of Oz, mean and nasty but misunderstood.

All skills levels and ages are welcome for this workshop production in which you can learn about live theater and hone your acting or tech skills.

Performance dates will be Dec. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. Friday shows are at 7:00 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday performances at 2:00 p.m.

If you can’t make either audition or you have questions, contact Dave Myers at (513) 451-2519 or email myersdam@fuse.net.

Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. For more information, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.