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STUDENTS SLIDE DOWN RABBIT HOLE IN CHILDREN'S THEATER |
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April 02, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College actors will lead kids and adults down the rabbit hole in a fun-filled staging of the classic tale, “Alice in Wonderland” in this year’s presentation of Dr. Hilda Adam Kring Children’s Theater April 16-18 in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center on campus.
Performances are at 7 p.m. April 16 and 17, and at 11 a.m. April 18. Admission is free and no tickets are required; guests are encouraged to arrive early to ensure seating. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.
The play, based on Lewis Carroll’s book, begins with Alice, played by sophomore Hannah Later of Valencia, Calif., sitting outside and reading a book. When she falls asleep a White Rabbit, played by senior Brian Jinks of North Huntingdon, Pa., appears and runs down a rabbit hole. Alice follows him into the strange world of Wonderland. There Alice meets the Queen of Hearts, played by freshman Rachel Lopez of Memphis, N.Y., who tells her that the only way to get home is to become a queen herself. The Queen of Hearts is determined to never let this happen. Alice’s journey to become a queen and get home leads her throughout Wonderland, where she meets many strange and funny characters, like a talking caterpillar played by sophomore Brennan Bell of Curwensville, Pa.; the Cheshire cat played by sophomore Kirsten Shrout of Lexington Park, Md.; and the Mad Hatter played by junior Mark Bernardo of Pittsburgh, Pa., among others.
“Alice in Wonderland,” and its 27-member cast, is directed by junior Abigail Van Patter of Matthews, N.C., and senior Luke Whipple of Freedom, Pa. Van Patter and her brother, Michael, wrote the music for the show.
Dr. Hilda Adam Kring Children’s Theater is one of the largest Grove City College productions and is almost entirely student-run, from the directors to the costume and set designers. Each year, it attracts thousands of audience members and provides a unique opportunity for Grove City College students to stretch their theatrical talents. Founded by Kring nearly 40 years ago as an outreach theater program for local public schools, Children’s Theater has since significantly increased its focus to a number of surrounding schools. It was named in her honor in October 2001; Kring died in January 2002. The program is under the advisement of Professor Betsy Craig ’77.
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