curiouser & curiouser was written and adapted using text from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Dodgson’s diary entries and Alice Liddell’s memoirs. The piece surrounds Lewis Carroll, Dodgson’s alter ego, who investigates what could have possibly gone so wrong between Alice and Dodgson to destroy the very friendship that created him. The Alice puppet plays chess with tables in outrageous hats, is scolded by white rabbits made from handkerchiefs and takes boat rides with playing cards. Alice Liddell is represented by a sweet and disjointed doll-style puppet made from doll parts. All other characters come to life through toys, objects and furniture, and the occasional piece of cheese. Drama of Works uses puppetry, original music and songs, object theatre and physical theatre to create the landscape of curiouser & curiouser.   
[top - Charles Dodgson (John Ardolino) watches as Alice (Molly Kohl with Eve Tuck) plays; bottom left - Alice (Molly Kohl); bottom right - a scene from the Eugene O'Neil Puppetry Conference, performed by Flock Theater] |
Gretchen Van Lente with text from Lewis Carroll, Charles Dodgson and Alice Pleasance Liddell Hargreaves directed & designed by Gretchen Van Lente
costume design by assistant direction A special thank you |
