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THE WONDER IN ALICE
* A World Premiere *
An Adapta琀椀on of Lewis Carroll’s Works by Kate Brennan
Concept by Gregory DeCandia
8 PERFORMANCES:
September 26, 27 & October 3 & 4 at 7:00 pm
September 27, 28 & October 4 & 5 at 3:00 pm
PRODUCTION STAFF & CREW
DIRECTORS’ NOTES
The Who and Where and What and How
Director’s Note by Gregory DeCandia
Welcome, Wonders!
This world premiere adapta}on is an homage to two tales. One is a classic, known
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR: Gregory DeCandia
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Eric Miller
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: Jay Schmuck
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Lily Ganong
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGERS: Katelyn Moyer & Anna Fraser
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER: Adi Sweitzer & Lukas Cooper
SET DESIGNER: Crystal Ganong
COSTUME DESIGNER: Kristen Fraser
SOUND DESIGNER: Trim Walker
PROJECTION DESIGNER: DeMond B. Nason
PROPERTIES: Iris Lewin
LIGHT BOARD OP: Nevaeh Pineda
SOUND/PROJECTION BOARD OP: Sawyer Hill
CREW: Kevin Keith Allen, Dee Dee Allen, Naomi Cooke, Alison Conrad,
Bennet Crone, Millie Crone, Rebecca Eastman, Amy Eyler, Casper
Ganong, Amy Kyles, Corrine Line, Joanna Miller, Natalie Montejo,
Devin Moyer, Dawn Oswald, Nevaeh Pineda, Audrey Yabut
INSTALLATION DESIGNERS
RABBIT HOLE: Annelise Vuono & the Dreams in a Jar Mural Arts Camp
CHESHIRE CAT: The Nevin Family: Gretchen, Roo, Jack, Phillip & Riley
Sue
CATERPILLAR: Sarah Noble & the students of Logos Academy
MAD HATTER’S HALL: Gregory & Ignacio DeCandia
QUEEN’S COURT: DeMond B. Nason & the Building Wonderland Camp
INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE
Emma, Tommy, and Amanda Brimfeild
Katherine and Rachel Gruver
Rodd Robertson
Charlee, Avalynn, and Doni Lee Spiegel
Sponsored in part by:
around the globe and reimagined for more than 160 years. The other is a 27-year local
story—DreamWrights itself—now wri}ng a bold new chapter.
Local playwright Kate Brennan has immersed herself in the wit and whimsy of Lewis
Carroll, capturing the heartbeat of his love for language, imagina}on, and the curiosity of the human spirit.
More than 100 individuals from our greater York community came together to construct 昀椀ve fantas}cal Wonderlands—spaces designed for adults to rediscover their
inner child and for children to feel perfectly at home. Professional ar}sts, dedicated
volunteers, students from Logos Academy, DreamWrights’ summer campers, members of our board (and my own family) all fell down the rabbit hole to contribute their
unique interpreta}ons. This collec}ve vision has grown over two years of development and blossomed in these last eight weeks of rehearsal.
Whether you are wandering the halls of DreamWrights for the very 昀椀rst }me or have
shared the last 27 years with us, we hope you see both our organiza}on and our community in a new light. May that light shine brightly as a beacon for all who seek a safe
space to be their authen}c selves while ar}s}cally sharing stories. This spirit is perhaps best captured by ADDI’s sneaky sonnet, which has found its way to all of us:
Oh, to be the person you’ve discovered
By journeying the shores inside your soul
Wri}ng, the reward you have uncovered
A message in a bo琀琀le that you hold
The ink is but the shadow that you leave
A mark to show the person you’ve become
By wrestling your demons as you cleave
The parts of who you were the winning sum
It’s who you are, a gi昀琀 upon the page,
The journey is the point of all the stress
To grapple with the ques}ons of an age
to make some sense of all of the duress
Reveal yourself: the gorgeous and grotesque—
Artwork by Wrenee Murphy
It’s why a raven’s like a wri}ng desk.
This process has been unforge琀琀able and I am humbled by the countless contribu}ons
of the cast, crew, community, and my family.
Iggy—this one is for you, palzone!
Be Well. Be Crea}ve. Be Kind.
Gregory
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