The Senior Theatre Club at Weyburn Comprehensive School will take audiences down the rabbit hole of a modern twist on Lewis Caroll's tales of Alice in Wonderland with performances next week.
Teacher Kyla Moffatt said the character of Alice in 'Alice @ Wonderland' is, of course, obsessed with her cell phone.
"I think a lot of people could probably relate. So hopefully people will get some laughs. You're going to see some of the most famous characters from Alice in Wonderland, but with a modern twist., she shared. "It will entertain the whole family. It's not a long show. It's about an hour and 20, an hour and a half, with an intermission, so hopefully the whole family can come out and enjoy and have a good time."
Shows will run Wednesday, April 9th, Thursday, April 10th, and Friday, April 11th at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for those shows are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and free admission for children accompanied by an adult. There will also be a dessert theatre on Sunday, April 13th at 2 p.m., with dessert served at intermission. Admission is $15 for anyone who wants to attend the dessert theatre.
"Tickets can be purchased in advance at the WCS Office or from any cast or crew member, as well as the day of the event. If you want to come and have that great dessert, we are limited to a certain amount of tickets that day. Those tickets will go quickly, so if you're interested in the Sunday matinee with the dessert, I would get your tickets in advance."
Auditions were held in January with casting done before final exams, with rehearsals beginning in February.
"We have 23 in the cast, and there's about five crew members, and then there's four directors," said Moffatt. "Carlee [Wade] has been amazing about creating costumes and the kids have designed their own costumes and brought their own pieces and brought their characters to life through costuming. I'm excited for everybody to see what they've put together."
Moffatt said the Theatre Club was formed for those students who don't necessarily want to take part in musicals.
"Growing up, I went to Weyburn Comprehensive School, and we always had a really strong drama program each semester. It was one of my favorite memories of high school," she explained. "We brought a theatre production back last year in the fall, we did 'Usher: A Totally Teen Comedy', and the kids absolutely loved it."
"Musicals are great. They're my favorite things. But they're not always the best for everyone and some people don't like to sing so the theatre club gives kids the best of both worlds, where they can act without having to necessarily sing or dance if that's not their thing. I like both, but this is a really great production for the seniors to put on in the spring."