ABOUT THE SHOW
From the Tony and Grammy award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s madcap Adventures in Wonderland.
In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland.
As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This world premiere musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.
PNW Premiere
Music Directed by Henry McNulty and Tonya Ballman
Directed by Sarah Dahmen and Jake Schaefer
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Margot and Robert Ogden Main Stage
July 14 – 23, 2023
(Wednesday – Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 2:00 PM)
*Saturday, July 22 performance at 2:00 PM
AUDITIONS
Sunday, May 28 — 6:30 PM
Tuesday, May 30 — 6:30 PM
CALLBACKS
Tuesday, May 30 — 8:00 PM
AUDITION LOCATION
Spokane Civic Theatre, Main Stage
1020 N. Howard St.
Spokane, WA 99201
NOTES
- Seeking all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds for roles
- Age range and gender of characters is to appear on stage as
- Please prepare a 1 minute or less cut from a pop/rock song or musical of similar style. Please bring prepared sheet music or an instrumental track on a device with a 3.5mm audio jack/aux
- Please be prepared to fill out a conflict calendar at the initial audition
ROLES
ALICE SPENCER / ALICE
- Female
- To play late teens to early 20s; full of questions and wonder; very driven for what she wants; very in love with Alfred and will do anything for him; entering a confusing time of transition in her body; living in a distressed situation, in a tube station; displaced from her family; wonderful imagination that allows her to escape her present situation; contemporary pop/rock singing voice
ALFRED HALLAM / WHITE RABBIT / MARCH HARE
- Male
- To play late teens to early 20s; attractive; obsessive-compulsive; manic; running from something he doesn’t understand; also plays the role of “Alfred Hallam,” Alice‘s ailing friend and the boy Alice loves who had lived on the streets and contracted tuberculosis; a great contemporary pop/rock singing voice
RED CROSS NURSE / QUEEN OF HEARTS
- Female
- To play 30s-40s; tough; funny; dominating; gets what she wants; also plays “Red Cross Nurse”; big singing voice
HAROLD PUDDING / MAD HATTER / KNAVE OF SPADES / MOCK MOCK TURTLE
- Male
- To play late teens to early 20s; preening; demanding; full of riddles; also plays “Harold Pudding,” a soldier who has lost his wits in the war who is manic, funny, charming and nuts; also plays “Caterpillar,” cool, seducing, sexy, with real comic chops; a great contemporary pop/rock singing voice
TABITHA / CHESHIRE CAT
- Female
- To play late teens to early 20s; smart; streetwise; has gravity; also plays “Tabatha”; contemporary pop/rock singing voice
DODGY / DUCHESS / MOCK MOCK MOCK MOCK TURTLE
- To play late teens to early 20s; a drag role; very funny; also plays “Dodgy”; contemporary pop/rock singing voice
CLARISSA / QUEEN OF DIAMONDS / MOCK MOCK MOCK TURTLE
- Female
- To play late teens to early 20s; a younger Maggie Smith feel; also plays “Mamie Van Eisen,” a put-upon, wealthy, privileged, posh woman who feels too good for the people around her, but underneath, there’s pain; needs dry wit; contemporary pop/rock singing voice
NIGEL / DORMOUSE / KNAVE OF CLUBS
- Male
- To play late teens to early 20s; a younger Jack Benny feel; effete; nervous; dry; acerbic; bitchy; snobby; non-engaged; puts everyone in their place; also plays “Nigel” and “Mouse”; contemporary pop/rock singing voice
ANGUS / CATERPILLAR / KNAVE OF HEARTS
- Male
- To play late teens to early 20s; stimulating; funny; also plays “Angus”; great contemporary pop/rock singing voice
DR. BUTRIDGE / KING OF HEARTS / JABBERWOCKY / MOCK TURTLE
- Male
- To play 50s -70s; falling apart; anxious to a comic extent, a la Larry David; nervous; threatening; also plays “Dr. Butridge,” “King Of Hearts,” and “Mock Mock Turtle”; character singing voice
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