Posted on Jul 2, 2022
A new Kansas City musical follows a teen video game inventor down a digital rabbit hole
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The Coterie Theatre re-imagines Lewis Carroll’s classic story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” as a hip-hop and pop-inspired video game.
Brianna Woods had acted in shows around Kansas City and directed a radio series for Kansas City Actors Theatre, but she was nervous about her first time directing a live show.
“I was freaking out about it a lot of the time before we started,” Woods said. “And then I sat down and I was like, ‘Oh, it's just like me seeing all the other things that everybody would do around me.’”
The musical she's directing, “Alice’s Wonderland,” is based on the Lewis Carroll classic, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
"So I just got to be like, OK, if I was the rabbit, I would wanna do this. And if I was Alice, I would wanna do this," she said. "So I kind of put a lot of my own instincts around that.”
Brianna Woods had acted in shows around Kansas City and directed a radio series for Kansas City Actors Theatre, but she was nervous about her first time directing a live show.
“I was freaking out about it a lot of the time before we started,” Woods said. “And then I sat down and I was like, ‘Oh, it's just like me seeing all the other things that everybody would do around me.’”
The musical she's directing, “Alice’s Wonderland,” is based on the Lewis Carroll classic, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
"So I just got to be like, OK, if I was the rabbit, I would wanna do this. And if I was Alice, I would wanna do this," she said. "So I kind of put a lot of my own instincts around that.”
A new Kansas City musical follows a teen video game inventor down a digital rabbit hole
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..."The projections, set design and lighting, Woods said, will transport viewers into the world of Alice’s video game — with, said Woods, a little "suspension of disbelief."
“So we have a lot of tricks and we have a lot of gags,” she said, “but we also have some, like, very old school tactics that I think make make-believe magical and wonderful and really come to life.”
After a pandemic pause, the Coterie is once again allowing young audiences to sit cross-legged on the floor next to the stage and close to the actors.
Woods said they'll invite kids to interact with the show — as Wonderlanders.
"I just want these young audiences to be as free as possible," she said, "especially, you know, if it's their first time (at a play) or if it's their first time at the Coterie."
Woods added, "It's a real sensory treat for everybody."...
..."The projections, set design and lighting, Woods said, will transport viewers into the world of Alice’s video game — with, said Woods, a little "suspension of disbelief."
“So we have a lot of tricks and we have a lot of gags,” she said, “but we also have some, like, very old school tactics that I think make make-believe magical and wonderful and really come to life.”
After a pandemic pause, the Coterie is once again allowing young audiences to sit cross-legged on the floor next to the stage and close to the actors.
Woods said they'll invite kids to interact with the show — as Wonderlanders.
"I just want these young audiences to be as free as possible," she said, "especially, you know, if it's their first time (at a play) or if it's their first time at the Coterie."
Woods added, "It's a real sensory treat for everybody."...
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