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Updated: 10/02/2012 08:00:10AM

Children perform wonderland adventure

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HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The White Rabbit, played by Dawson Stiekes, and Alice, played by Aiden Drudi, check out the tiny door leading into Wonderland.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The tiny Dormouse, also known as Ava Ainsworth, dressed in pink, stole the show each time she showed up on stage.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Animal characters in the children’s ballet “Alice, Chasing Rabbits & Other Adventures,” took the stage for a photo.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Power Dodo, played by Robert Manta, is one of the characters in “Alice, Chasing Rabbits & Other Adventures.”

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Striking the “Charley’s Angel” pose, the ballet dancers and Dutchess are Alyssa Burckley, Holli LeBeau and Alexandra Revelas.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The March Heiress, played by Nicole Bratcher, and the Mad Hatter, played by Casey Keller, lead the characters in a jazz number.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Always in control, The Queen of Hearts, played by Jennifer Lena, gives her hand to the King of Hearts, also known as Davis Stiekes, to be led into the croquet arena.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The Dove, played by Yasemeen Tugmen, is not happy when the over-sized Alice invades her nest built, high up in a tree.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The cast of “Alice, Chasing Rabbits & Other Adventures” pose for a group photo on stage.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The Mad Hatter, played by Casey Keller, out did himself with his singing and dancing.

By BETSY WILLIAMS

Photojournalist

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“Alice, Chasing Rabbits & Other Adventures,” a children’s ballet with a cast of local children, ages 6 through 14, was presented recently on stage at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County by the Theatre Kids program from Florida Gulf Coast University, Herald Court Centre.

Based on Lewis Carroll’s classic work “Alice in Wonderland,” this version was written by Laurie Coventry-Payne and directed by Douglas Coventry, who also narrated the play.

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