Written & Directed by Bob Gribas

Original Music & Choreography by Angela Rinaldi-Gribas

The Story ...

Alice is bored and restless while accompanying her sister in the park. That is, until she comes across a most peculiar and frantic White Rabbit. She follows him down a hole into Wonderland. There, she meets the most peculiar people and creatures. Dancing Flowers, Racing Birds, Giant Bugs, Mystical Mushrooms and Marching Cards. Together with her new friend (A Half Pig / Half Baby) Alice meets a Duchess, attends a Mad Tea Party, watches a battle between a Unicorn and a Lion and, along with a Knight, his Horse, Humpty Dumpty, a Gryphon and a Mock Turtle, enjoy watching a Lobster Quadrille. She is also invited to the royal croquet match. But when the Queen’s Tarts are stolen a trial is held. When Alice has a disagreement with the Queen Of Hearts, Wonderland becomes much less fun. While fleeing the strange characters chasing her, she wakes in the park with her sister. It would seem it was all just a dream.
Or was it?

About Variety Plus...Celebrating 29 years, Variety Plus was founded in1995, by husband, and wife creative team, Bob Gribas and Angela Rinaldi-Gribas. Combining Angela's dance and musical talents with Bob’s creative design skills, they have written, directed and produced several musical adaptations, including: Puss in Boots, Petrocinella, Snow Queen, The Bremen Town Musicians, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, The Odyssey To Excalibur, The Trial Of Goldilocks, Rip Van Winkle, Hercules, Frog Prince, Babes in Toyland, Rumpelstiltskin, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Pied Piper, Peter Pan, Robyn Hood And Her Merry Maidens, Hansel And Gretel, Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Beauty And The Beast, Wizard Of Oz, Aladdin’s Lamp, Snow White, Jack And The Beanstalk, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and Alice In Wonderland. Angela and Bob have over thirty-five years of experience in the theatrical arts and have toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada with the Missoula Children's Theatre, Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre and Small Change Theatre. They have also conducted theatrical workshops, classes and productions at Seattle Children’s Theater, Youth Theatre Northwest, Kidstage Everett, Stone Soup Theater, Spectrum Dance Theater, Bellevue High School, and Chinook Middle School, to name a few. Variety Plus original musicals are also available for rental for school and community productions. Inquire at: [email protected].

Variety Plus Mission Statement ... Variety Plus provides young people and adults an opportunity to perform with a diverse and multi-generational cast, creating a positive theatrical experience and a confidence-building ensemble,
based on mutual respect.