New Take on an Old Classic (Leader Post)

Joe Couture, Leader-Post

Published: Thursday, October 28, 2010

ALICE IN WONDERLANDDo It With Class Young People's TheatreRegina youth theatrical production company Do It With Class is presenting its own spin on Alice in Wonderland in a show running at the Conexus Arts Centre on Friday and Saturday."Now this is a musical version of the Alice in Wonderland story," said Andorlie Hillstrom, DIWC artistic director. "It's also a version that is unique because, though it's based on Lewis Carroll's original story, the ideas for some of what's in the story are (DIWC music director) Rob Ursan's, because Rob wrote this originally for Do It With Class about 10 years ago. He's remapped it, written some new songs for it -- hence we have a new Alice in Wonderland that we're doing."Ursan created a narrator character for the play that Hillstrom said bears a great resemblance to the music director himself.To read the rest of the article click here.