Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party

“Strongly recommended! A splendid children’s theatrical experience!†hails LA PARENT as Alice accepts a party invitation to visit the wonderful Wonderland characters of her youth. Will Alice prevail or are the Cards stacked against her? Will the Queen suffer a heart attack? Will the surprise tea party come off with civili-TEA or hostili-TEA? The internationally acclaimed Family Theatre musical comedy, performed on three continents over the past twenty years, will usher in a twenty-four month theatre festival celebrating Santa Monica Playhouse’s 50th year of continuous theatrical and educational services to the community. Lovely audience participation helps Alice set a topsy-turvy Wonderland aright in this zany musical comedy for kids ages 2 to 102, presented by the renowned Actors’ Repertory Theatre and featuring Actors’ Repertory Theatre performers Celeste Akiki, Tim Chadwick, Rachel Galper, Melissa Gentry, Nima Ghassemian, Cydne Moore and Serena Dolinsky as Alice. The Playhouse’s acclaimed “Alice†has toured world wide, and now she’s back to bring you a pun-derful afternoon of theatre magic. Birthday and Tea Parties (of course), hosted by a favorite fairy tale character, are available. Come in costume and receive a two-for-one coupon for any future Family Theatre performance throughout the two-year 50th anniversary celebration! Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30 & 3:00, January 9 through March 8, 2010. $10.50 for kids; $12.50 for adults. Call 310-394-9779 ext 2 or visit http://SantaMonicaPlayhouse.com. Santa Monica Playhouse is located at 1211 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90401, one block east of the Third Street Promenade. By public transportation: take the Santa Monica Blue Bus or the LA Metro Rapid #720 and exit at 4th and Wilshire.