ROTEIRO – ALICE IN WONDERLAND
SCENE 1 – ALICE AND FATHER
ALICE APARECE COM MEDO PARA SEU PAI
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
The nightmare again?
ALICE
I’m falling down a dark hole, then I see strange
creatures...
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
What kind of creatures?
ALICE
Well, there’s a dodo bird, a rabbit in a waistcoat, a
smiling cat...
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
I didn’t know cats could smile.
ALICE
Neither did I. Oh, and there’s a blue caterpillar.
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
Blue caterpillar. Hmm.
ALICE
Do you think I’ve gone round the bend?
[He feels her forehead as if for a fever.]
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
I’m afraid so. You’re mad. Bonkers. Off your head. But I’ll
tell you a secret...all the best people are.
[She smiles and leans against him.]
CHARLES KINGSLEIGH
It’s only a dream, Alice. Nothing can harm you there. But
if you get too frightened, you can always wake up. Like
this.
SCENE 2 – ALICE AND WHITE RABBIT
Andando pelo espaço, Alice vê o coelho branco correndo e o
segue.
ALICE
Ah!
Alice cai no buraco de coelho e desaparece.
No telão, aparece ela caindo.
ALICE
That falling dream again
ALICE (cont.)
Hello? Hello! Anyone there?
WHITE RABBIT
Do you remember all
this from the first time?
WHITE RABBIT
But you’re the right one. I'm certain
of it.
ALICE
This is a dream. I’m certain of it.
SCENE 3 – RED QUEEN, SOLDIERS OF HEARTS AND KNAVE OF HEARTS
RED QUEEN (0.5.)
I had three hundred and thirty
three exactly. I count only three
hundred and thirty.
RED QUEEN
Someone helped themselves to
three of my squimberry tarts. If
the guilty one does not confess.
he will rue the day!
She leans into the face of a frog.
RED QUEEN (cont.)
Did you steal them?
The SOLDIER shakes its head.
SOLDIER OF HEARTS #1
No, your Majesty.
RED QUEEN
Did you?
SOLDIER OF HEARTS #2
No, your Majesty.
She walks down the row, studying the faces of each frog. At
the end, she whirls around to leer into the face of one
trembling frog.
RED QUEEN
Did you steal my tarts?
of its mouth. She holds her finger up and sniffs the juice.
RED QUEEN
Squimberry.
RED QUEEN
He stole my tarts! OFF WITH HIS
HEAD!
RED QUEEN (cont.)
Anyone else want to steal my
tarts?
KNAVE OF HEARTS
Majesty?
In the south, Majesty. On our return, we were
rounding up random creatures for
your castle staff when I found this.
He hands her the Oraculum. She barely looks at it.
RED QUEEN
An old parchment roll. How nice.
He shows her the illustration of Alice.
RED QUEEN
I'd know that tangled mess
of hair anywhere. Is it Alice?
Back again?
KNAVE OF HEARTS
I believe it is.
RED QUEEN
I never liked that tedious little
girl. Bring the whole girl. I want
to do it myself.
SCENE 4 – ALICE, CHESHIRE CAT.
CHESHIRE CAT (0.5.)
There's nothing after you, if that's what you're worried
about.
The voice is coming from the disembodied head of a GRINNING
CAT which hovers above a tree limb. Alice stares, unsure of
her eyes.
ALICE
I must be going mad.
CHESHIRE CAT
Then you should feel right
at home. We're all mad here.
ALICE
I've never seen a cat smile
before.
CHESIRE CAT
I sleep all day and carouse all
night. Why would I not be smiling?
(a beat)
What do you call yourself?
ALICE
Alice.
CHESIRE CAT
The Alice?
ALICE
There's been some debate about
that.
CHESIRE CAT
you should talk
to the Hatter.
Him might help you. Be off now.
ALICE
Where to? I don't know the way.
CHESIRE CAT
Fine. I'll take you there. that's the end of it.
But
He disappears suddenly. She looks around. He reappears in
the
woods ahead.
CHESIRE CAT (cont.)
Come on then.
SCENE 5 - MAD HATTER, ALICE, CHESIRE CAT, MARCH HARE, KNAVE
OF HEARTS, SOLDIERS.
MAD HATTER
Put it away, Mallymkun. It's
frumious
They turn to see Alice and the Chesire Cat.
MARCH HARE
Well, look what the cat dragged in.
MAD HATTER
The very Alice in question.
MAD HATTER
Join us for tea? Are you free
for tea? Tea, anyone?
CHESIRE CAT
I'm not staying.
He disappears.
ALICE
He's always doing that.
MARCH HARE
Don't we know it.
MAD HATTER
Chessur lives to please himself.
MARCH HARE
(sings)
Only himself, always himself.
Have a chair.
Alice sits down in an empty chair.
CHESIRE CAT
Now I've brought Alice to you,
you can't say I've done nothing
for the cause
MAD HATTER (sarcastically)
Yes, thank you for the heroic
effort. We'll take the rest
of revolution from here.
CHESIRE CAT
You'll pardon me if I don't care who wears the crown.
The Red Queen has never bothered me.
The Hatter angrily slams his fist onto the table.
MAD HATER
No matter that she stole the crown
from her sister!
CHESIRE CAT
The White Queen should have
put up a better fight.
MAD HATTER
No matter the Red Queen rules
with fear, terror and torture!
CHESIRE CAT
I fail to see what any of that
has to do with me.
MAD HATTER
You are bad, Chessur. You always
have been. You'll never change.
CHESIRE CAT
And you're always so angry, Tarrant.
I remember when you used to
enjoy life. You used to do the
best Futterwacken in all of Witzend.
The Hatter's smile is brief and bittersweet.
MAD HATTER
On the Frabjous day, when the White
Queen wears the crown again. On
that day I'll Futterwacken
MARCH HARE
RED KNIVES!
MAD HATTER
Come on.
Alice hides herself.
MAD HATTER
Greetings, gentlemen-
KNAVE OF HEARTS
Well, if it's not my favorite trio
of lunatics.
MAD HATTER
You're late for tea, as usual.
MAD HATTER
How fares the Red Queen? Or is it
White?
KNAVE OF HEARTS
We're looking for the girl
called Alice.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
Have you seen her?
KNAVE OF HEARTS
If you are hiding an enemy of the
Queen, you'll lose your heads.
MAD HATTER
Already lost them. Sing together.
HARE/HATTER/DORMOUSE
Up Above the World you fly,
Like a teatray in the sky
KNAVE OF HEARTS (cont.)
You're all mad. Take him.
ALICE
I wish I could help you. But
I'm not who you think I am.
MARCH HARE
You'll speak to Absolem. He'll
know who you are.
ALICE
But can he tell me how to get home?
MARCH HARE
He's wise. He's absolute. He's
Absolem.
SCENE 6 – ABSOLEM, ALICE
Alice walks through a misty field of thick mushrooms the
size
of trees.
THE CATERPILLAR
Who are you?
She squints through the thick mist.
ALICE
Absolem?
THE CATERPILLAR
Who ARE you?
She still can't see the speaker.
ALICE
I'm not who you think I am.
THE CATERPILLAR
Who do I think you are?
There's a CATERPILLAR smoking it. He's blue. Alice
stops dead, her mind reeling.
ALICE
Absolem?
THE CATERPILLAR
I don't think you're Absolem,
I think I'm Absolem. I think
you're Alice.
ALICE
You cannot be real.
THE CATERPILLAR
Of course, I'm real.
ALICE
Have we met before?
THE CATERPILLAR
You don't recall? You were young
then, although larger than you
are now. You called it "Wonderland"
ALICE
It wasn't a dream at all.
THE CATERPILLAR
Of course not. Stupid girl.
ALICE
The Hatter said you could tell
me how to get home.
THE CATERPILLAR
Quite simple. Do what you came
here to do. Take the vorpal sword to the white queen.
SCENE 7 – ALICE, RED QUEEN, WHITE RABBIT, KNAVE OF HEARTS,
SOLDIERS.
Alice anda pelo castelo.
WHITE RABBIT
What are you doing here?
ALICE
Hey! Where’s the Hatter?
WHITE RABBIT
I don’t know. Be careful, the red queen is… Oh no!
White rabbit se esconde.
KNIVE OF HEARTS
Who are you?
ALICE
I’m A
KNIVE OF HEARTS
Come on, A.
LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON
Alice finds herself looking at the Red Queen.
RED QUEEN
And WHAT is this? What happened to your head?
ALICE
I outgrew them. I've been growing
very fast lately. And so I
came here, hoping you will grant
me a place in your court.
RED QUEEN
My dear girl. Anyone with a
head that large is welcome here.
You'll be my new favorite.
KNIVE OF HEARTS
Majesty… I need to tell you about the hatter. We’ve got
him, and he knows where Alice is.
RED QUEEN
Are you certain he knows where
she is?
KNAVE OF HEARTS
He knows. He taunts me with his
eyes, even as I subject him to
unbearable pain.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
I have pushed the Hatter to the
brink and still I cannot break him.
RED QUEEN
Then take off his head. We'll
see if he talks then.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
his execution will serve as
an example to the White Loyalists.
SCENE 8 – ALICE, MAD HATTER, WHITE RABBIT.
ALICE
Tarrant?
He looks up. His face is bruised and marked with
lacerations.
MAD HATTER
You've grown.
ALICE (cont.)
I've brought you something.
She passes the Hat to him through the bars. He puts it on.
ALICE (cont.)
There you are. You look yourself
again.
MAD HATTER
Should I wear it to my execution,
do you think?
ALICE
We're going to get you out
before that!
MAD HATTER
You must not worry about me.
The Vorpal sword is here.
ALICE
I came here to help you.
MAD HATTER
You will be helping me and
everyone in Underland.
ALICE
Tarrant, they're going to execute
you! Don't you want to live?
MAD HATTER
Not in a world of her making!
MAD HATTER (cont.)
Retrieve the Sword, Alice. Return
it to the White Queen in Marmoreal.
It's the only chance we have.
ALICE
Where do they keep it?
MAD HATTER
WHITE RABBIT will take you. Thank you for my hat.
Alice segue WHITE RABBIT e pega a espada embaixo a RED
QUEEN, com cuidado.
SCENE 9 – MAD HATTER, ALICE, SOLDIERS.
SOLDIERS levam MAD HATTER para execução.
THE HATTER
I want to keep it on.
EXECUTIONER
Suit yourself. As long as I
can get at your neck.
CHESIRE CAT
It was just this one time.
And I got to wear the Hat.
MAD HATTER
Hi, your majesty. By your majesty.
Todos correm e fogem.
RED QUEEN
WHAT HAPPENED HERE? You're right, Stayn. It is far
better to be feared than loved.
Prepare for
battle. We're going to visit my
little sister.
SCENE 10 – ALICE, WHITE QUEEN.
THE WHITE QUEEN
No need for introductions,
Uilleam. Alice and I are old
friends.
ALICE
It's good to see you again, your
Highness. I have something that
belongs to you.
Alice hands her the Vorpal sword.
WHITE QUEEN
You have our deepest gratitude.
WHITE QUEEN
The Vorpal Sword is home again.
The Armor is complete. Now I
await my new champion.
(to Alice)
You were younger when last, we
met and yet, you seemed larger
somehow.
ALICE
I cannot tell you how much
pishsalver I've had to swallow
lately.
WHITE QUEEN (cont.)
My sister preferred to study
Dominion Over Living Things.
Tell me, how does she seem to you?
ALICE
She's completely mad.
WHITE QUEEN
She wasn't always that way.
And her head?
ALICE
Bulbous, bloated, like a blimp.
CHESIRE CAT
Tell me, Tarrant, is worth it?
MAD HATTER
Alice holds the Vorpal Sword.
If she has the courage to use
it, then yes.
CHESIRE CAT
(musing)
One life lost for a world
set free.
MAD HATTER
Congratulations. You've just
committed your first noble act.
CHESIRE CAT
It was just this one time.
And I got to wear the Hat.
RED QUEEN
Kill her!
Brigam para pegar a espada
Alice pega a espada e entrega para a rainha branca.
SOLDIERS mudam de lado.
RED KNIGHT
We follow you no more...bloody
big head.
RED QUEEN
How dare you! Off with his head!
WHITE QUEEN
Iracebeth of Crims, your crimes
against Underland are worthy of
death. But that is against my
vows. Therefore, you are
banished to the Outlands. No one
is to show you any kindness or
ever speak a word to you. You will
will have no one to speak to...
not a friend in the world.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
Majesty, I hope you bear me no
ill will.
WHITE QUEEN
Except this one. Ilosovic Stayn you
will join Iracebeth in banishment
in the Outlands from this day until
the end of Underland.
She motions to her White Guards who grab Stayn and chain
him
to Iracebeth.
RED QUEEN
At least, we have each other.
KNAVE OF HEARTS
(to the White Queen)
Kill me...please.
MAD HATTER
Oh Frabjous Day! Callou! Callayl
He bursts into an enthusiastic dance of unbridled joy.
ALICE
What's he doing?
CHESHIRE CAT
Futterwacken.
At the end of his dance, the Hatter grabs Alice and kisses
her
passionately.
END.
