Alicia Guion
Alicia Guion
Alicia: Oh, how strange.. What could this be? (She finds herself       Door: Haven't you forgotten the key?
in front of a small entrance door, much more                           Alicia (stubborn): What key!? Go to the other side of the
small than what it should be for this                                  door to force, between stumbles.
he/she/it squeezed. Try to open the door and a voice is heard.
                                                                       THIRD ACT
Door: Ouch!! (makes a gesture of disgust)                              Alicia is already in the forest, looking towards
                                                                       everywhere to see if he can spot the rabbit, behind
Alicia: Excuse me, but I wanted to pass to the other side.             suddenly the twins Tweedledum appear
side.                                                                  Tweedledee
                                                                       Tweedledee: (seriously) If you think we are not real, pay.
Door: There’s no worry, but you are too big
                                                                       to test us...
To pass by here, there is a jar on the table, try it.
Alicia: Which table? (suddenly behind Alicia)                          Tweedledum: (continuing) And if we really exist,
A small table appears with a little jar on top.                        You should greet us.
Alicia: (shaking hands with both of them and both        Tweedledee: Do you hear that, Dum?
brothers also embrace each other
Sorry, but this is so confusing.
                                                         Tweedledum: I heard Dee. He no longer remembers us!
simultaneously while Alicia exclaims: (the flowers behind her remain immobilized)
Calm down Dee and Dum... or Dum and Dee! ALL: Where did that voice come from?
(Enter the white rabbit) Alicia: But what nonsense, flowers don't talk.
White Rabbit: (running all over the stage) No           Rose Mayor (leaning towards Alicia): Of course
                                                        What are we talking about, dear.
It could be, it's late, very late!
(curious) Late for what?                                Lilac flower (with a refined appearance): If anyone is worthy of
                                                        our attention.
White Rabbit: It is too late to arrive early,
                                                        Pastel pink flower (Lizeth, with a cheerful appearance)
Let's go, quickly!
                                                        And carefree): Let's loosen the tongue! Hahahaha! Group
Alicia: Where should we go?
                                                        of small flowers
White Rabbit: (frustrated) Why so many questions        (ALL): And we also sing! If you want, we can sing for you.
girl?
                                                        our best song!
Alicia: (trying to follow him) Wait Mr. Rabbit!
Rosa Mayor (starts to move her wand and gives them the tone      Lila Flower: Aha! But I already suspected it!
the flowers, you can hear in the background that it begins the   the rose): It is nothing more than a simple, vulgar move!
song, the flowers sing and Alicia participates, they finish,
Alicia claps                                                     All the flowers (surprised): Oh no!
Alicia: Bravo! How beautiful!
                                                                 Alicia: A simple what?
Rosa Mayor: Thank you dear.
Yellow and fuchsia flower: And from which garden are you?        Lila Flower: Just in case it wasn't clear to you, a herb!!
Alicia: I no longer know it, I've changed so many times that I already   Alicia: And is that all?!
I don't know.
                                                                         Caterpillar: No, exactly what is it that worries you.
Caterpillar: I don't know either, explain yourself.
Alicia: I can't explain myself more clearly because                      Caterpillar: I have some advice to give you, one side you
I don't understand myself either.                                        One will make you grow, and the other will make you shrink.
Caterpillar: You? Who are you T-U!? (The caterpillar lets out a          Alicia goes towards the mushroom and takes 1 piece of each.
a kind of dust that makes Alice sneeze.                                  side, the guards): one side will make me grow but which one will it be?
Cat: Oh, there is the hare, over this way (points to the side)       Mad Hatter and March Hare (singing): Happy
opposite side of the sign                                            happy unbirthday! Happy happy unbirthday to you
                                                                     I am!!!
Alicia: Thank you, I think I'll go visit her.
                                                                     March Hare: Happy happy un-birthday!
Cat: You can go, although I warn you that too
she is crazy!                                                        Mad Hatter: To me??
Alicia: But I don't want to have anything to do with crazy people!   Hare: To you!! Happy happy non-birthday! Let's celebrate the
                                                                     day with 2 cups of good tea!
Cat: Oh, you can't avoid that! Here, almost everyone
They're crazy! Hahaha (he loses his breath and takes it) you         Happy happy unbirthday to you!! (Alice the
you might notice that I don't have it all together                   she observes in surprise, they finish singing and she applauds.
(points to his stripes) hahahaha...                                  They notice her presence, and that she is
The cat disappears                                                   sitting in one of its chairs.
Hatter and Hare: There is no place, there is no place, don't you
you feel!!                                                         Hare: (snatches the cup from Alice) Birthday? Mine
                                                                   dear girl, this is not a birthday!
Alicia: But there are many empty places.
                                                                   Hatmaker: Of course not! This is the party of no.
Hare: (talking very fast) Oh, but it shouldn't have                Birthday!
to sit down uninvited!
                                                                   No birthday? Excuse me, but no
Hatter: It's a lack of education! Very bad, very                   I understand them.
bad manners! Ha!
                                                                   Hare: Look, a non-birthday is ha ha ha doesn't know it
Alicia: Excuse me, I really liked how you sang and                 What is a no-birthday!
I would like to know if you
                                                                   Hat maker: How silly! (laughs maniacally covering his face)
Hare (interrupts Alice): Do you think we sing                      the mouth) Well, I'll teach you. Imagine you have a
good?                                                              birthday, every year.
Hatter: Now, dear, what were you saying? That                Ninth Act
Who were you looking for? (take a cup of tea and drink it)
                                                             Alicia walks without finding a way out, and sits down on a
Alicia: Oh yes, I wanted to know the whereabouts of          trunk wanting to sob. The cat arrives behind him,
                                                             who mockingly asks
Hare (interrupting Alice): whose, whose?!
Come on girl! Speak                                          Cat: Who are you waiting for? The white rabbit, perhaps?
Alicia: Well, I can't talk if they are                       Alicia: No, I don't want you to talk to me about him! I want to...
interrupting                                                 Go! But I don't know where!
Alicia: Where is the queen?                                          (They enter and greet the audience)
                                                                     White Rabbit: And finally, escorted by the Jack of
Cat: Sometimes around here (pointing with the finger toward          Hearts, your serene highness,
the left) and sometimes over here (pointing to the right)            unmatchable, her excellence, the Queen of Hearts.
Come on, follow me!                                                  The Jack enters accompanying the Queen who is upset.
                                                                     and with a bouquet of painted roses
Tenth Act                                                            in red.
(A garden outside the Castle of Hearts, with                         Queen of Hearts: Who painted these roses like this?!
labyrinth. On a podium is the                                        The head of the guilty will roll.
throne of the Queen and on the sides the seats for
guests. The White Rabbit is here with                                White Queen: (standing up and making a
herald suit and there are letters on the sides of the                reverence) If you allow me
throne. The Duchess enters crooning to the piglet and takes          majesty...
seat; they arrive shoving each other Tweedledee
and Tweedledum sit down; finally they appear the                     Queen of Hearts: (interrupts) Was it you?! WHAT
Mad Hatter and the Hare of                                           THE CORTENLA...!
March that embraces a teapot and they sit down.
White Queen: (scared) Not Your Majesty! It wasn't me,         Heart suit: That is what we have heard, your majesty,
but I wanted to suggest to you that it would be better        but we suspect that someone is hiding it.
Start the game to see it win. The executions.
They can be later.                                            Queen of Hearts: Then we will open a
                                                              interrogation.
Queen of Hearts: (proud) It wouldn't be bad, that             The Jack is leaving.
start the game!
(A letter passes by a pink flamingo and places it on the      Queen of Hearts: (standing up. Addressing
I usually have a porcupine. The Queen it                      the guests) I heard that
hit deflecting the animal to some place. Everyone him          A girl is wandering around the kingdom.
they applaud. While they celebrated the opening shot of the   By any chance, has anyone seen her wandering around?
Queen of Hearts, Alice and the
Cheshire cats infiltrated stealthily,                         Everyone answers with a 'No'.
hiding behind the throne of the
Queen.                                                        Queen of Hearts: (addressing the twins) Now
                                                              Tweedle brothers, what
(The Queen sits on her throne.)                               What did they do all day?
Queen of Hearts: Jack of Hearts, come here                    Tweedledee: Dum stole my lunch in the morning and
immediate!                                                    he/she started to slap me.
Heart's Page: (kneeling) Yes, Your Majesty?                   Tweedledum: It's a lie! That was my lunch and you
                                                              you started to slap me.
Queen of Hearts: Is it true that they have seen a girl?       The Tweedles slap each other starting to say one
strange in the kingdom?                                       "You" and the other "No, you".
Queen of Hearts: (making them stop) Enough! I              The two stand up and dance around the Queen.
it has been made clear what                                while singing 'Happy, Happy No
they did all day, just fight! And you, Queen               "Birthday" until the Queen interrupts them shouting.
Blanca, what do you have to say to your                    "ENOUGH ALREADY!" and they run to
White Queen: (proud) I have nothing to do with it and      Queen of Hearts: So, if nobody has anything to
I'm not interested either! I have been                     talk about the girl, I no longer
game after game of chess with my friends. And that's it.   They serve. So I will order them to be locked up in the
I have won five matches.                                   dungeons.
Queen of Hearts: You are right, I'm not interested!        Heart's Knight: Yes, Your Majesty?
Now it just remains for them to give their version.        Queen of Hearts: Jail this rabble
the tea's wacky duo.                                       immediate!
The Hatter and the Hare laugh.
                                                           White Rabbit: (bowing) But wait
March Hare: I thank Your Majesty. But                      Your Majesty, shouldn't we
as he said, we have only been                              to hold a trial for them first?
having tea at three in the afternoon
                                                           Queen of Hearts: What they have said is enough.
Mad Hatter: (interrupts) CELEBRATING YOUR
UNBIRTHDAY PARTY! We never forget...                       Heart's Ace: Although it wouldn't be a bad idea, Your
They forget their unbirthday. Ready, Mr. Hare?             Your Majesty, this way we could take them out.
Reina: Ah, yes, it's the little girl. Tell me, dear, where are you from?   Alicia: Your royal majesty! You are not even a queen! You're just a
You come, and where are you going?                                         old fat woman, vain, and very rude!