By Local at Mad Horse Theatre

BY LOCAL is back with a reading of WAITING FOR ALICE by Mad Horse Company member, Allison McCall. The BY LOCAL format consists of two readings which allows the playwright to make script changes based on hearing the reading and audience feedback. Each reading will be followed by audience feedback and discussion with the playwright. It is a lively, fascinating look at the creative process. The event is free but donations are greatly appreciated. To sign up for these readings please visit madhorse.com.


WAITING FOR ALICE explores the question: what happens at the Mad Tea Party before Alice arrives...or does she ever? The Mad Hatter, MARCH Hare, and Dormouse are occasionally joined by The Cheshire Cat while they entertain themselves around their tea table, forever stuck at 6 o'clock. Originally written for PortFringe 2015, the initial idea came from a conversation with young actors during a rehearsal of ALICE IN WONDERLAND. WAITING FOR ALICE delves into the urgency behind rituals and investigates Carroll's Wonderland through an absurdist lens inspired by Beckett and Ionesco. This By Local event features Company Member Mark Rubin and guest artists Jared Mongeau, Erica Murphy, and Darby Defilippis, and is directed by guest artist Lauren Stockless.


Allison has been a proud member of Mad Horse Theatre Co. since 2015. On-stage credits include The Effect (Connie), Radiant Vermin (Jill), The Tomb of King Tot (Tot/Atlanta), Reasons to be Pretty (Carly), Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Rachel Jackson), Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play (Maria/Scratchy), Trevor (Ashley), Lysistrata (Myrrhine), Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo (Hadia). Other local credits include Good Theater, Fenix Theater Co., director and costume coordinator for Crowbait Club's annual King of Crows festival, PortFringe, various film projects, and more. She is also an occasional stage manager, director, and painter, and a very occasional playwright (Waiting for Alice, Icarus and Daedalus). Allison holds a BA in Theatre and Art History from Muhlenberg College, studied Performance Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, and is represented by Dirigo Talent Agency. By day, Allison teaches Theatre Education with the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, or is simply off climbing mountains.