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Zombies come to Pleasant Valley

The Pleasant Valley Middle School will present "Alice in Zombieland" at 7 p.m. Friday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the middle school gymnasium. Adult tickets are $5 and students, $3.

The show is under the direction of Rollene Gougher.In the story, Alice (Rebecca Makrides), now a teen, has never forgotten her adventures in Wonderland when she was younger. Her best friend, Dinah (Zicora Hamilton), has always told her it was just a dream. But when the White Rabbit appears with its beckoning "We're late," they're off to Wonderland together.Not surprisingly, they arrive just in time for tea with the Mad Hatter (Chase Donnelly), March Hare (Roger Arthur) and Door Mouse (Dora Firestone). But something is ominously different the tea is served by zombies. Everyone in Wonderland, including the Queen (Willow Krechel), is turning into a zombie.As they investigate, Alice and Dinah discover Oz's Wicked Witch of the West (Martha York) casting her spells. Not only does she have zombies to do her bidding instead of flying monkeys, Dorothy (Danielle Cleary) is under her powers as her slave ... er, intern. The witch is turning Wonderland into a "Spells-R-Us" shop with zombies as her workers. Alice and Dinah cleverly manage to cast a spell on the witch herself, restoring Wonderland to its former craziness just in time for tea.The audience will love the mixing of elements of these two classic stories with the hilarious stage action of zombies.

LINDA KOEHLER/TIMES NEWS The Pleasant Valley Middle School presents "Alice in Zombieland" on Friday and Saturday. Some of the colorful characters, from left: Corrine Bennett (The Duchess); Sofia Dinovo (Cheshire Cat); Willow Krechel (Queen of Hearts); Chase Donnelly (Mad Hatter); Danielle Cleary (Dorothy); and Martha York (Wicked Witch of the West).