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Averitt Center summer camp goes to 'Alice in Wonderland'

Instructor Robert Cottle, left, warms of the vocal chords of his young thespians before beginning a full show rehearsal during the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp at the Whitaker Black Box Theater on Thursday, June 20. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Instructor Robert Cottle, left, warms of the vocal chords of his young thespians before beginning a full show rehearsal during the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp at the Whitaker Black Box Theater on Thursday, June 20. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

The Averitt Center for the Arts is holding Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp at the Whitaker Black Box Theater.

Alice in Wonderland — Ella Cushner, 10, right, and sister Charlotte, 8, play Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum during the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Over the course of the three-week, half-day camp, participants learned the basics of musical theater, such as vocal projection and character development, while producing a theater adaptation of the classic Disney movie version of the Lewis Carroll tale.

Alice in Wonderland — Kendall Bailey, 11, left, plays the King of Hearts as he solicits testimony from the sassy Flowers of the Afternoon during Alice's Wonderland trial. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

For young theater fans, the Averitt also will be hosting "Magical Fairytale Theater Camp" led by Anastasia Brown June 24-28 for ages 5-10 and "Musical Theater Review" camp July 8-12 for ages 8-12.

Alice in Wonderland — Elyse McCurdy, 11, left, Tess Rogers, 13, center, and Isla Hansen, 10, team up to play the constantly morphing, modular Cheshire Cat in the topsy-turvy Wonderland during the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Yvellyn Ramcharan, 12, tackles the role of Alice singing about Wonderland. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Cassidy Wamba, 13, bottom, gets her hair braided by castmates Grace Grocel, 11, left, and Anna Grace Rollins during snack time at the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Riley Sack, 10, brings wacky rage to the Queen of Hearts. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Jackson Gaines, 12, uses breaktime to see if he can hypnotize castmate Coraline Wallace, 9, with the watch he used while playing the White Rabbit the Averitt Center for the Arts Alice in Wonderland Jr. theater camp. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

Alice in Wonderland — Wooil Nan, 11, plays the trippy caterpillar as he turns into a butterfly. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/staff

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