This year Edinger House concluded their study of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland with a radio play project. Below is a copy of the class blog post that will give you a sense of the process they took to create the play. And here is the radio play itself. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it!
Introduction
As you may or may not know, before television there was radio. People listened to all sorts of radio programs that were very similar to the weekly television shows of today. The making of them was fun — actors had to be VERY expressive, there was live music, and people doing sound effects.
Samples of Old Radio Shows with Sound Effects
https://youtu.be/j0E15l_lKAQ
Prairie Home Companion Sound Effects Guy
Preparing Our Alice Radio Play
You have been put into groups of two or three (based on the choices you gave me) to work on the scenes of our play. During the periods provided you will need to work with your team mates to decided on roles and — most of all — sound effects. A few have been indicated in the script, but I’m counting on you to come up with more (using materials available in the classroom).
Rehearsing the Play
You should rehearse the play with your group several times. Then, we will do one or two run-throughs with the whole class.
Recording the Play
The play (with all your sounds and such) will be recorded and then put on the blog for you to share with others.
Performing the Play
You will do one performance of the play for your parents on Tuesday, June 14th. It will be followed by — what else? — a celebratory Alice Tea Party!