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From: Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
Date: 20070606
Author:Wright, Diane

Byline: Diane Wright

Jun. 6--Alison Fowler is a 49-year-old homemaker with a workaholic husband, a 15-year-old daughter, elderly parents and a beloved aunt with Alzheimer's.

Suddenly, she finds herself surrounded by Lewis Carroll's characters in "Alison in Wonderland," a new play premiering Friday at the Everett Theatre.

Family members introduced in Act 1 reappear as Lewis Carroll characters in Act 2, while still keeping their personalities and their connection with Alison.

All of the characters have parallel roles: Daughter Kaylin is the put-upon, narcoleptic ...

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