ASHTABULA —”Alice in Wonderland” makes its final plunge down the rabbit hole today and Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Ashtabula Arts Center.

Written by Sally Netzel with music by Beatrice Wolf, “Alice in Wonderland” is based on Lewis Carroll's classic favorites “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass.”

Carroll's characters are some of the most unusual and unforgettable in children’s literature. Alice is a heroine who withstands all of her crazy adventures while remaining ever sensible and analytical, trying to reason her way out of the most unreasonable situations.

When Alice tumbles down a rabbit hole, she falls into a topsy-turvy world where she meets the entire band of Carroll's beloved characters-from the Rabbit who is forever in a hurry and the Mad

Hatter reciting his whacky poems, to the Cheshire Cat, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, the boisterous Queen of Hearts and the young Knave who has been accused of stealing her tarts!

Included in the cast are Alyx Lynham, Ariana Reed, Kaylee Rice, Mandi Lewis, Nick Cusano, Tiffani Murphy, Tom Jessup, Paige Beach, Zach Van Allen, Bev Schumann, Bill Baker, Jesslyn Watson, Joanne Beckwith, Tabitha Seames, Jennifer Giangola, Nicole Giangola, Katie Peck, Angeline Seasmes, Alaina Johnson, Stephanie Bucci, Annelise Baker, Caitlyn Dubeansky, Barb Gill, Gabby Sherbeyn, Laura Matteo, Jennifer Leonard, Lindy Erickson, Hannah Lewis, Stephanie Nizen, Sam Baker, Nathan Lowery, Regina Dubeansky, Anna Minich, Kyle Peck and Ally Jessup.

Straw Hat Theatre will present “Grease” Aug. 1, 2,3 ,8, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16. Directed by Doug

Anderson, “Grease” returns to those fantastic 50s where hot rods and sock hops were all the rage.

Straw Hat Theatre has been entertaining Ashtabula area audiences since the summer of 1967. Performed in the Ashtabula Arts Center's outdoor theater, a canvas-sided pavillion that allows the show to go on rain or shine.

Tickets are available now for both shows for $10 adults, $9 seniors and $8 students/children. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Arts Center at (440) 964-3396. Tickets can also be purchased at the door if seating is

available.

Newbold

at Brown Bag

Ashtabula Arts Center Brown Bag concerts will host Bev Newbold next week.