The children skip like Alice, hurry like the White Rabbit, stretch tall and kneel low in a hall of doors, then shrink small. As group caterpillars, they collaborate in threes (front-middle-back ...

More than 40 area youth take to the Mansfield Playhouse stage for Disney's "Alice in Wonderland Jr." for a two-weekend run.

If you’re familiar with Alice ... the White Rabbit seems from her reach. This visual distortion only compounds her frustration and confusion as she navigates her entry into Wonderland.