Alice
A curious, argumentative child trying to preserve identity and common sense inside a mutable dream.
The White Rabbit
The anxious figure whose lateness draws Alice into Wonderland and later into the royal court.
The Caterpillar
A cool interrogator who challenges Alice's account of who she is and teaches her to use the mushroom.
The Cheshire Cat
A grinning guide who treats madness as a condition of Wonderland itself.
The Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Dormouse
Hosts of a permanently stalled tea party where conversation obeys hostility rather than hospitality.
The Queen of Hearts
A theatrical tyrant who orders executions that are rarely carried out.
The Duchess
A violent, moralizing noblewoman whose attitudes change according to circumstance.
The Mock Turtle and Gryphon
Guides through parody lessons, dances, and melancholy storytelling.