Cat Monologue !new!: Cheshire

While there is no single "official" Cheshire Cat monologue, the character’s dialogue from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland—specifically the "We’re all mad here" exchange—is frequently adapted into monologues for auditions and performances. Performance Review: The Cheshire Cat Monologue

Aimlessness results in arrival. If you have no target, you cannot be lost. "—so long as I get somewhere." Cheshire Cat Monologue

Monologue Text

The Cheshire Cat appears slowly — grin first, then eyes, then the rest of the body fading in and out. He speaks as if to himself, but looks directly at the listener. While there is no single "official" Cheshire Cat

Circular Logic: Use the "anti-guidance" nature of the lines to your advantage. Instead of answering Alice, you are questioning the nature of her asking. Themes to Explore "That depends a good deal on where you

Reappears suddenly, closer.

Thematic roles

• "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat."I don’t much care where—" said Alice."Then it doesn’t matter which way you go," said the Cat."—so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation."Oh, you’re sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough... In that direction lives a Hatter: and in that direction lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: they’re both mad.""But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked."Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."  Literary Significance & Analysis 

  Use "micro-movements." A tilt of the head or a slow blink can be more effective than large gestures. The Cheshire Cat is effortless; he doesn't strive to be scary, he just The Voice: