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BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette N ot every high school theater program has what the Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale does — its own resident playwright. Drama teacher Kevin Cohea has a master of fine arts in playwriting from the University of Arkansas and, as he modestly puts it, has written many plays in his day. "I'm finding those playwriting skills come in handy in teaching my students to tell their own stories," he says. "My focus for this program, as a school of innovation, is to be innovative and do new work created by and for the students." "Alice in Wonderland," on stage Feb. 23-25, is Cohea's original adaptation of the classic, a story selected by the students and inspired by Cohea's 4-year-old son, Raistlin, whose imagination keeps his father on his toes. "We fight monsters and dragons and ninjas, and he creates this entire world for us to do battle in," he says. "That's all we do in theater. We create worlds in which to tell stories. It's in the human condition. It's what we've always done. Even for my 4-year-old." The story of Alice's wacky adventures suits the world we're living www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com February 19-25, 2023 What's up! 37 Faq 'Alice In Wonderland' WHEN — 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23-25 WHERE — Pat Ellison Perform- ing Arts Center at the Don Tyson School of Innovation, 2667 Hylton Road in Spring- dale COST — $10, available at the door with payment in cash or by check INFO — Email kcohea@sdale. org More Silliness, As Needed alice goes back to Wonderland in original script See alice Page 38 SPRIngDAlE Tori Dolan is Alice, pictured above, Max temple is the Frog Footman and Daxton Geary is the Fish Footman in "alice In Wonderland," a new adaptation by Kevin Cohea on stage Feb. 23-25 at the pat ellison performing arts Center at the Don tyson school of Innovation in springdale. Italia Cruz is the Lion, (in photo at left) and Whitney Meyer is the unicorn. (Courtesy photos)