Below are monologues and excerpts for the Cheshire Cat from various adaptations of Alice in Wonderland
. While it is often performed as a single speech in auditions, it is originally a dialogue between Alice and the Cat in Chapter VI, "Pig and Pepper". Core Monologue Text (Chapter VI) Cheshire Cat Monologue
Final note: Go ahead. Try it in the mirror. Let your lips curl. Let your eyes go wide and empty. Say the words slowly. And then, before you finish the last sentence… leave. Let the smile linger. That is where the magic lives. Below are monologues and excerpts for the Cheshire
: Use long, lazy pauses. Every word should feel half like a yawn and half like a joke. Try it in the mirror
So, whether you are an actor searching for the perfect audition piece, a director blocking a surrealist scene, or simply a dreamer staring at your ceiling, remember this: The Cheshire Cat never finishes a thought. He simply lets it float. And that, dear reader, is the greatest trick of the Cheshire Cat monologue.