Very important date

I’m late, I’m late for a very important date,” said the White Rabbit to Alice. But you don’t have to be. You can be right on time to see Puppetworks’s production of Lewis Carroll’s beloved adventure “Alice in Wonderland,” which is staged every Saturday, now through April 17. Performances, (at 12:30 and 2:30 pm), are directed by Nicolas Coppola and feature original songs and scenery based on Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations.

Tickets are $7 for children, $8 for adults and $6 each for groups of 20 or more. Reservations are suggested but not necessary.

Puppetworks Inc. [338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street in Park Slope, (718) 965-3391]. For information, visit the website at www.puppetworks.org.

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