‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ flies into Florida Rep for five shows
Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable unnamed orphan comes to be Peter Pan, “The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.” From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair … and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. And you can catch this amazing grown-up prequel flies into Florida Rep’s Artstage Studio Theatre for five performances May 24-28.
The play is a wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels that was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. The effort earned them Tony, Tina, Lucille Lortel and Inaugural Off Broadway Alliance Award nominations and a rave review by New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley.
The production features a company of Florida Rep’s finest young performers. Joined by Mentor Actor for Florida Rep’s Intern Actors, Alexis Slocum (who plays the role of Aster), the cast consists of 15 students, ages 11-18, from high schools all over Southwest Florida portrays more than 100 unforgettable characters.
“They’re onstage at all times and not only play multiple characters but control the sound effects, set shifts and also play inanimate objects like doors, windows, docks, and boxes,” reports Education Director Kody C. Jones. “This truly is Peter Pan like you’ve never seen before.”
The cast has been rehearsing for the past two months with working theatre professionals. In addition to their lines, they’ve been learning staging, fight choreography and music.
Jones not only directs, but choreographs the fight scenes. Joining Kody in the production is an expert team that includes assistant director Christina DeCarlo, music director Brady Wease, set designer, Jordan Moore (“Oliver! The Musical,” “Romeo and Juliet”), lighting designer John Kiselica, prop designer Jesseca Terhaar, and costume designer Alexandria Vazquez.
Space is limited, as is the run, so get tickets early.
April 20, 2017.
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Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.