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The show ended its Broadway run on January 20, 2013, and reopened Off-Broadway once again at New World Stages in March 2013, ending in January 2014. Peter and the Starcatcher provides a humorous and fantastical backstory for the beloved character of Peter Pan and his arch-nemesis Captain Hook. Molly dives into the ocean and saves him. Stache pulls his knife on Fighting Prawn and tries to get the trunk from Molly. Out in the sea, the boys and Molly notice a flashing light. Molly reminds him of the trunk and the mission. Fighting Prawn proclaims that Betty Bumbrake was the only English person who was kind to him when he was a kitchen slave. Digital scripts. Just then, the pirate crew begins to tremble in fear. In the bilge, Molly congratulates the Boy for doing something big. Just then, the Mollusks enter with prisoners of their own — Lord Aster and Captain Scott. My high school acting club is wanting to take a cutting from Peter and the Starcatcher to perform at our annual fine arts competition. Before he departs, Lord Aster confides the mission's details to Molly, speaking in Dodo, a language known only to dodo birds and same very special humans. Peter Pan). The boys hide the trunk and go in search of branches. The Boy imagines having a family. Mr. Grin, now several times his normal size, floats toward them, forcing Stache and Smee to take cover in the jungle. In a fit of frustration, he slams the lid down on his right hand, cutting it off. Peter and the Starcatcher is a play based on the 2004 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted for the stage by Rick Elice. Prior to Peter and the Starcatcher he was in the original Broadway company of The 39 Steps and A Free Man of Color. Estimate the approximate cost of your licensing fees by providing a few details about your production. a play by Rick Elice with music by Wayne Barker. www.MTIShows.com. Below deck, Alf is again flirting with Mrs. Bumbrake, who stops his advances in order to find Molly. Molly's matching amulet starts to glow and the boys notice. The Tony-winning play, based on the best-selling novels, upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Manage rehearsal schedules and changes by sending instant updates to your cast and crew. Catch up on the excitement at the 2019 International Thespian Festival! Peter Pan). The Boy insists that Molly prove she is an apprentice Starcatcher, so she puts her hand around her amulet, closes her eyes, and floats a few inches above the deck. In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil. [11][12] The original Broadway cast included Christian Borle (Black Stache), Celia Keenan-Bolger (Molly), Adam Chanler-Berat (Boy), Teddy Bergman (Fighting Prawn), Arnie Burton (Mrs. Bumbrake), Matt D’Amico (Slank), Kevin Del Aguila (Smee), Carson Elrod (Prentiss), Greg Hildreth (Alf), Rick Holmes (Lord Aster), Isaiah Johnson (Captain Scott) and David Rossmer (Ted). Rick Elice’s play “Peter and the Starcatcher,” which had a well-reviewed Off Broadway run at New York Theater Workshop last spring, will begin preview performances at the Brooks Atkinson Theater on March 28 and open on April 15, the producers of the show said on Thursday. She then dashes off to get the trunk from Slank's cabin; the Boy realizes that there are more important things than saving his own neck and runs to help Molly. [14] On July 2, 2012, Matthew Saldivar replaced Borle in the role of Black Stache. . It was co-directed by Elice's partner Roger Rees and Alex Timbers. A squadron of British navy seamen, led by Lieutenant Greggors, arrives to fetch Lord Aster, who is paying Slank to take care of Molly. [9] Adam Chanler-Berat shared the role of Peter with Jason Ralph. As Molly and Mrs. Bumbrake struggle to move the trunk, Slank intercepts them. . Department of Theatre & Drama. Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf settle down happily together, and Captain Scott proclaims his intent to explore Antarctica. December 8-11, 2016 • Power Center. The Boy flashes back to St. Norbert's Orphanage for Lost Boys, where Grempkin is lashing him. Legally capture your production on video with this special license available for select shows. Performance Art Theatre in New York, New York. Teacher reveals that Pan has two meanings. Transported to a bustling port, we meet Lord Leonard Aster; his precious daughter Molly; and her nanny, Mrs. Bumbrake. All artwork complies with MTI’s billing guidelines. With grown-up theatrical savvy and a child's wonder at what it can achieve, Peter and the Starcatcher floats right through the ceiling of the physical limits imposed by a three-dimensional stage. The play provides a backstory for the characters of Peter Pan, Mrs Darling, Tinker Bell and Hook, and serves as a prequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter and Wendy. Tony-winning Peter and the Star Catcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Molly entrances the boys with the tale of Sleeping Beauty, and leads them away from Slank's cabin. [2] An instrumental score was written by Wayne Barker. Shared Instantly. Peter Pan is coming back to Broadway – though not the flying, singing Peter who audiences know well. The play premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in California, running from February 13 to March 8, 2009. Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Molly says that she is only an apprentice Starcatcher, a word that catches Slank's ear. Stache is impressed by Peter's heroic gesture, realizing that this is the worthy opponent he has been looking for, but lifts the lid to find an empty trunk. After realizing that no one cares enough to say goodbye to the orphans, the Boy proclaims that he hates grownups. We cant help but fall into this stage picture @nconstage The Boy tells Molly that he is going there to help the King, but she bursts his bubble and explains that King Zarboff is actually evil. You can buy tickets and check out additional information on their official website. In the distance, they spot Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf sailing toward the island on a makeshift raft, using Mrs. Bumbrake's bloomers as a sail. The Boy unexpectedly blurts out his darkest secrets and dreams. [13] Art for the Broadway production, which draws upon the whimsical, imaginative content in the show, was crafted by Vermont-based woodworker John W. Long, and featured in The New York Times. Stache intervenes and tries to bait the kids with poisoned fruitcake, but Molly identifies him and exposes his plot. Choreography videos. The three orphans gather around Alf and his bucket of food. The Wasp pursues The Neverland. Featuring a dozen actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life. Peter Pan).A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels, the play was conceived for the stage by directors, Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, and written by Rick Elice, with music by Wayne Barker. Peter and the Starcatcher is currently playing at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Fighting Prawn accepts the offering, timing them with a kitchen timer he wears as a relic of his slavery as a kitchen boy. Molly leads Ted and Prentiss to find real food, but the Boy doesn’t follow. Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). Mrs. Bumbrake recognizes Fighting Prawn as her long-lost kitchen boy from Brighton. The boys descend the mountain, and go deeper and deeper into the dark jungle. Smee, disguised, tries to lure Molly, Prentiss and Ted with a ukulele song. The Boy awakens and catches the end of Molly's communication; he insists that she tell him what is going on. One of them, Pirate Pete, strikes a chord with the Boy and he chooses a name for himself: Peter. The cast is, with no exceptions, wonderful . Smee demands the key to the trunk, but Lord Aster refuses. On the way, she discovers sailors gambling, singing hymns, and torturing Mack, the world's most inept sailor. I put in for an electronic, and it still had a fee. Years later, the grown-up Molly watches her daughter Wendy fly off with Peter, taking solace in the fact that Peter now has someone to look after him for a time. As The Wasp sails away, Peter begins to forget what's happened and settles into the eternal present of youth. Peter and the Starcatcher October 8-24, 2021. Manage ticket sales online and maximize your box office. The amulet around Lord Aster's neck begins to glow. Stache offers the Boy a place on his crew and tries out some Piratical names for him. [3] The cast starred Adam Green as Peter Pan. One contains a precious cargo belonging to the Queen, who has appointed Lord Aster as its custodian to voyage with the trunk aboard The Wasp, the fastest ship afloat, helmed by his old school chum Captain--Robert Falcon Scott--bound for the remote kingdom of Rundoon. The first is fun, frolic, anarchy and mischief - all things a boy likes. Greggors escorts Lord Aster inside the ship and then reveals that his real name is Smee and the seamen are pirates. A group of Mermaids recount in vaudevillian song their experience of being transformed from regular fish after swimming in the wake of the starstuff. It is Lord Aster, contacting Molly using Norse Code (a system akin to Morse Code used by ancient Vikings.) Top-Secret Mission by Janet Milstein. The Mollusks are amused (especially because Molly's name means "Squid Poop" in their language), but decide that the English invaders must die anyway, and toss them into Mr. Grin's cage. After the boys have been lulled to sleep by Molly's bedtime story, Lord Aster contacts her through the amulet and warns her that pirates have commandeered The Wasp. It would be about 10 to 15 minutes and only done with a few actors. Peter wants to get off the island, and begins gathering materials for a raft. Trapped inside Mr. Grin's cage, Molly and the boys bicker about what to do. Molly, Prentiss and Ted arrive atop the mountain and fear Peter's demise. The description did not indicate music, but I just received a contract with info about librettos, etc. To give Molly room to reach the mountain, Peter draws the Mollusks' attention to himself. They discuss their impulsive kiss in the cage, and Molly waxes philosophical about avoiding sentimentality until she falls asleep. Find Peter and the Starcatcher schedule, Casidhe Ng is currently studying at Yale-NUS College, having graduated from School of the Arts, Singapore in 2015, where he majored in Theatre. Aster departs for The Wasp. While no one is looking, Slank marks the Queen's trunk with a chalk X. The play premiered at the La Jolla Playhouse in California, running from February 13 to March 8, 2009. She tries to distract the boys from the starstuff by suggesting a bedtime story. Aster tells Molly that she is now a part of the mission. Teacher explains her transformation from fish to mermaid, and describes the power of starstuff to fulfill dreams. Molly explains that a Starcatcher's primary duty to collect starstuff as it falls to earth and dispose of it in the world's hottest active volcano, Mount Jalapeño, which is on Rundoon. [19], A national tour launched in Denver on August 15, 2013[20] and concluded in Pittsburgh on May 25, 2014. As Peter celebrates his own cleverness, Stache knocks him overboard. Peter and the Starcatchers is an amazing read! If so, who should we contact to figure out the exact details? Grempkin, the schoolmaster of St. Norbert's Orphanage for Lost Boys, sells Slank three orphan boys - Prentiss, Ted, and a nameless orphan known only as Boy. Knowing that the starstuff will float, she pushes it in the water and tells Peter to float to a nearby island. April 4-6th, 2019 a play by Rick Elice music by Wayne Barker. Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Floating in the grotto's golden water, Peter is greeted by the mermaid who calls herself Teacher. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is starstuff, a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. At the climax, Molly blurts out that the boys have ruined the story. As the Lost Boys race down the beach toward the grotto, Peter Pan flies for the first time. The ultimate book for theater lovers of all ages. Peter and the Starcatcher by Pangdemonium was staged at the Drama Centre Theatre from 28 September to 20 October 2018. The authors did an amazing job reinviting the world and characters of Peter Pan, while also introducing new ones to help create its own world. It's going to be an awfully big adventure! Ask & Answer Questions, Follow Shows, Sell, Rent or Buy in the Community Marketplace. The boys perform Sleeping Beauty for the tribe, but because they all fell asleep during Molly's rendition of the story, none of them can really remember how it goes. Peter and the Starcatcher Props and Costumes Rental, Interactive Script Breakdown – Powered by ProductionPro, Performance Accompaniment Recording (Rehearsal Tracks Only). Quickly ready with a ruse and exploring the wide world for the first time ever, Peter grows into a truly magnanimous boy, sacrificing his future as a man to save his new friend. Promote your show with the officially licensed logo. And speaking of which, the world itself is full of life and wonder. A free, downloadable Production Handbook is available here (PDF). Facilitate cueing, blocking and all of your production needs with this customizable copy of the libretto. The boys offer the gift of a bedtime story to the Mollusks, hoping they will fall asleep, allowing the boys to escape. Slank sees The Wasp and assumes that the British navy must have discovered the trunk swap. After a premiere in California at the La Jolla Playhouse, the play transferred to Off-Broadway in 2011 and opened on Broadwayon April 15, 2012. Unseen, Molly trails Alf on the long journey to the bilge room. 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. [20], The play is currently available for licensing from Music Theatre International. The water that seeped into the trunk has dissolved the starstuff and it is now diffused into the ocean. A yellow bird flies around his head, pestering him, before fluttering off. 1. Stache captures Molly with his razor at her throat. An ensemble of actors enters a bare stage. Suddenly, Stache's words are echoed back to him as Peter continues to distract Stache, and challenges him. [18] It closed on January 12, 2014. No matter where you are on your theatrical journey, our innovative production resources will enhance your show experience! Where do I send the production contract and payment? Molly asks to be part of the mission aboard The Wasp, but Lord Aster promises her an exotic vacation once the mission is complete. In his free time, he enjoys binge-watching TV shows … [6][7] The new cast starred Celia Keenan-Bolger as Molly, Christian Borle as Black Stache, and Adam Chanler-Berat as Peter. Sail on the high seas for a life-changing adventure in this delightful grown-up prequel to Peter Pan. As a hurricane stirs up in the ocean, The Wasp appears on the horizon. [8] Through April 1, Borle shared the role of Black Stache with Steve Rosen. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Peter and the Starcatcher is such a clever, whimsical, witty and enchanting play.I loved it when I saw the National Tour a few years ago at the Peabody, and now it’s being staged in a new production at the Rep, and I’ve been more than happy to revisit this marvelous show. When Aster refuses, he steals the trunk key. [15] The Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher closed on January 20, 2013 after 18 previews and 319 regular performances. Molly drags the Boy back on board and revives him. Rehearse your entire musical with a pre-recorded score played by a full orchestra of LIVE professional musicians. This production trans-ferred to Broadway and opened on April 15, 2012, at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, where it He warns her never to take it off or let anyone else touch it, and to use it if she is ever in trouble. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. [16][17], The show re-opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages beginning on March 18, 2013. Peter and the Starcatcher is a prequel to Peter Pan based on the children’s book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson and freely adapted for the stage by Rick Elice, with co-directors Alex Timbers and Roger Rees. “Peter and the Starcatcher,” directed on Broadway by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers, delivers locomotive Steampunk in the origin story of Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher, the award-winning stage prequel to Peter Pan, will be presented by the UC Davis Department of Theatre and Dance Feb. 27 through March 7. To learn more about the show and the OSF company, view the August edition of the OSF 2020 Playbill here. A second national tour launched in Toledo on February 5, 2015 and concluded in Burlington, VT on April 14, 2015. Losing patience, Stache knocks Peter off the trunk, opens it, and realizes he's been had. Many of the characters from Peter and the Starcatchers are brand new characters created for the novel. Prentiss, Ted and the fairy enter; the fairy talks to Peter and suggests that the Lost Boys join him by taking a dip in the waters of the enchanted grotto. The performers are not able to overcome the play’s fundamental failings. A storm begins as night falls, making the journey dark, unpleasant, and frightening. Thank you. This review is based on the performance on 12 October 2018, 8pm. In the midst of the storm, the wheel flies off the deck and goes spinning out to sea; The Neverland lurches. The Boy lashes out, but Molly challenges him, which sparks something new in him. He would kill for even a thimble of starstuff. Molly approaches and watches from behind some trees. Molly divulges that her father is on a secret mission for the Queen. The fairy flies off, and Ted and Prentiss chase it down the beach. Molly must decide between saving Fighting Prawn's life and her duty to the Queen. They realize that Peter, by being dunked in the golden, starstuff-infused waters of the grotto, has been transformed. In the distance, Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf paddle toward the shore on a makeshift raft. The yellow bird returns and distracts Peter, who falls into a crevice and finds himself in a shimmering lake of golden water, far, far underground.

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