The Upper School Spring Play:
Peter and the Starcatcher
Thursday-Sunday, Apr. 28-30
Spieker Center for the Arts
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With some ordinary rope, a couple of ladders, a few household appliances, two toy boats, and, most important, one another, a motley group of seafarers and storytellers take us on a journey you’ll never forget!
Adapted by Palo Alto’s own Rick Elice from Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s 2004 children’s novel, this play with music tells the story of how a nameless, angst-ridden orphan became the immortal Peter Pan, how Hook became Hook, how the Lost Boys became lost, how Tinker found her bell, and how Wendy, never gave up hope.
This play is all about storytelling as a lively art, as a comic tale that bounds the tellers and the listeners together like never before. Simultaneously being told and celebrated by a merry band of seafarers and Mermaids, the story is as elaborate, simple, cozy, and scary as the best bedtime stories are. Its elements include an ocean voyage, a shipwreck, a cargo of something called stardust, a blissful Edwardian chorus line of mermaids, and three orphans who have never seen the light of day before.
Find your way to this magical tale of Peter and the Starcatcher, ”For once you have found your way there. You can never, never grow old.”*
* “Never Never Land” from Peter Pan, the musical, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green.
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