TV: "A LIttle Curious." It was more of an adrenaline rush than any book that I had read. 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. Lord Aster captures the yellow bird and turns it into a pixie to protect and guide Peter. Get help and learn more about the design. Alf: If it ain't the three little piggies! Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. More than anything the world, he wants a home and a family. Maggie Strahan (Music Director) is a fourth year TAPS major. Something about him appeals to the feminine sensibility - might be his bow legs, his saucy gait, or his kind heart. Would love to see a production of this. The story of Peter Pan is legendary. He vows to be Peter's foe for all eternity. Molly explains that a Starcatchers primary duty to collect starstuff as it falls to earth and dispose of it. Those interested in a solo should bring 16 bars of a song that shows off their vocal range and ability to act through a song. British to the bone. Upgrade to PRO Sign Up for PRO to view suggested audition pieces! theatre, theater, plays, play, musicals, musical, live, live theatre, live theater, Kansas City, Olathe, Overland Park, Leawood, Kansas City area, Kansas City metro area, Olathe Community Theatre Association, Olathe Community Theater Association, Olathe Civic Theatre Association, Olathe Civic Theater Association, page-template-default,page,page-id-7347,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,no_animation_on_touch,qode-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,qode-theme-ver-5.9, 2021 Olathe Civic Theatre Association | 500 E. Loula, Reg'l: The Great Gatsby (Guthrie), Twelfth Night and The Three Musketeers (Seattle Rep). 12 of 26 13 of 26. START: Oh its all such a mess. Mrs. Bumbrake: -- and her nanny, Mrs. Bumbrake -- Molly: It's all right, Daddy. It was illustrated by artist Greg Call. He doesnt trust adults and, thus, never wants to grow up to be one. La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director). It was creative, funny, moving, and heartbreaking - sometimes all within the same scene. This is me in rehearsal for Peter and the Starcatcher at the Ritz Theater Company. Mrs. Bumbrakes is captured by Stache 's band of pirates but later on rescued by Leonard. Originally Presented as a 'Page to Stage' Workshop Production in 2009 by, The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; James L. Nederlander: President), Brunish & Trinchero/Laura Little Productions. MRS. BUMBRAkE: Molly's faithful nanny who is a prim and proper Englishwoman. Molly says that she is only an apprentice Starcatcher. The Boy overhears and insists that Molly tell him what is going on. Mrs. Bumbrake: Supporting, All Genders, 25-50 Molly's nanny. But it'll never happen. It is a great community where teachers are very invested in the students' lives and their well being. More than anything in the world he wants a home and a family. He is proud of his magnificent facial hair and is partial to the poetical and the theatrical. Get us out of here! Remember too that it's meant to be seen on stage, not read on the pageso go see it! [8] From mid-March through April 1, Borle shared the role of Black Stache with Steve Rosen. It includes sea shanties and pop culture references. From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes. Quick question for the Captain - Alf: What are you, piggy spokesman? Aster tells Molly that she is now a part of the mission. I also hated the way the script was written, some plays can get away with internal narration but this one was just annoying and bad. Thurs - Saturday, November 30 - December 2 at 7:30 PM, Committee on Theater and Performance Studies, UChicago Careers in Journalism, Arts, and Media (UCIJAM), Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition, Court Theatre's Center for Classic Theatre, Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, STAGE (Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration). The sails of Stache's ship, known as The Ladies, are shaped like a giant "brassiere" (the book's sketch of the sails resembles a corset). A wildly theatrical adaptation featuring marauding pirates, jungle . Called "Tubby" by Prentiss, though not due to girth, of which orphans, given their meager diets, have very little indeed. Outside of performance, he has also served as an Audience Services Intern and Dramaturgy Intern for Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. and Arena Stage, respectively. 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. One of THE most hilarious plays I've ever read. Full disclosure: The high school in which I teach is doing this for their fall drama this year. It is revealed that Slank swapped the trunks and the Queen's treasure is on board The Neverland. Upgrade to PRO This script is incredible. Couldn't put it down (literally- I finished it in 23 hours), Overall this is much better paced than the book upon which it is based. Nicola Lustig (Assistant Production Manager)is a first year excited to be involved with her first UT show! Dhiraj Patel (Grempkin/Mack/Sanchez/Fighting Prawn) is a first year potential Neuroscience/Psychology major. She has previously worked on Comedy of Errors (First Merchant/Second Merchant/Messenger), Circe (Zoe/The Nymph), and She Kills Monsters (Farrah/Evil Gabbi). Excuse me, sir. After Peter saves the head mermaid, she kisses him. She is very fond of Slank . When Aster refuses, he steals the trunk key. I'm the leader x[q)[* They are escorted by a squadron of British navy seamen, led by Lieutenant Greggors. *Our system only provides suggested monologues or songs for select characters if we have matching monologues and song information in our database. Adaptations can be tricky, but this one stands alone as well as doing the novel justice. She has previously worked with University Theateras an actor (Amadeus, Urinetown, West Side Story, After the Revolution, Mr. Burns, She Kills Monsters) and as Assistant Stage Manager (Belleville), as an actor with The Dean's Men (Love's Labour's Lost), and as an actor with TAPS (The Winter's Tale). Molly divulges that her father is on a secret mission for the Queen. 8. Those interested should bring a recent picture and resume or list of theatre experience. This is her first UT mainstage and shes so grateful to have worked with an amazing and loving cast and crew! There's such a rhythm and musicality to it - once it gets into your head, it's almost muscle memory). The chief, Fighting Prawn, sentences them to death. It was co-directed by playwright Rick Elice's partner Roger Rees and Alex Timbers. However, the crude portrayal of colonized natives as "me speak English" barbarians and the playwright's suggestion to not cast women except in the role of Molly to show how excluded women are peeved me. He has previously worked on Mr Burns, a post-electric play (Flanders). Scott: MAKE YER COURSE! Grempkin: The mean and malodorous schoolmaster of St. Norbert's Orphanage for Lost Boys. MOLLY: God Save Her. Aster gives Molly a magic amulet that matches one he wears; they can use these special amulets to communicate play based on the adventures of Peter, before he became the Pan. Kidnapped by British sailors and brought in chains to England, he served as sous-chef in a country estate in Derbyshire, where, for no good reason, he learned Italian wines and mastered Italian cuisine. Peter and the Starcatcher is a play based on the 2006 novel of a similar name by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted for the stage by Rick Elice. This is one of the best written plays I've ever read. There are to many specific stage directions that unless the company paid a lot of money for the effect the show would just look silly, but then maybe that's the point. Stache suggests some piratical names for him. Peter and The Starcatcher. Stiff in the lip, loose in the hip, fun on a ship. [1] After a premiere in California at the La Jolla Playhouse, the play transferred to Off-Broadway in 2011 and opened on Broadway on April 15, 2012. Molly dives into the ocean and swims after Peter. Peter overhears giggling, squealing and thumping noises made by Mr. Slank and Mrs. Bumbrake that suggest they may be doing something inappropriate. Since returning to his island kingdom, he vengefully murders any English with the temerity to land on his Mollusk Isle domain. Smee introduces Captain Black Stache, who threatens to kill Molly unless Aster gives him the key to the trunk. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Both versions tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and has many adventures on the . They realize that Peter, by being dunked in the starstuff-infused waters of the grotto, has been transformed and cannot leave the island. Ted - Ty Rupert* Lord Leonard Aster - Nathan Johnson. Peter Pan). I may have to pick up the novel next. The flying effects were done the old fashioned way - with wires, planks, and tricks of the light. 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. Him's a sweet little puss, isn't him. We did the read-through today, and it's a lot of fun! Although all children (except one) grow up, we are reminded to take time to enjoy some swashbuckling adventures. % Dates: Friday, June 2nd 5-7pm and Saturday, June 3rd 10am 12pm, Location: DCPs Armour Street Theatre 307 Armour Street, Davidson, NC. To simulate a summer stock theatre company, actors will rehearse Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. with one weekend of performances. Molly and her nanny, Mrs. Bumbrake, to Rundoon on a safer route aboard a merchant ship called the Neverland. Upgrade to PRO Previous UT credits include LEAR (SM), Mr Burns, a post-electric play (Nelson), Winter's Tale (ASM), The Seagull (ASM), and Urinetown (Billy Boy Bill). Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. In 19th-century London, Peter and four other orphans from St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys arrive at a wharf. Peter and the Starcatcher Character Mrs. Bumbrake Gender Female Age Range Adult, Mature Adult Style Comedic Act/Scene Act One, Scene Two Time & Place Molly's cabin on the Neverland Length Medium Time Period Contemporary Show Type Play Tags english accent nanny ship traveling storytelling alliteration Context Teacher:Formerly a salmon, Teacher is now an ancient, knowledgeable mermaid. Smee: First mate to Black Stache. IBDB also offers historical information about theatres and various statistics and fun facts related to Broadway. She is honored to have worked with the amazing cast and crew of Peter and the Starcatcher! An old sea dog. November 5-21, 2021 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Results may vary. I originally wanted to read this because I saw a few scenes from it at a theatre conference earlier this year, but now having read it in not sure if I want to see a full production of it. Molly Aster - Esther Yokell. Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). The play, Peter and the Starcatchers, was BUMBRAKE) JOURNEYED AT DAWN TO THE DOCKS OF PORTSMOUTH! Years later, he would lead an expeditionary team to the South Pole, freeze to death, and become the iconic British hero, Scott of the Antarctic. %PDF-1.3 Other: Mark Bennett's A Midsummer Night's Dream (orchestrations). It is a play that is much more enjoyable in performance than it is in reading. Slank catches the Boy and throws him overboard. More than anything in the world he wants a home and a family. Plot Summary. I laughed out loud, I cried, and my head is still spinning with wonder. Hannah Zinky (Dramaturg)is a student in the college. As Peter celebrates his own cleverness, Stache knocks him overboard. Still has enough of her girlish charm to turn a sailor's head and leaven his dreams. [21], Although the show garnered positive-to-mixed reviews by most critics,[26] it received a rave review from The New York Times, with Ben Brantley writing:[27]. [10], The show then opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, with previews starting on March 28, 2012 and officially opening on April 15, 2012. One day, he will ascend the Clam throne as head of the Royal Clam Clan. Hope Gundlah (Molly Aster) is a second year English and TAPS major. Stiff in the lip, loose in the hip, fun on a ship. Get ready for the return of the Edna Mode Experience at Disney's Hollywood Studios on May 14, 2023. Sara Everson (Props Designer)is a student in the college. Stellar twist on the origin story of Peter Pan. Mrs. Bumbrake is Molly 's governess. 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.