We are so excited to present Peter and the Starcatchers, a play based on the 2004 novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted for the stage by Rick Elice.
This is a play rather than a musical, no singing talent required. The play covers the story of Peter Pan prior to meeting Wendy, and involves more advanced acting skills, such as accents, monologues, emotional scenes, complex staging, etc. It is perfect for middle school to high school actors.
PETER & THE STARCATCHER
(Grades 6-12)
Directed By: Joey Arreola
Rehearsals: Mondays (6-9pm) and Fridays (4-7pm)
Auditions: November 18 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Callbacks November 21 5:00-9:00 pm
First Rehearsal: December 2 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Performance: February 21-23 TBA
Show Fee: $300
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
THE BRITISH SUBJECTS:
Lord Leonard Aster:
The very model of a Victorian English gentleman, loyal subject to the Queen, devoted father to Molly, faithful friend. Lord Aster is a Starcatcher – protecting the planet from unseen incredible forces about to encroach upon us. British dialect. Also has German, Nordic, Dolphin, and Dodo bird lines. . .
Molly Aster:
A 13-year-old British girl who is hungry for adventure and out to prove that girls can do anything boys can do–and do it better; she is as passionate as she is fearless, a true leader.
Mrs. Bumbrake:
Molly’s nanny. Lovably brash and bold British nanny with a big heart; a character with character, hard-scrabble and charmingly no-nonsense, but still knows how to turn on the flirt when the time is right.
Boy (Peter):
A boy who doesn’t miss much. Nameless, homeless, and friendless at the beginning of the play and a hero by the end. A survivor. More than anything in the world, he wants a home and a family.
Prentiss:
Ambitious, hyper-articulate, logical; yearns to be a leader, even as he knows in his heart that he never shall be one. A bit of a blowhard with just the teeny-tiniest touch of cowardice.
Ted:
Obsessed with food: the eating of, the fighting over, the dreaming about. A natural actor, an easy wit, perhaps a future poet. Called “Tubby” by Prentiss, though not necessarily due to girth, of which orphans, given their meager diets, usually have very little indeed.
Captain Robert Falcon Scott:
The epitome of an adventurer, Captain of Britain’s fastest frigate, the Wasp. Years later, he will lead an expeditionary team to the South Pole, freeze to death, and become the iconic British hero, Scott of the Antarctic.
Grempkin:
The mean and malodorous schoolmaster of St. Norbert’s Orphanage for Lost Boys. Likes to keep his boys in the dark, as sunlight is known to feed rebellious notions.
THE SEAFARERS:
Pirates - Aboard the Wasp
Black Stache:
Although well-spoken with the flair of a showman, the Black Stache is a dangerous villain to his very core; piracy is his personal mission, as is his eternal quest for a worthy nemesis–a hero who would be worthy of a challenge. Comedic timing a must.
Smee Greggors:
Dedicated first-mate to Black Stache; single-mindedly dedicated to his captain’s every whim. His motto: “Tis good to be busy.”
Sanchez:
A hard-working Spanish pirate with an identity crisis.
Sailors: Aboard the Neverland
Bill Slank
The Neverland’s vicious captain, without the skill or quality to lead anyone but himself, and always into disaster. A greedy bastard who’d sell his own mother for a ship to command and send boys to their doom for the favor of those who would use starstuff for personal gain, global domination, or worse. An orphan, too.
An old seadog, far more proud of his rank as “Mister” than he should be. though his physical appearance is oaf-ish and unkempt, he has an inner charm and a kind, romantic heart.
Mack:
A very bad sailor who wants to be anywhere but under the thumb of Bill Slank.
THE MOLLUSKS, Island residents
Fighting Prawn:
King of the Mollusk natives and the son of Jumbo Prawn and Littleneck Clam, Fighting Prawn is kidnapped by British sailors and brought in chains to England where he served as sous-chef. Since returning to his island kingdom, he has vengefully murdered any English person who dared set food on his island.
Hawking Clam:
Son of Fighting Prawn and Sweet ’n’ Sour Shrimp. One day, he will ascend the Clam throne as head of the Royal Clam Clan. Tropical accent.
All actors serve variously as sailors, pirates, mermaids, Mollusks, ships, doors, ropes, scenery, and narrators.