School Performances: January 23 at 10:00 a.m.
Public Performances: January 24, January 31-February 1 at 7:00 p.m., January 26 & February 2 at 3:00 p.m.
**NEW TIME** Saturday, January 25 at 1:00 p.m.

Tickets: $15 adults / $10 seniors and students (plus tax)

Show type: Play with two acts that has some musical components
Runtime: Approx. 2.5 hours
Rated: PG

Our winter musical this year PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. This Tony-winning musical upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to Peter Pan. A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s best-selling novels. A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff. They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldly cargo. 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. 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. 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.

Production staff for PETER AND THE STARCATCHER:
Director - Seth Penwell
Scenic/Lighting Designer - Thomas Mauney
Costumer - Donna Beaman
Stage Manager - Kadence Aycock

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.  www.mtishows.com

Public Performances: February 1 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., February 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets:  $10 each plus tax

Show type: One act
Runtime: TBD
Rated: G

Peter/Wendy is a one-act retelling of Peter's famous adventures. This lyric interpretation sees Peter, Wendy, Hook, Tiger Lily, and Tink as a bedtime story.

Please note: This special performance is an add-on event and is NOT included in season tickets.

Production staff for PETER/WENDY:
Director - Thomas Mauney
Costumer - Donna Beaman

This show is limited to 60 tickets per performance. Tickets will be available for purchase on Wednesday, January 15. This is a special add-on event and is NOT included in season tickets. To reserve a seat call 252-291-4329 or visit www.wilsonarts.com/afytickets. All seating is General Admission.

Auditions: January 27 & 28, 2025 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

School Performances: April 2, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

Public Performances: April 3, 4, 5, 2025 at 7:00 p.m., April 6, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.

Tickets: $12 adults / $10 seniors and students (plus tax)

Show Type: Stage Play with one act
Runtime: Approx. 85 minutes
Rated: G

The 2024-2025 season ends with CHARTLOTTE'S WEB, adapted by Joseph Robinette. The Children's Literature Association named this "the best American children's book of the past two hundred years," and Joseph Robinette, working with the advice of E.B. White, has created a play that captures this work in a thrilling and utterly practical theatrical presentation. All the enchanting characters are here: Wilbur, the irresistible young pig who desperately wants to avoid the butcher; Fern, a girl who understands what animals say to each other; Templeton, the gluttonous rat who can occasionally be talked into a good deed; the Zuckerman family; the Arables; and, most of all, the extraordinary spider, Charlotte, who proves to be “a true friend and a good writer.” Determined to save Wilbur, Charlotte begins her campaign with the "miracle" of her web in which she writes, "Some pig." It's the beginning of a victorious campaign which ultimately ends with the now-safe Wilbur doing what is most important to Charlotte. This is a beautiful, knowing play about friendship that will give your actors a great opportunity and your audience an evening of enchantment.

Production staff for CHARLOTTE'S WEB:
Director - Hannah Slaughter
Costumer - Donna Beaman

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.