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“Second to the right, and straight on till morning.”
That, Peter had told Wendy, was the way to the Neverland.
ACT! for Youth is excited to announce the cast for its next production, Peter and the Starcatcher.
The Orphans
Boy (Peter) – Matt McKellar
Prentiss – Finn Harwood
Ted – Evan Whitehead
The British Subjects
Lord Leonard Aster – Easton Ragle
Molly Aster – Emma Townsend Satterfield
Mrs. Bumbrake – Hailey Matthews
Captain Robert Falcon Scott – Alden Whitehead
Grempkin – Harper Daniels
The Seafarers
Captain Bill Slank – Abbie Durrett
Alf – Oscar Edwards
Mack – Emma Du Sablon
Black Stache – Nate Barberio
Smee – Caroline McCauley
Sanchez – Ben Winders
The Natives
Fighting Prawn – Gwyndelyn Rigby
Hawking Clam – Lydia Denton
Teacher – Livvy Matthews
Serving variously as sailors, seamen, seafarers, orphans, pirates, mermaids, Mollusks…
Kaley Ellis, Leanna Gorman, Gavin Harris, Angie Mallozzi
While Peter and the Starcatcher tells a story of what went before J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan, we are also producing Peter/Wendy. A one act interpretation of the iconic adventures we all know so well, written by Jeremy Bloom. This production will be featuring young actors, grades 3 – 6. Auditions are set for Dec 2nd and 3rd with performances happening in rep with the concluding weekend of Starcatcher, February 1st and 2nd. Audition registration will be available at www.wilsonarts.com/afyauditions beginning Nov. 25th.
Students interested in working as part of the technical production crews for both productions can register online now through this Cognito link: ACT! for Youth “Peter and the Starcatcher” Technician Registration