Peter and the Starcatcher

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Theatre Company of Saugus will present Peter and the Starcatcher. A play with music by Rick Elice. Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Music By Wayne Barker. (Originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaffert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes, and Disney Theatrical Productions.)

The Tony-winning show 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. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation featuring marauding pirates, jungle tyrants, 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.

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.

Featuring 18 actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, Peter and the Starcatcher uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life.

The TCS production is directed by Matthew Garlin, stage managed by Ally Lewis, and musically directed by Samantha Prindiville. Choreography by Julie Liuzza; costumes by Venessa Phelon; props by Addie Pates.

Performances are May 12-13-14 and 19-20-21, 2023, on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM, and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM. The location is the American Legion Post 210 / 44 Taylor Street / Saugus, Massachusetts 01906.

Tickets paid at the door are $25 for adults or $23 for youth, seniors, or veterans. Tickets purchased in advance online are only $22 or $20. Tickets are now on sale; visit our Tickets page.

We are pleased to announce the cast. Thank you to everyone who came out to audition!

THE ORPHANS

  • Boy … Michael Mazzone
  • Prentiss … Jackie Daley
  • Ted … Jennifer Antocci

THE BRITISH SUBJECTS

  • Lord Leonard Aster … Jon Workman
  • Molly Aster … Hailey Cooke
  • Mrs. Bumbrake … D’Shyla Hodge
  • Captain Robert Falcon Scott … Ted Merritt
  • Grempkin … Kris Reynolds

THE SEAFARERS ABOARD THE WASP

  • The Black Stache … Kaleigh Ryan
  • Smee … Mariah Mulcahy
  • Sanchez … D’Shyla Hodge

ABOARD THE NEVERLAND

  • Bill Slank … Bridget R Saunders
  • Alf … Meg Brown
  • Mack … Chinedu Ibiam

THE MOLLUSKS

  • Fighting Prawn … Andrew Quinney
  • Hawking Clam … Chinedu Ibiam
  • Teacher … Kris Reynolds

MERMAIDS

  • Natalie Lewis
  • Bridget Saunders
  • Meg Brown
  • JacLene London
  • Young Child … Mels Phelon

Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement by Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

The cast of Peter and the Starcatcher (photo by Sabrina Ornae)

We are in need of volunteers to run the front-of-house operations for the show: Usher, sell snacks-concessions, sell raffle tickets, house manager, and box office. Click here to sign up. Those who work multiple performances may be granted free membership in TCS.