{"id":1917,"date":"2017-03-24T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T18:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2017-04-13T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:55:52","slug":"willistons-peter-and-the-starcatcher-traces-a-heroic-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/2017\/03\/24\/willistons-peter-and-the-starcatcher-traces-a-heroic-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Williston\u2019s \u2018Peter and the Starcatcher\u2019 Traces a Heroic Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"starcatcher-web\"<\/a>Peter and the Starcatcher<\/em> unfolds the origin story of Peter Pan, and in doing so, invites theater-goers to join a heroic journey. The Williston Northampton School\u2019s theater program presents the play April 27 to 29, and May 4 to 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available here<\/a> and go on sale on April 1. They cost $10 general admission and $7 for students and seniors.<\/p>\n

The young adult book on which this play is based was co-written by humorist Dave Barry, and the play offers contemporary jokes and is told in a tongue-in-cheek style, said Williston Theater Director Emily Ditkovski. The Broadway production of Peter and the Starcatcher<\/em> was nominated for a Tony award for best play in 2016.<\/p>\n

According to Ditkovski, the play explores the often-dark path to find one\u2019s best self. \u201cThere is no straight trajectory. The messiness of the journey is really important,\u201d she said. \u201cBut that best self is there. It\u2019s findable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two main characters, the unnamed 13-year-old orphan, Boy, who eventually becomes Peter Pan, and Molly, also 13, each find their way past obstacles in a Neverland with a playful feel. \u201cThe story is told as a child would tell it,\u201d Ditkovski said. Molly is a strong female heroine. \u201cWithout her, Peter has no mission,\u201d Ditkovski said. \u201cShe\u2019s strong and smart and she knows it. This has alienated her along the way. But she ends up saving the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are pirates, orphans, Brits, and mythical sea creatures interacting on a set that includes creative special effects\u2014a mermaid\u2019s glowing tail, scenery on wheels, lots of \u201cstarstuff.\u201d Students are helping stitch the costumes.<\/p>\n

Ditkovski said the play resonates for people because that journey to find the self is universal and because adolescents, especially, can have a hard time being true to themselves amid competing identities and ideas of who they should be. What Peter<\/em> is presenting is a way toward one\u2019s truth. \u201cThat message is really important for people at any age,\u201d she said. \u201cIt makes you stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peter and the Starcatcher unfolds the origin story of Peter Pan, and in doing so, invites theater-goers to join a heroic journey. The Williston Northampton School\u2019s theater program presents the play April 27 to 29, and May 4 to 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available here and go on sale on April 1. They … Continue reading Williston\u2019s \u2018Peter and the Starcatcher\u2019 Traces a Heroic Journey<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1920,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917\/revisions\/1920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/willistonblogs.com\/artsspotlight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}