NOV. 7 at 7 PM NOV. 8 at 3:15 PM
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Peter and the Starcatcher is the prequel to Peter Pan and is based on the 2006 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. The play is set in 1885 and takes place on ships traveling from England to the distant island of Rundoon. The plot involves a shipment of a mysterious trunk, a villainous pirate named Black Stache, and the origins of the Neverland story. When starcatcher-intraining Molly meets an orphan boy longing for a home, they embark on the adventure of a lifetime. You'll be whisked away on a breathtaking quest to answer the question: how did a boy named Peter become the boy who never grew up?
Our production takes an hilarious romp through the Neverland you never knew. In this Tony Award-winning play with music, 13 brilliant actors play more than 100 unforgettable characters using their enormous talent, ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination. This swashbuckling production will have you hooked from the moment you let your imagination take flight!
Our cast and crew have worked tirelessly to bring this delightful production to you. We know that you will find little hidden moments that connect our story to Peter Pan.
Enjoy some Starstuff and prepare to take a magical journey to Neverland with us.
-Jan Baldwin
The Upper School at Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
PRESENTS
Based on the Novel by
Music by Wayne Barker
A Play by Rick Elice
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Music Theatre
CAST
Boy........................................................................Ellery Badros
Molly......................................................................Ganeev Kaur
Aster.......................................................Aurelia Lopez-Spencer
Stache........................................................Annika Alden-Siegel
Prentiss.....................................................................Lydia Ward
Ted..........................................................................Stella Wang
Alf......................................................................Tirzah Twitchell
Smee.......................................................................Julia Walker
Scott................................................................Victoria Rozanski
Bumbrake...................................................Gwendolyn Carbine
Grempkin/Fighting Prawn............................................Anna Xu
Sanchez/Mack/Teacher..........................Sofia Fernandez Calvo
Slank/Hawking Clam..................................Charlotte Spires-Rogers
LITTLE PIT BAND
Piano....................................................................Spenser Gallo
Percussion and Foley Artist..........................Heidi “Thor” Nash
Special Effects......................................................Jessica Kosek
SCENES
A Strobe Light Will Be Used in this Production
ACT ONE
Prologue: A Bare Stage
Scene 1: The Neverland-On Deck
Scene 2: Molly’s Cabin
Scene 3: Bowels of the Ship
Scene 4: Bilge Dungeon
Scene 5: The Wasp-Captain’s Cabin
Scene 6: The Neverland- Passageway
Scene 7: The Wasp- Captain’s Cabin
Scene 8: The Neverland- Bilge Dungeon
Scene 9: The Neverland- On Deck
Scene 10: The Neverland and the Wasp
Hurricano
Swim On
Intermission
ACT TWO
Prologue: Mollusk Island-Shore
Mermaid Outta Me
Scene 1: Mountaintop, Mollusk Island
Scene 2: Jungle
Scene 3: Mollusk Territory
Scene 4: Mr. Grin’s Cage
Scene 5: Beach
Scene 6: Jungle’s Edge
Scene 7: Up the Mountain
Scene 8: Grotto
Scene 9: Mountaintop
Scene 10: Beach
Ukulele Smee
CREATIVE TEAM
Director.....................................................................Jan Baldwin
Musical Director......................................................... Heidi Nash
Technical Director...................................................... Walt Cupit
Production Manager.............................................. Jessica Kosek
Set Design & Construction......................................... Walt Cupit
Lighting Design.......................................................... Walt Cupit
Sound Design..........................................................Tom Seeland
Costume Design...........................................................Aria Zhou
Properties........................................Angelina Che and Penny Ye
Program Design..............................Angelina Che and Penny Ye
Sound Board............................................ Sophie Anne Bogumil
Running Crew................................Angelina Che, Penny Ye, Aria
Zhou, Vivian Wang, Julia Perl, Isabela Stoltenberg, Ella Hegland
Videographer................................................Simon Rosenwasser
Publicity....................Isabela Stoltenberg & Celia Struve-Auletta
Peter and the Starcatcher is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized materials are supplied by Music Theatre International, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Script, music and all other material Music Theatre International. All rights reserved.
SYNOPSIS
Starstuff: a magical and powerful dust from the stars. In this world, Starcatchers must keep starstuff out of the wrong hands. At a British dock in the year 1885, Starcatchers Lord Aster and his daughter Molly board two ships: Lord Aster on The Wasp with a trunk full of starstuff; and Molly on The Neverland with a decoy. Aboard The Neverland, Molly encounters three orphans: Ted, Prentiss, and a quiet boy with no name.
Meanwhile, Lord Aster’s ship has been taken over by the nefarious Black Stache and his gang of pirates. They hold Lord Aster captive and demand he open the trunk. The pirates manage to open it, only to discover that it is full of sand. They realize that the real trunk must be aboard The Neverland. Lord Aster uses his magical amulet to warn Molly of the approaching ship. She promises to bring the trunk of real starstuff to him as soon as the pirates catch up with them.
After a wild chase, the two ships collide, and mayhem begins. Lightning strikes The Neverland, causing it to split in two. The captain of the ship, Slank, is pushed into the water, and Black Stache goes to find the trunk.
Once Black Stache finds the trunk, along with the boy who is sitting on top of it, he attempts to convince the boy to hand it over by giving him the name Peter. Peter refuses and Black Stache throws him overboard. Molly has kept her promise and has the real trunk aboard The Wasp, but seeing Peter in need of help, she throws the trunk into the water so he can use it to float to a nearby island. Peter, Ted, Prentiss, and Molly all make it to the island, just narrowly escaping being sacrificed to the crocodile, Mister Grin, by the Mollusks. They resolve to get the trunk back aboard The Wasp, but Peter gets lost and meets a mermaid who gives him the surname Pan.
Once Peter Pan meets back up with Molly and the boys, they get the trunk to the beach and are about to take it to The Wasp when Black Stache ambushes them. They fight well, but Black Stache captures Molly and requires the trunk for her life. Peter decides Molly is more important than the starstuff and hands over the trunk, but the pirates open it only to discover it is empty. Lord Aster arrives on the island and helps everyone understand what happened to the starstuff. Molly accepts the reality of dealing with magic, and Peter’s world changes forever.
SPECIAL THANK YOU
Many grateful thanks to the following members of the Stuart family, without whom this production would have not been possible
Melissa Brescia
John and David Clark
Walt Cupit
Kelly Cupit
Jessica Kosek
Michael Miktus
Hilary Morris
Heidi Nash
Jonathan Nash
Julia Breen Wall
Kristen Zosche
Friends and Family of the Cast & Crew
FUTURE EVENTS
Grandparents and Special Friends Day
November 21, 2025
Eighth Grade Musical, “Little Mermaid, Jr.”
November 20, 2025
Lower School Veni Emmanuel
Middle and Upper School Evensong
December 18, 2025
Upper School Coffee House
January 2026
Upper School Musical, “Mary Poppins”
February 27 and 28, 2026
Middle School Players
March 4, 2026