March 5 - Opening Night to March 13, 2010 - Closing Night

From the Director’s Chair…

Let’s do Peter Pan this year. It’s a classic, a well-loved musical with fun and fantasy for all ages to enjoy – great idea! Wait…how big is the Eggplant? How can we fly with the grid and the audience right there? There are how many songs and dance numbers to fit into a schedule? How can we fit a Victorian nursery, a jungle, a cave and a pirate ship into….wait – what were we thinking?!? Perhaps the setting of NEVER NEVERland should have given me pause but alas I’m a grown up and a girl – we’re too clever to make mistakes you know.

This show is a testament to team work. Close your eyes and imagine “a place where dreams are born”… many detailed pieces coming together under the care and effort of many talented and busy people.

• Piece one: I’m sure you will agree that our students fit and create their roles beautifully – even though we perhaps appear a little “gender-confused” it really works.
• Piece two: The music has such variety, is so well rehearsed and is so fun you have to sing along once you hear it begin.
• Piece three: choreography - Keep your eyes open for Pirates. Lost boys, Fairies, the Henny Penny Tribe – complete with authentic Blackfoot war cries- and of course the Darling family as they energetically dance their way into your hearts.
• Piece four: costumes…a dog? a crocodile? I already mentioned the plethora of characters – sure we can do it – Mardi has half of the stuff in her house!
• Piece five: set – let’s drive our designer crazy with such a demanding set. No problem she handled it with artistic flare, some volunteer dads and many cups of coffee.
• Piece six: tech – Microphones, sound effects, projections, a new sound board, TINKERBELL, flying … what were we thinking?
• Piece seven: orchestra – what will Tink sound like? Do we have a bassoon? What’s a celeste? Don’t worry Don’s got it covered.
• Piece eight: publicity, tickets, front-of-house, posters, and programs - our staff can do it all.

Where all these pieces come together is “where dreams are born” and courtesy of the magic of theatre (and lots of grown-up work) we invite you all to “keep an open mind and [together we] will find Never Neverland.”