2025 Fall Play, Peter and the Starcatcher

STUART COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL of the SACRED HEART

presents

NOV. 7 at 7 PM NOV. 8 at 3:15 PM COR UNUM THEATER

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

Music by Wayne Barker A Play by Rick Elice Based on the Novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson Music Theatre International

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

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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