Apple Tree Arts presents "Peter Pan and Wendy." Tickets will be sold at the door. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students and free for children four and younger.
This dramatic adaptation of J. M. Barrier’s original novel tells the story of the mischievous little boy Peter and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy
Darling and her brothers, Michael and John. After Peter flies into the Darling family’s nursery, Wendy agrees to leave with him and become a mother to his motherless
gang of Lost Boys. Soon they are all swept up into a series of adventures in which they meet the magical fairy Tinkerbell, save the beautiful Indian princess Tiger Lily and battle with the mean pirate Captain Hook and his crew.
The 17 cast members have been rehearsing since
February. Students are from Grafton, Shrewsbury, Northbridge, Sutton and Uxbridge.
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"Our youth show is a drama with a little bit
of comedy," explained Lisa Scarlett, theatre arts director of the community music and theatre arts school. "The play allows us to focus on acting and character development in a more in-depth way than we do with musicals or comedies. It’s nice to see our older students maturing and growing into more dramatic roles," Ms. Scarlett noted.
Laurie Baker, early child educator and theatre arts teacher, and Ms. Scarlet are co-directing the show. They are sharing the directing tasks with Ms. Baker focusing on sound effects and props while Ms. Scarlett concentrates on blocking and sourcing costumes. Together they have co-directed many musicals including “The Jungle Book Kids and “Beauty and the Beast.” They co-directed one other drama, “A Little Princess” two years ago.
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Apple Tree Arts is a community arts school located in Grafton. Founded in 1989, the nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization has grown to serve over 1,000 children and adults annually with early childhood music classes, group keyboard lessons, private music and voice instruction, ensembles, theatre arts programs and concerts. For more information, visit www.appletreearts.org.