Caldwell’s Trinity Academy To Present ‘Peter Pan Jr.’

CALDWELL, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of Trinity Academy. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site here.

The Trinity Academy Drama Club will present its 25th production: Peter Pan JR. on Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, at 7:30 pm, in the Trinity Academy Gymnasium (235 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell). Tickets will be available at the door for $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors.

“Peter Pan is a timeless enchanting musical story about the adventures of a mischievous boy,” said Trinity Academy Drama Club Director Kelly King. “What better choice for our 25th drama production than one that encourages each of us to reconnect with the spirit of youth.”

Based on J.M. Barrie's play, Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, in Peter Pan JR. Wendy, Michael and John Darling meet Peter Pan when the mysterious boy and a fairy named Tinker Bell enter their nursery in search of Peter’s lost shadow. Peter whisks his new friends away to Neverland, an island with “hardly any space between one adventure and the other.” There, Peter introduces the Darling children to the Lost Boys, children who never grow up. The crew launches into a great adventure where they encounter Brave Girls, and Pirates led by the dreaded Captain Hook. Challenges ensue when the Darling children are ensnared in Captain Hook’s sinister plan to seek revenge on Peter.

Since its inception 25 years ago, the Trinity Academy Drama Club has continued to expand, giving students in grades five through eight the opportunity to learn about acting, make-up, scenery, costumes, props, lighting and stage management.

This year, the Drama Club members are also getting a lesson in giving back. In 1929, Sir J.M. Barrie bequeathed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, which has benefited thousands of children since then. Trinity Academy is proud to say that during this production we will be collecting children’s clothing to be donated to TUESDAY'S CHILDREN - an organization that serves communities altered by acts of violence.

For more information about the event, call 973-226-3386, or visit www.trinityk8.com/25th-drama-production.

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