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Peter and Wendy set to fly to Neverland |
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March 8, 2017 |
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| As usual, there was no dearth of
talent on hand for auditions for the
Bonners Ferry production this weekend of
the Missoula Children's Theatre's "Peter
and Wendy,: as 78 young local actors and
actresses tried out for roles! |
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When Captain Hook sends his right-hand man, Smee,
on a quest to capture Peter Pan, it’s seemingly
business as usual … at first. Little does Hook
realize what fantastic adventures await him and
his pirate posse in their search for the elusive
Peter Pan.
After highly successful auditions earlier this
week with 78 local young actors and actresses
taking part, Missoula Children's Theatre's
performance of "Peter and Wendy" will be
presented at Becker Auditorium at Bonners Ferry
High School at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 10, and
at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 11.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and
$25 for families. They are available at the
door.
The local cast features Judah Draxlir as Peter
Pan and Elizabeth Bourassa as Peter’s Shadow.
Playing Tinker Bell is India Kucherry and Tobey
Jensen, Lucy Lang, Meggie Kahenek, Corine Spain,
Montana Merrill, Melanie Campbell, Jasius
Draxlir play the Lost Boy.
Henry Willis and Ahanu
Fasani play John and Michael Darling,
Mr. and Mrs. Darling are Matthias Merrill and
Isabelle Gold, and Taylor Merrill and Ellie
Rutherford play Nana and Liza.
The notorious
Captain Hook is Kaleb Huseby, who will sail with
his pirate crew Carina Carle´, Zac Carver, Katie Cushman, Karis Draxlir, Eliosa
Gorino, William Hollabaugh, Christen Jones, Mina
Lang and Alana Nash.
Cana Jones is Tiger Lily and Lily Butler,
Annabeth Comer, Sara Cummings, Natalya Tuma,
Zabrielle Tuma and Maggie Weaver are the
Neverlanders.
Amy Carver, Hailey Dickson,
Phoebe Lang, June Marshall, Aspen Merrill and
Elizabeth Ward are the Neverland Creatures, and
flying their way to Neverland as Clouds are Helen
Blackmore, Kordale Burt, Kyalynn Comer, Sammi
Cummings, Avery Cushman, Aiden Dodd, Josiah
Dodd, Chenoah Fasani, Benjamin Hollabaugh, Wyatt
Lang, Addy Merrill, Cardon Pluid, Isaiah Purdom,
Gunner Stevens, Brock Tuma and Collin Ward.
Behind the scenes, Emily Gorino and Morgan
Martin are assistant directors and Sophie Morgen
is prop master. The production is directed by
the hale and hearty Scott McGee, who also acts
in the role of Smee, and Casey Papas.
A special thank you goes out to Verla Mae Saboe
for learning so much music in a short time as
piano accompanist.
The Missoula Children's Theatre residency in
Bonners Ferry is brought to you by The Pearl
Theater with support from The Log Inn, Bonners
Ferry Family Medicine, Boundary County Community
Theater, Boundary County School District #101,
Dr. Hank Willis Dentistry, Bonners Ferry Rotary,
Sugar Plum Florist and Greenhouse and Super One
Foods.
For more information, call Lynn Haworth at (208)
267-3800 or The Pearl Theater at (208) 610-2846.
The Pearl Theater is a non-profit organization,
dedicated to fostering the performing arts
throughout Boundary County. For more information
or for membership, please call (208) 610-2846 or
email us:
info@thepearltheater.org. |
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