I was lucky enough over Spring Break to attend my hometown theater troupe's rendition of Peter Pan, the Musical. Having not seen Peter Pan since I was a child, I wasn't sure what to expect. However, as I realized, Peter Pan was all about rediscovering our child-like wonder and imagination. The musical aspect of the play was okay, though I'm not sure if it added anything to the story. I think the thing that I enjoyed the most was watching the younger kids in the audience. They seemed to have such a magical time, especially when the cast pulled off a very interesting version of "flying" for the fairy dust scene.
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| Wendy and Peter Pan, courtesy of WVTE |
It started off a little slow and only got to Neverland about half-way through the play, and there were some parts in the show that I was a little unfamiliar with, but for the most part what I did recall was choreographed very smoothly, and there was a fight scene between the indians and the pirates that was pulled off very wonderfully. There was a great pirate ship set that looked very artistic and very visually stunning.
I've seen many plays and acted in many of the troupe's productions and I have to s
ay that this was one of the first times that I had really been impressed by the main characters' acting ability. For amateur theater, you come into the production knowing what to expect, and usually in the plays there are many child actors and a large cast, but Peter Pan balanced it out and actually turned out to be a great performance.
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| The Indians do their war dance in Peter Pan the Musical |
Only slightly different from the Disney version that we all know and love, Peter Pan, the musical reminded me that I shouldn't be in such a hurry to finish growing up (though I think its a bit too late for that) but it also reminded me that it's okay to act like a little kid again sometimes.
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