I saw the play Peter and the Starcatcher, written by Rick Elice, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. Elice’s comedic play acts as the prequel to J.M. Barrie’s play Peter and Wendy since it gives backstory to the character Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatcher features the protagonist Peter Pan, originally a nameless orphan, who meets the brave Molly Aster while on a ship. The kids have a run in with Captain Black Stache’s band of pirates as they try to recover a chest filled with the Queen’s treasure. I will go into more detail analyzing the plot, characters, and production of Elice’s play. Furthermore, the lighthearted play raises issues that are relevant to this day that I will discuss later, along with the message of the play. The play opens
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Bumbrake, are to make sure the trunk with the Queen’s treasure is kept safe while Molly’s father makes his voyage on The Wasp to the kingdom of Rundoon. There is a decoy trunk filled with sand, and the captain of The Neverland, Slank, notices which trunk is the Queen’s and marks it so he can swap it with the decoy trunk at the last minute. He is successful in his crooked actions, and the Queen’s trunk is now aboard the wrong ship. Also aboard Slank’s ship The Neverland are three orphan boys, one of those boys being the future Peter Pan. When Molly’s father boards The Wasp, he gives her an emulate that contains “star stuff” allowing them to communicate while she and Mrs. Bumbrake go aboard The Neverland. Molly manages to run off while her nanny was distracted, and she follows Alf because he’s going to feed the pigs. Consequently, she finds the three orphans named Prentiss, the leader, Ted, and the nameless orphan, which is Peter. Now aboard The Wasp, it turns out that Captain Scott, who was …show more content…
All of these issues are still relevant today because there are plenty of greedy, selfish people in the world. Many of us college students don’t want to grow up, just like Peter Pan. He does not like grown-ups. I myself do not want to grow up, it is just something everyone must do. Molly realized that she had to grow up, so that is why she left. She knew she couldn’t stay and be a kid forever, even if she wanted to. Peter Pan did not feel like he belonged anywhere his entire life until he found Neverland, and I believe many of us can identify with feeling that. In college, some of us may be thinking, “Do I belong here? Is this what I’m supposed to do, and for the rest of my life?” which relates to that sense of not feeling like you belong. The playwright does use the past to create a story that confronts these issues because this play takes place in a time where slavery is still a system. It is clear that the past is still relatable to the present. I believe the messages of the play are to remember that everyone belongs somewhere, but you might have to take a risk to figure out where and that you have to be brave sometimes, not just for yourself, but for other people
Bumbrake, are to make sure the trunk with the Queen’s treasure is kept safe while Molly’s father makes his voyage on The Wasp to the kingdom of Rundoon. There is a decoy trunk filled with sand, and the captain of The Neverland, Slank, notices which trunk is the Queen’s and marks it so he can swap it with the decoy trunk at the last minute. He is successful in his crooked actions, and the Queen’s trunk is now aboard the wrong ship. Also aboard Slank’s ship The Neverland are three orphan boys, one of those boys being the future Peter Pan. When Molly’s father boards The Wasp, he gives her an emulate that contains “star stuff” allowing them to communicate while she and Mrs. Bumbrake go aboard The Neverland. Molly manages to run off while her nanny was distracted, and she follows Alf because he’s going to feed the pigs. Consequently, she finds the three orphans named Prentiss, the leader, Ted, and the nameless orphan, which is Peter. Now aboard The Wasp, it turns out that Captain Scott, who was …show more content…
All of these issues are still relevant today because there are plenty of greedy, selfish people in the world. Many of us college students don’t want to grow up, just like Peter Pan. He does not like grown-ups. I myself do not want to grow up, it is just something everyone must do. Molly realized that she had to grow up, so that is why she left. She knew she couldn’t stay and be a kid forever, even if she wanted to. Peter Pan did not feel like he belonged anywhere his entire life until he found Neverland, and I believe many of us can identify with feeling that. In college, some of us may be thinking, “Do I belong here? Is this what I’m supposed to do, and for the rest of my life?” which relates to that sense of not feeling like you belong. The playwright does use the past to create a story that confronts these issues because this play takes place in a time where slavery is still a system. It is clear that the past is still relatable to the present. I believe the messages of the play are to remember that everyone belongs somewhere, but you might have to take a risk to figure out where and that you have to be brave sometimes, not just for yourself, but for other people