Peter/Wendy
by Jeremy Bloom

Highlights

Female

Male

75 mins 1900-1910 Expandable Casting Role(s) for Teen(s) Flexible Cast Size Room for Extras Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

In this lyrical, atmospheric interpretation of Peter Pan, Jeremy Bloom strips the familiar story down to its emotional essence.

Peter lures Wendy away from her nursery to the magical world of Neverland, where she joins his adventures with Tinker Bell, Tiger Lily and the menacing Captain Hook.

A low-tech, inventive adaptation that pays homage to the darker themes of J. M. Barrie's original, Peter/Wendy will mesmerize audiences of all ages.

Press Reviews

"Engagingly explores the questions of innocence, friendship, family and loss that have made the story a classic for more than a century."
— San Francisco Examiner

"[The play's] commitment to the purest elements of theatre is refreshing, and commendable."
— NYTheatre.com

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Wendy A girl awoken in the night	—	—	A girl awoken in the night
A Lost Boy / A Mermaid A child who is lost. To make his lostness literal, his eyes are closed, and fake eyes are painted onto his eyelids, so that the actor cannot see	male	—	A child who is lost. To make his lostness literal, his eyes are closed, and fake eyes are painted onto his eyelids, so that the actor cannot see
The Tiger Lily	—	—	—
Tinker Bell	—	—	—
Mrs. Darling / Hook	—	—	—
Mr. Darling / Smee Sincere, earnest to a fault and enthusiastic A diverse group of performers is encouraged, and each role can be played by any gender, body type, ethnicity, age and so on. It works well with an all-female cast, for example. The performances should not be particularly child-like or exaggerated but feature the personal qualities of the actors. Note: the doubling of Hook and Smee can be switched so that Mr. Darling plays Hook, or those characters can be un-doubled to expand the cast to nine actors. The Darlings can be decidedly older than the rest of the cast, though it is not a requirement. It is also easy to cast many pirates, mermaids, lost boys and flowers to expand the cast to 30 people.	female	—	Sincere, earnest to a fault and enthusiastic A diverse group of performers is encouraged, and each role can be played by any gender, body type, ethnicity, age and so on. It works well with an all-female cast, for example. The performances should not be particularly child-like or exaggerated but feature the personal qualities of the actors. Note: the doubling of Hook and Smee can be switched so that Mr. Darling plays Hook, or those characters can be un-doubled to expand the cast to nine actors. The Darlings can be decidedly older than the rest of the cast, though it is not a requirement. It is also easy to cast many pirates, mermaids, lost boys and flowers to expand the cast to 30 people.
Peter Charming	—	—	Charming