Peter Pan!

This post is the tiniest bit delayed, as the Northeast Middle School Theater performed Peter Pan in April, but better late than never. . .

Jonah was involved in drama club last year at Loring but was strictly a crew member.  Peter Pan was the first play Jonah auditioned for and it exceeded his expectations.

A write up in the Star-Tribune remarked on the appropriateness of the Peter Pan selection, about a boy who refuses to grow up, since middle-schoolers are in an in-between stage between childhood and adulthood.  Watching this performance through this lens gave it additional impact.

Jonah as a Lost Boy

Jonah played one of the Lost Boys, and loved his role. 

Peter Pan flying!

   

After-school rehearsals began in January, and ramped up in the two weeks prior to opening night - rehearsals were 5 days a week from 4 pm - 8 pm!  (This made for a very tired kid!)

The performances were amazing.  The kids did an incredible job with their lines, their parts, the set, the costumes.  Peter Pan flew!


Opening night brought a late-April snowstorm to Minneapolis, but the show went on!

Our family has been humming Peter Pan showtunes for months now!

Lost Boys, Pirates, and Peter Pan

Scene:The Darling Nursery

Some of the cast and crew

The kids from Loring School Footlights! Drama Club were invited to the Saturday performance.  They got to see the flying apparatus and posed for this photo with Captain Hook, a pirate, Michael Darling and Peter Pan:

Loring School Footlights kids at the play

A couple of weeks after the performance, a few of the players performed a special encore when they sang selected songs from the play at the Audubon Park Wingding:

So grateful Jonah chose to be involved in this endeavor.  He looks forward to the next NE Middle School musical!