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Westport Country Playhouse Presents “Peter Pan” on Dec. 8

December 8, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Westport Country Playhouse Presents "Peter Pan" on Dec. 8

Westport Country Playhouse’s Family Festivities Series will present “Peter Pan,” produced by TheaterWorksUSA, on Sunday, December 8, at 1 and 4 p.m. The production is based on John Caird and Trevor Nunn’s 1982 adaptation, originally developed for London’s Royal Shakespeare Company, based on the original play by J.M. Barrie.

Performances are approximately one-hour in length, and appropriate for ages three and up.

Tickets are $20 each.

Westport Country Playhouse Presents "Peter Pan" on Dec. 8

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell whisk Wendy and her brothers off to an imaginative Neverland where they encounter Captain Hook and his band of pirates. In the spirit of the original tale, this production tells the story through the eyes of six children living in Edwardian England. Together, they transform the Darling family’s nursery into Neverland, turning pillows into clouds, long-johns into shadows, an ironing board into a ship’s plank, and antique snowshoes into a crocodile’s snapping jaws.

The producing company, TheaterWorksUSA, has led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. Since 1962, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 130 original plays and musicals.

In advance of the performance, a free-of-charge, interactive program, “Story Explorers,” featuring a book reading of “Peter Pan” and activities surrounding the show’s themes, will take place at selected Fairfield County library branches. Bridgeport Public Library – North Branch, 3455 Madison Avenue, will host a “Story Explorers” on Saturday, November 16, at 1 p.m., followed by Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, on Saturday, November 23, at 1 p.m. The one-hour program is led by staff from Broadway Method Academy, the resident conservatory of Westport Country Playhouse. “Story Explorers” promotes childhood literacy while also enhancing children’s experiences of attending the Playhouse’s Family Festivities shows. “Story Explorers” is sponsored by United Bank Foundation and presented by Westport Country Playhouse and Broadway Method Academy.

Details

Date:
December 8, 2019
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Website:
https://www.westportplayhouse.org/FamilyFestivities

Venue

Westport Country Playhouse
25 Powers Court
Westport, CT 06880 United States
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