HDA Presents "Peter Pan"

On May 16 and 17, the Hopkins Drama Association presented the Junior School production of J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan." Director Mike Calderone remained true to Barrie's original script, with a few alterations to bring the production into alignment with today's expectations.

Congratulations to the cast and crew on a magical production! See the program below and photos in the attached gallery.


The Hopkins Junior School 2014 Presents
Peter Pan
By J.M. Barrie
Directed by Michael Calderone

Costumes by Catherine Mason
Lighting Design & Operation by Phillip Schmitt ’18
Tinkerbell Light Operation by Brian Seiter ’19
Tinkerbell Voice by Sydney Hirsch ’19
Piano Accompaniment by Sarah Wang ’16

The Darling Household
Andrew Treat ’18       ...MR. DARLING
Naomi Tomlin ’19       ...MRS. DARLING
Ava Hathaway Hacker ’18  ...WENDY
William Rosenbluth ’18    ...JOHN
Michael Andrew Christie ’19    ...MICHAEL
Anna Mindell ’18    ...LIZA, THE MAID
Priscilla Ehrgood ’19    ...NANA, THE DOG  
 
The Lost Boys & Tink
Eli Sabin ’18         ...PETER PAN
Katie Broun ’19         ...TINKERBELL
AJ Marks ’18         ...SLIGHTLY
Andrew Roberge ’18   ...TOOTLES
Jack Atkins ’18        ...NIBS
Ali Hagani ’18         .....TWIN
Rachel Hagani ’18    ...TWIN

Pirates
Colin Flaumenhaft ’18    ...CAPT. HOOK
Emily Calderone ’18    ...SMEE
Zander Blitzer ’18    ...STARKEY
Emily Ruan ’18        ...COOKSON
Ellie Latham ’18    ...FLINT
Donasia Gray ’18    ...JUKE
Helena Lyng-Olsen ’18    ...MURPHY
Jenn Horkovich ’18    ...SKYLIGHT

Indians
Sydney Hirsch ’19    ...TIGER LILY
Connor Hartigan ’19    ...CHIEF PANTHER
Devaughn Hamm ’19, Sam Jenkins ’19, Theo Tellides ’19, William John Hall ’19

Mermaids
Beth Hartog ’19, Emma DeNaples ’19, Erin Ellbogen ’19, Inge Hughes ’19, Isabel Vlahakis ’19, Kara Amar’19, Sara Amar ’19, Sophia Colodner ’19

Jamie Donovan    CROCODILE


PETER PAN Notes

This production of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan is from the original 1904 script and not any of the later versions, musical or otherwise. While we wanted to keep much of the play’s original charm, some edits and additions were made to the script to make it more palatable to a modern audience. For example, we have combined the original five acts into two being more familiar to modern audiences.  

Native Americans have always received poor treatment in many versions of the script. What we consider offensively racist today was more acceptable in 1904. While the play is told from a child’s point of view, we thought it unnecessary to include racist terms and names.  In addition, the ignorant imitation of Native American language (e.g., “Uga-wuga) is replaced with actual words and phrases from the Algonquin language.

Finally, while the original script contains mermaids in Mermaid Lagoon, there is no text for the mermaids to speak. The music and script we use are lovingly lifted from two Disney films.  

We hope you notice the quaint and quirky 1904 thoughts and phrases like, “cowardly custard,” and the allusion that puppies have no souls!  In any case, enjoy your trip to Neverland!


Special Thanks Go To…
The Calderone Girls, Hope Hartup, the Treat Family, Wendy Parente, The Schmitt Family, Long Wharf Theater, my SCSU neighbors who loaned us their boat, Robert Eberle, Robert Smith, Lucy Berman, Rachel Kaufman, Karma Masselli, Raffi Donatich, Anna Ayers-Brown, Jemma Williams, the Cast Parents who provided us with sustenance during Tech Week, HDA, The Mighty Men of Maintenance, and anyone else we may have overlooked.

Cast photos by Peter Mahakian available at trecsports@snet.net