Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 12, 2023 A musical play at Legion Hall Theatre Company of Saugus begins two-weekend performance of ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ tonight (Editor’s Note: The following info is from a press release issued by the Theatre Company of Saugus.) T he Theatre Company of Saugus (TCS) will present “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a play with music, during the second and third weekends of May 2023. This Tony-winning show upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (aka Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation featuring marauding pirates, jungle tyrants, unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, “Peter and the Starcatcher” playfully explores the depths of greed and despair… and the bonds of friendship, duty and love. Plot: A young orphan and his mates are shipped off from Victorian England to a distant island ruled by the evil King Zarboff . They know nothing of the mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin, which contains a precious, otherworldWHITCOMB | FROM PAGE 9 Starbucks near home. She returns to Saugus every weekend to work. Andrew was the last to accept. Like his sisters, he wanted to be close enough to home that he could visit on the weekends. And it was the right fi t for his desired major. “When I walked through North Campus and saw that the business school was brand-new, I thought, ‘Bingo! I’m going here,’” Andrew says. Bryce, the fourth quadruplet, is studying for an associate degree in computer information systems at North Shore Community College. He hopes to transfer to UMaly cargo. At sea, the boys are discovered by a precocious young girl named Molly, a Starcatcher-in-training who realizes that the trunk’s precious cargo is “starstuff ,” a celestial substance so powerful that it must never fall into the wrong hands. When the ship is taken over by pirates – led by the fearsome Black Stache, a villain determined to claim the trunk and its treasure for his own – the journey quickly becomes a thrilling adventure. Featuring 18 actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, “Peter and the Starcatcher” uses ingenious stagecraft and the limitless possibilities of imagination to bring the story to life. Performances are May 1213-14 and 19-20-21, 2023, on Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. The venue is the American Legion Post 210 at 44 Taylor St. in Saugus. The performance space is not wheelchair accessible, but it does feature a bar servss Lowell in a couple of years. For now, though, he’s living at home with their mom, Maureen, and saving money. Collette says that the best thing about being quadruplets is that they were never bored, because they always had each other for playmates. “We were never lonely. We were always entertained,” she says. “We were always out in the backyard, doing stuff .” The four branched out and made diff erent friends as they grew older and went to different high schools. Bryce attended Saugus High School, while his siblings went to Northeast Metropolitan Regional Technical High School in Wakefield – Diana in the ing alcoholic and soft drinks. Snacks and raffl e tickets are available for purchase before the show and during intermission. Masks are required indoors for the safety of the audience and cast. Tickets paid at the door are $25 for adults or $23 for youngsters, seniors or veterans. Tickets purchased in advance online are only $22 or $20. Tickets are now on sale; for complete information visit the Tickets page on the TCS website: TCSaugus.org/tickets/ The TCS production is directed by Matthew Garlin, stage managed by Ally Lewis and musically directed by Samantha Prindivill – with choreograhealth assistant program, Andrew in business technology and Collette in culinary arts. The quadruplets are fi rst-generation college students, although their mom went back to school a couple of years ago and earned her associate degree in marketing at North Shore. At UMass Lowell, Collette and Andrew were invited to join the River Hawk Scholars Academy (RHSA), a support program for first-year, fi rst-generation students. Collette says she greatly appreciated being able to take a special River Hawk Scholars section of College Writing I, because at her technical high phy by Julie Liuzza, costumes by Venessa Phelon and props by Addie Pates. TCS is pleased to announce the cast, including actors from throughout the North Shore area. The Orphans include Michael Mazzone as the Boy, Jackie Daley as Prentiss and Jennifer Antocci as Ted. The British Subjects are Jon Workman as Lord Leonard Aster, Hailey Cooke as his daughter Molly Aster, D’Shyla Hodge as her governess Mrs. Bumbrake, Ted Merritt as the ship captain Robert Falcon Scott and Kris Reynolds as Grempkin. The Seafarers aboard one ship, the Wasp, include Kaleigh Ryan as The Black Stache, Maria Mulcahy as Smee and D’Shyla Hodge as school, she had never learned to write a research paper. “We all went at the same speed,” she says. “It was a really nice group.” Andrew likes knowing that if he needs help, he can reach out to RHSA director and Assoc. Teaching Prof. of English Matthew Hurwitz. He’s also been matched with a mentor through the RHSA: James Kohl, dean of student aff airs and enrichment. He sometimes goes up to Kohl’s offi ce to have tea and talk about politics, superhero movies and “Seinfeld.” Diana chose to join River Hawk Rising, a four-year support program run by the Office of Multicultural Affairs Sanchez. The Seafarers aboard the other ship, the Neverland, are Bridget R. Saunders as Bill Slank, Meg Brown as Alf and Chinedu Ibiam as Mack. When the ships get to the island, they meet the Mollusks: Andrew Quinney as Fighting Prawn, Chinedu Ibiam as Hawking Clam and Kris Reynolds as Teacher. The Mermaids include Natalie Lewis, Jodie Putnam, Meg Brown and JacLene London. Melz Phelon is the Young Child. “Peter and the Starcatcher” is written by Rick Elice, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, with music by Wayne Barker. The show was originally produced on Broadway by Nancy Nagel Gibbs, Greg Schaff ert, Eva Price, Tom Smedes and Disney Theatrical Productions. “Peter and the Starcatcher” is presented through special arrangement by Music Theatre International (MTI). For more information, see the TCS website at TCSaugus.org. for diverse students who can benefi t from individual help. “I thought, ‘I need help all four years,’” she says. Most of the students in River Hawk Rising are fi rst-generation students from low-income families, like the Whitcombs. Diana says a threeday summer orientation and weekly seminars in the fall that introduced her to key campus resources and support staff were especially helpful. She also checks in every two weeks with Elsie Otero, associate director of Multicultural Aff airs. “They had presentations on getting organized, adjustWHITCOMB | SEE PAGE 11 Honoring mothers today and every day. Happy Mother’s Day. 100 Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA 01906 WINWASTESAUGUS.COM
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