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Charleston Light Opera Guild, the Official Musical Theatre of West Virginia, will present "Finding Neverland" at the Charleston Coliseum Theater on April 9-11 and 16-18, 2027. Based on the Academy Award-winning motion picture by the same title and the play, The Man Who Was Peter Pan, the story follows the relationship between the playwright J.M. Barrie and the family who inspired Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. Finding Neverland features music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Eliot Kennedy and a book by James Graham. The original 2015 Broadway cast starred Matthew Morrison as J.M. Barrie, Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and Kelsey Grammar as Charles Frohman and Captain Hook.
J.M. Barrie, a struggling playwright, encounters a widowed mother, Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and her four sons in Kensington Park. As Barrie befriends the family, he is inspired by their adventures, and particularly by Peter, who is reluctant to play due to his grief from losing his father. Barrie helps him to learn to play again and then becomes inspired to create a new art form, children’s theater. But who will pay to see a play about children? Who will play these characters? And how will they make Peter Pan fly? The show explores themes of imagination and friendship and is a delight for the entire family.
AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS
SINGING: Monday, February 8, 2027| 6:30 p.m. - boys ages 6-14, 7:30 p.m. - ages 15 - adults
Prepare a musical selection and bring sheet music for Guild accompanist.
ACTING/READING: Tuesday, February 9, 2027 | 6:30 p.m. - boys ages 6-14, 7:30 p.m. - ages 15 - adults
Scripts are provided for reading auditions.
DANCING: Wednesday, February 10, 2027 | 6:30 p.m. - boys ages 6-14, 7:30 p.m. - ages 15 - adults
Dress to move, be prompt since combinations are taught.
*ALL AUDITIONS ARE AT THE GUILD THEATRE, 411 TENNESSEE AVE., CHARLESTON, WV.*
DIRECTION
DIRECTION
Director/Choreographer
Nina Denton Pasinetti
Musical Director
David Patrick
Accompianst
John Patrick
Technical Director
Thomas P. Pasinetti
CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
Ages listed are those of the character and could be cast older or younger).
James Matthew Barrie – Scottish playwright with a child’s sense of play and the creator of Peter Pan; vocal range top: A4; 30s -50s.
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies –Widow with 4 children whose family inspires James’s Peter Pan; 30s-50s.
Mary Barrie – James’s proper, prim, unhappy wife; vocal range top: D5, bottom: E4; late 20s-40.
Mrs. du Maurier – Sylvia’s strict socialite mother who despises Barrie; range top: E5, bottom: C#4; 45+.
Charles Frohman – Barrie’s friend and the director/producer of the Acting Company that Barrie writes for.
Captain James Hook – Classic villain from Peter Pan comes to Barrie in a vision & is added to the play; usually doubled with actor who plays Frohman; vocal range: top : E4, bottom: C#3; 50s.
Peter Llewelyn Davies – 2nd youngest of Sylvia’s sons buried under grief from losing his father and grows fond of Barrie’s playful spirit; vocal range top: E5, bottom Ab3; age 8-10.
Michael Llewelyn Davies – Youngest and most confident of Sylvia’s sons; top: Eb5, bottom: A3; age 6-8.
Jack Llewelyn Davies – Second oldest and naughtiest of Sylvia’s sons; top: Eb5, bottom A3; age 10-12.
George Llewelyn Davies – Oldest of Sylvia’s sons; range top: E5, bottom G3; age 12-14.
Lord Canaan – Wealthy and pompous man who Frohman tries to get as a fellow producer for the play; plays a pirate in Peter Pan; age 20s-30s.
Mr. Henshaw – A grumpy yet lovable member of the acting troupe; plays Michael in Peter Pan.
Elliott Frohman’s eager assistant
Miss Basset – Member of the acting troupe; plays Nibs in Peter Pan; 20 -30s.
Miss Jones – Member of the acting troupe; plays Tootles in Peter Pan; 25-30s.
Mr. Turpin – Member of the acting troupe; plays Captain Hook in play; 25-30s.
Peter Pan – Title character of the play and takes Sylvia to Neverland; female 20-30.
Wendy – Member of the acting troupe and plays Wendy in Peter Pan.
Albert – Mary’s butler; plays a pirate in Peter Pan; 20s.
Emily – Mary’s head maid; plays Wendy in Peter Pan; 20-30; must be comfortable being lifted.
Porthos – Barrie’s dog.
Other: Servants, Londoners, Acting Troupe, Pirates, Indians, Lost Boys, Crocodile, Nana (all play other roles).
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