Critical Analysis Of Peter And The Starcatcher

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On Nov 18 at 8 pm, I watch the play known as the “Peter and the Starcatcher” at my school West Valley College theater. This play production directed by Carol Fischer and written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. From my first thought of this play, it’s humorous for the audience to see, and it also explains how everything in the Peter Pan had begun. It shows the true story of how the nameless boy started to become Peter Pan in the first place. It originally was written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson did show better perspectives on how it all begins with Peter and Wendy (play). It also started with a nameless boy who started to call Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, and Pirates, especially with Black Stache (later become Captain Hook), and also there …show more content…

The scenery shows realistic sets in the play. The text is very episodic that show the parts of the events in a story. The conflict shows a rough experience of growing up with adults, who are treating the orphaned boys very abusive and having some troubles on where they belonged. Peter, other boys, and Molly have some kinds of conflicts about being a leader and succeeding the mission where the Lord Astar (Molly’s father) have to send to Molly. The conflict has already resolved when they have completed their mission and kept their group safe. It also affects my overall experience that the conflict between different characters did show different perspectives on how they lead and express their experience of leadership in their mission. The space of the theater was small, but it’s large enough for the actors to perform and for the audience to see. The scenery designer Andrew Breithaupt of this play did show a specific place and time. For example, the beginning shows the ship and what era is it. The scenery is also very real locale in the play, and it’s very appropriate views toward the audience for non-professional and school play. The scenery of this play did show more realistic-moving type, but it did move some parts of the scene that I see in the play. Also, it showed the surprising element of changing the sets than the scene. Costume Designer Amy Zsadanyi-Yale did give the clues about the timeline, personalities of every character in the play. But I believe that the costumes should get focused on connecting the situations in the play. For example, an orphanage that the nameless boy (Peter) and other boys lived should have ragged-looking or something damage into the costumes so it can create an effect on costumes from the scene. The costumes show the conflicts and interpersonal relationships, but I should consider that the social groups in this play should look something different from the orphanage and upper class. Lightning and

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