The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park is about to present another work inspired by Peter Pan: Peter and the Starcatcher. This one is a reboot similar to Christopher Nolan’s exploration of Batman’s roots in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, going back to the beginning and building a new foundation for the familiar tales.
Artistic Director Blake Robison is staging the Playhouse production, which opens this week. The show fits well into his effort to present family-friendly productions — plays that appeal to multi-generational audiences. Robison says, “A good family play is like a Pixar film: accessible and sophisticated, funny and emotional, filled with physical humor that appeals to kids and language-based humor for more literary-minded adults. Peter and the Starcatcher is all that and more.”
Robison especially enjoys how backstories of iconic characters are assembled. “In much the same way that Wicked makes you watch The Wizard of Oz differently, Peter and the Starcatcher shines new light on the boy who refused to grow up,” he says.
Peter and the Starcatcher continues through April 4 at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Tickets and more info: cincyplay.com.
