RIT/NTID Performing Arts presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER Nov. 15-17

Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf Performing Arts will present “Peter and the Starcatcher” Nov. 15 – 17, part of the 50th  anniversary of NTID Performing Arts. This whimsical and adventurous prequel to the beloved story of Peter Pan, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, will be staged at the Robert F. Panara Theatre on the RIT campus. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15 and 16, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 16-17.

As with all RIT/NTID Performing Arts productions, deaf actors will perform using American Sign Language and Visual Vernacular, while hearing actors will utilize spoken English.

The Tony Award-winning adaptation of Barry and Pearson’s best-selling novels, conceived for the stage by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers and written by Rick Elice, features music by Wayne Barker. It reimagines the tale of how a miserable orphan transforms into The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). The play explores themes of greed, despair, and the profound bonds of friendship, duty, and love through its engaging narrative.

The story follows a young orphan and his companions, who are sent from Victorian England to an island ruled by the nefarious King Zarboff. Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious trunk in the captain’s cabin contains starstuff, a powerful celestial substance. When pirates, led by the villainous Black Stache, seize the ship in pursuit of the trunk’s treasure, the adventure escalates.

The production marks NTID Performing Arts’ 50th Anniversary. With set, costume, and lighting designs by Erin Auble, Rosie Mazique, and Sacha Glasser, along with sound and projection design by Dan Roach, the show is under the direction of JW Guido, Andy Head, and Serena Rush.

Tickets are $5 for students, youth, and senior citizens (60+), $10 for RIT faculty, staff, and alumni, and $12 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the RIT University Arenas box office, by calling 585-475-4121, online at www.rittickets.com, or by emailing arenas@rit.edu.