He's transporting a trunk of the mysterious 'starstuff' that unbeknownst to him has been swapped with a similar trunk of worthless sand by the devious Captain Slank. Molly's father, the well-to-do and important Lord Aster, has entrusted her to the captain while he travels on a more dangerous route aboard the Wasp, on a mission for the queen. Also on board are 13-year-old Molly and her nurse, Mrs. They're being transported on the ship Neverland, captained by Slank and his rough and rowdy crew. The title character is an unnamed and unloved orphan who's sold into slavery along with two other boys. Much of the story is explained to us in narration by the ensemble. Peter and the Starcatcher is based on the 2004 novel Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, a prequel to the Peter Pan story with which we're all familiar. The Peter and the Starcatcher ensemble (photo by Dan Norman) With director Joel Sass making his Latte Da debut and a fantastic and diverse ensemble of nine actors (slightly smaller than the 12-person ensemble used on Broadway), this Peter and the Starcatcher is so charming and clever and inventive, just sheer delight from start to finish. It's a perfect piece for the company whose motto is 'we don't do musical theater, we do theater musically.' And innovatively, and smartly, and brilliantly. I don't know how long it's been available for regional production, but I'm so glad Theater Latte Da snapped it up quickly. I was fortunate enough to see the original Broadway production and the subsequent Broadway tour, and was charmed by the innovative storytelling.

The 2012 Broadway play with music Peter and the Starcatcher is not your typical Broadway musical, or rather, play.

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