{"id":794279,"date":"2019-03-28T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production\/"},"modified":"2019-03-28T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:36:00","slug":"summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit High School performs \u2018Peter and the Starcatcher\u2019 for spring theater production"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.8263358778626\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-363670-601\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Summit High School students, Ian Anderson, Kaya Caton,Lidia Szadzinkski, Alexandria Clarke, and Jacob Brewer rehearse for the\" peter and march summit high auditorium in frisco. cast performs today through saturday p.m. with the last show on sunday at class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"11\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3.jpg\" alt=\"Summit High School students, Ian Anderson, Kaya Caton,Lidia Szadzinkski, Alexandria Clarke, and Jacob Brewer rehearse for the \" peter and march summit high auditorium in frisco. cast performs today through saturday p.m. with the last show on sunday at><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"17\">\n<p><strong>Summit High School students, Ian Anderson, Kaya Caton,Lidia Szadzinkski, Alexandria Clarke, and Jacob Brewer rehearse for the &#8220;Peter and the Starcatcher&#8221; Tuesday, March 26, at the Summit High auditorium in Frisco. The cast performs today through Saturday at 7 p.m. with the last show on Sunday at 2 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for\" peter and rehearsal march in schools auditorium near frisco. musical performs today through saturday p.m. with the last show on sunday at class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for \" peter and rehearsal march in schools auditorium near frisco. musical performs today through saturday p.m. with the last show on sunday at><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"13\">\n<p><strong>Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for &#8220;Peter and the Starcatcher&#8221; rehearsal Tuesday, March 26, in the schools auditorium near Frisco. The musical performs today through Saturday at 7 p.m. with the last show on Sunday at 2 p.m.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for\" peter and rehearsal march in schools auditorium near frisco. musical performs today through saturday with last show on sunday p.m. at the high class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"9.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for \" peter and rehearsal march in schools auditorium near frisco. musical performs today through saturday with last show on sunday p.m. at the high><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"14\">\n<p><strong>Summit High School student Ian Anderson, as Black Stache, dresses up for &#8220;Peter and the Starcatcher&#8221; rehearsal Tuesday, March 26, in the schools auditorium near Frisco. The musical performs today through Saturday at 7 p.m. with the last show on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the high school.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com | Tuesday, March 26, in Frisco.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/SHSMusical-SDN-032919-3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Tuesday, March 26, in Frisco.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 26, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">Summit High School\u2019s performing arts department proudly presents the spring theatrical production, \u201cPeter and the Starcatcher,\u201d with performances through Sunday. The play is a prequel to the legendary story of the never-aging Peter Pan, and features swashbuckling adventure with a charming cast of characters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The play, written by Rick Elice, is based on the 2004 novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. It explains the backstory of the familiar characters Peter Pan (before he becomes the kid who flies and never grows up) and Captain Hook (before he got his hook, and referred to in the play as the dread pirate Black Stache) as they clash from Victorian England to the seas and in the jungle over magical \u201cstarstuff\u201d that gives those exposed to it magical powers, including flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Travis Avery, Summit High\u2019s athletics and activities director, said he sees school productions of plays like this are an important space for teens to explore their talents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity for different students,\u201d Avery said. \u201cAthletics isn\u2019t for everybody, and theater is a great opportunity for kids to explore who they are, make different connections and get out on stage, or be part of the crew and fill different roles. If there\u2019s a potential professional trajectory, it also gives them an opportunity to nurture and grow that talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Christopher Alleman, artistic director for the Lake Dillon Theatre Company, directs the school\u2019s spring production. Alleman directs in a voluntary capacity, continuing 16 years of collaboration between Summit High and the Lake Dillon Theatre Company.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Alleman said he chose the play for the variety of characters and innate fun that comes with stories involving pirates, the high seas, magic and swordfights.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s a fun theatrical piece that the actors get to play multiple characters,\u201d Alleman said. \u201cAfter auditions we saw all the talent that we had, and thought this would be a good, fun family-friendly show to do for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Alleman noted that the main theme of the play is friendship and loyalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe biggest thing is friendship, about how this group of children rally around each other and stand up for each other, and became their own family unit,\u201d Alleman said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The cast features 11 actors playing a variety of roles, with nine crewmembers managing the stage, lighting and sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Junior Lidia Scadzinski, in her third SHS theatrical production, plays female lead and \u201cstarcatcher\u201d Molly Aster, who teams up with Peter to save the starstuff from getting into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI like having fun with the character, she\u2019s a really bossy, sassy character, and curious about things,\u201d Scadzinski said. \u201cShe\u2019s really smart, and she\u2019s not afraid of anything. She\u2019s a fun character and very energetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Senior Brianna Bolcato, in her fifth SHS production, plays Smee, the bawdy, energetic sidekick to Black Stache.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cSmee\u2019s such a goofy character, I get to say stuff I would never get to say in real life, so it\u2019s pretty fun,\u201d Bolcato said, adding that her comrades in the theater department have been a big part of why she\u2019s stepped up to perform in five productions. \u201cI enjoy the people, especially. I\u2019m definitely mostly here because I enjoy the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">David Walters, a junior, is stage managing the production. This will be his third production on the technical crew, and as stage manager he\u2019s got the most important job behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThis is probably one of the most exciting shows I\u2019ve been a part of,\u201d Walters said. \u201cIn this production, the biggest challenge has been the low number of crew, there\u2019s a lot I have to do between set changes, as well as dealing with the lights and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Unexpected issues, such as how hot the lights can get on stage, as well as how crew operating spotlights in the rafters can\u2019t hear what\u2019s being said on stage, are the kinds of things Walters must problem solve around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThe people running the spotlight can\u2019t hear us, so I\u2019ll feed them lines and keep them on the right page, and I\u2019m also trying to get some booklights up there so they can read the script better,\u201d Walters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Freshman Kaya Caton plays the titular Peter Pan. Caton said he loved the character\u2019s energy, and how he grows as a person throughout the play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI like portraying that youthful spirit, and showing the character development from rude little orphan to titular character,\u201d Caton said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Caton, a self-described perfectionist, has been learning his lines two to three hours a day for the past three months to prepare for the role. Caton said he aspires to be a professional actor, and this stage has presented a great launching pad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While it\u2019s a tough role in his second high school production, Caton said his fellow theater buddies make it a fun experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s been amazing,\u201d Caton said. \u201cEveryone is amazing, and they are so nice. Some of the greatest people I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Senior Ian Anderson will be playing the brash, manic, evil Black Stache in what will be his final theatrical production at Summit High. The production is his sixth at Summit High, and by far one he has enjoyed the most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s quite fun to be so bad,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s about being evil, and it\u2019s so fun being able to use my dark evil voice,\u201d he continued as he lowers his voice to a low growl, \u201cand embody the character that is so much fun. Along with that, I get to sword fight, who doesn\u2019t like a good sword fight?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Anderson hopes to continue performing after he graduates, even if it is as a side activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI love acting, it\u2019s very fun,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cAt the very least, I think I can do it as a hobby or get a side job as a voice actor. Acting wouldn\u2019t be much of a step from that, and I hope that\u2019s something I can continue to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Along with his castmates, Anderson also beamed about his time in the school\u2019s theater group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt\u2019s so much fun,\u201d Anderson said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a family you get to hang out with. Along with that, you also get to be someone else for a little while and have a bit of fun getting away from reality. I suppose it\u2019s the same reason people go to the movies, but you get to be one of the actors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Summit High\u2019s presentation of \u201cPeter and the Starcatcher\u201d is for all ages and will be showing at the Summit High School auditorium on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for all other guests. For more information, call 970-368-1100.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/summit-high-school-performs-peter-and-the-starcatcher-for-spring-theater-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summit High School students, Ian Anderson, Kaya Caton,Lidia Szadzinkski, Alexandria Clarke, and Jacob Brewer rehearse for the &#8220;Peter and the Starcatcher&#8221; Tuesday, March 26, at the Summit High auditorium in Frisco. 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