Study Guide for Educators

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A play by RICK ELICE Based on the novel by DAVE BARRY and RIDLEY PEARSON Marian Theatre: Feb. 12 – Mar. 1, 2015 Solvang Festival Theater: Aug. 21 – Sept, 13, 2015 Music by WAYNE BARKER PCPA – Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts Table of Contents

Welcome to the PCPA / Theater Etiquette...... 1 How to Use This Study Guide...... 2 Production Team and Cast...... 3 Elements of Story Story Synopsis...... 4 Themes...... 8 Key Words...... 9 Elements of Production Design Concept...... 10 About the Authors...... 11 Context of the Play...... 12 Activities Discussion Questions...... 13 Student Activities...... 14 Key Words Quiz...... 15 Quiz Answer Key...... 16 Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 1

Welcome to the PCPA

A NOTE TO THE TEACHER Thank you for bringing your students to the PCPA at Allan Hancock College. Here are some helpful hints for your visit to the Marian Theatre. The top priority of our staff is to provide an enjoyable day of live theater for you and your students. We offer you this study guide as a tool to prepare your students prior to the performance, and to prompt discussion, critical thought, and creativity after the performance.

SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDENT ETIQUETTE Notable behavior is a vital part of theater for youth. Going to the theater is not a casual event. It is a special occasion. If students are prepared properly, it will be a memorable, educational experience they will remember for years. 1. Have students enter the theater in a single file. Chaperones should be one adult for every ten students. Our ushers will assist you with locating your seats. Please wait until the usher has seated your party before any rearranging of seats to avoid injury and confusion. While seated, teachers should space themselves so they are visible, between every group of ten students. Teachers and adults must remain with their group during the entire performance. 2. Once seated in the theater, students may go to the bathroom in small groups with the teacher's permission. Please chaperone younger students. Once the show is over, please remain seated until the House Manager dismisses your school. 3. Please remind your students that we do not permit: ✴ food, gum, drinks, smoking, hats, backpacks, or large purses ✴ disruptive talking ✴ disorderly and inappropriate behavior (stepping on/over seats, throwing objects, etc.) ✴ cameras, iPods, cell phones, beepers, tape recorders, handheld video games ✴ (Adults are asked to put any beepers or cell phones on silent or vibrate) In cases of disorderly behavior, groups may be asked to leave the theater without ticket refunds. 4. Teachers should take time to remind students before attending the show of the following about a live performance: Sometimes we forget when we come into a theater that we are one of the most important parts of the production. Without an audience there would be no performance. Your contribution of laughter, quiet attention, and applause is part of the play. When we watch movies or television we are watching images on a screen, and what we say or do cannot affect them. In the theater the actors are real people who are present and creating an experience with us at that very moment. They see and hear us and are sensitive to our response. They know how we feel about the play by how we watch and listen. An invisible bond is formed between actors and a good audience, and it enables the actors to do their best for you. A good audience helps make a good performance.

The PCPA welcomes you as a partner in the live theater experience from the moment you take your seats. We hope that your visit will be a highlight of your school year. Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 2

HOW TO USE THIS STUDY GUIDE

This study guide is a companion piece designed to explore many ideas depicted in the stage production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Although the guide’s intent is to enhance the student’s theatrical experience, it can also be used as an introduction to the elements of a play and the production elements involved in the play’s presentation. While many students are familiar with the story of Peter Pan, this specific stage adaptation answers many questions about the origins of Peter Pan and Captain Hook, in addition to presenting a wealth of new questions for this generation to answer. The guide has been organized into three major sections:

Elements of Story Elements of Production Activities

Teachers and group leaders will want to select portions of the guide for their specific usage. Discussion questions are meant to provoke a line of thought about a particular topic. The answers to the discussion questions in many instances will initiate the process of exploration and discovery of varied interpretations by everyone involved. This can be as rewarding as the wonderful experience of sight and sound that Peter and the Starcatcher creates onstage.

It is recommended that the play and one of the following films or books be used in conjunction with discussion of the theatrical elements of the production: Films: • Peter Pan (1953), the animated film produced by Walt Disney. Rated G. There are references to this animated film in the play Peter and the Starcatcher. • Peter Pan (2003), the live action film directed by P. J. Hogan. Rated PG. This version is considered more faithful to J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan than Walt Disney’s animated film. Play: • Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, first published in 1904. This is the original play that started it all! Books: • Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie, published in 1911. This is the novel version of the play Peter Pan. This book is in the public domain, and is available online for free. • Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, published in 2004. This is the novel that the play Peter and the Starcatcher was based on. PCPA Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 3

A play by RICK ELICE Based on the novel by DAVE BARRY and RIDLEY PEARSON Music by WAYNE BARKER

CREATIVE TEAM Director Brad Carroll Musical Director Matthew R. Meckes Scenic Designer Heidi Hoffer Costume Designer Cathie McClellan Lighting Designer Jennifer ‘Z’ Zornow Sound Designer Andrew Mark Wilhelm Dialect/Vocal Coach Kitty Balay Production Stage Manager Jahana Azodi*

CAST OF CHARACTERS Molly Jillian Osborne Boy Cody Wittlinger Black Stache Matt Koenig Lord Aster Andrew Philpot* Smee / Greggors Michael Jenkinson* Prentiss Mike Fiore Ted Chad Patterson Mrs. Bumbrake / Teacher Galen Schloming Alf Nathaniel Andalis Captain Scott Peter S. Hadres* Slank / Hawking Clam George Walker Fighting Prawn / Grempkin / Mack / Sanchez Leo Cortez

* Member, Actors’ Equity Association Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 4

Story Synopsis (page 1 of 4)

Note: Characters appearing in the play are emphasized in bold. Act One Mrs. Bumbrake, to Rundoon on a named Alf become smitten with Molly and her father, Lord safer route aboard a merchant ship each other. Molly meets three Aster are traveling to the distant called the Neverland. Lord Aster orphan boys: the intelligent kingdom of Rundoon on an gives Molly a magic amulet that Prentiss, the food-obsessed Ted, important, top secret mission for matches one he wears; they can use and a quiet but perceptive Boy Queen Victoria of England. The these special amulets to without a name. These three orphan royal mission: Lord Aster must communicate with each other. boys were put on the Neverland by destroy the mysterious contents of a Before the two ships leave, the their abusive schoolmaster trunk. Lord Aster takes the wicked captain of the Neverland, Grempkin, to be sold as snake food Queen’s trunk onboard the fastest Bill Slank, sneaks the Queen’s for the pet snake of the evil King ship in the sea, the Wasp, captained trunk off of the Wasp and hides it in Zarboff of Rundoon. by Robert Falcon Scott. Also his cabin aboard the Neverland, Meanwhile, on the Wasp, joining Lord Aster aboard the Wasp Slank leaves an identical trunk full Lieutenant Greggors corners Lord is a group of British Navy seamen, sand in its place. Aster. Greggors reveals that he is led by Lieutenant Greggors. Lord While on the Neverland, Mrs. actually Smee the pirate! Captain Aster sends Molly and her nanny, Bumbrake and an old seaman Scott and his crew have been tied

Andrew Philpot* as Lord Aster, Cody Wittlinger as the Boy (Peter), Jillian Osborne as Molly Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 5

Story Synopsis (page 2 of 4)

up by the Navy seamen, who are dangerous—it changes people throws Peter overboard. Molly also pirates! The pirates are led by depending on what they want to be decides to throw the Queen’s trunk the fearsome and poetical Black —and that’s why her father needs to overboard for Peter to grab onto. Stache (the future Captain Hook), destroy it. Molly’s father is a As the ship falls apart in the the last pirate in the business. Starcatcher, a person with special storm, Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf, Black Stache steals Lord Aster’s powers who works to keep starstuff Prentiss and Ted, and Molly jump key to the Queen’s trunk. from falling into the wrong hands. into the ocean. They all swim On the Neverland, Molly’s Molly herself is a Starcatcher in toward a nearby tropical island. As amulet begins to glow, telling her training. Peter also floats toward the island, that her father’s in trouble. Then, Slank catches Molly and the the Queen’s trunk leaks a strange Molly, the Boy, Prentiss, and Ted Boy outside their cabins and throws golden light into the sea. discover a glowing light and ringing the Boy overboard. The Boy can’t sound coming from Slank’s cabin. swim, so Molly dives in after him. Act Two They open the door and find a trunk She saves him, bringing him back Meanwhile, on the tropical and a flying cat! It’s the Queen’s onboard the ship. island, Ted and Prentiss find Peter trunk! Molly doesn’t want to reveal Finally, the Wasp is approaching guarding the Queen's trunk on a the secret of the Queen’s trunk to the Neverland, just as a huge sea mountain. The boys hide the trunk the three boys, so she distracts them storm begins. The Boy manages to and head into the jungle in search of with a bedtime story: Sleeping turn the Neverland around; the Wasp Molly. The three boys quickly Beauty. catches up and Black Stache and become surrounded by the Meanwhile, Black Stache his pirates board the Neverland. Mollusks, a group of native unlocks the trunk and finds nothing Black Stache and Slank begin an islanders. They meet the leader of but sand. They all realize that the epic “sword” fight (a rhyming word the Mollusks, a man named Queen’s trunk must be on the battle) when suddenly the sea storm Fighting Prawn, and his son, Neverland. Black Stache turns the splits the Neverland in half. Hawking Clam. Fighting Prawn Wasp around to chase after the Slank tries to steal the Queen’s hates the British; he was taken from slower Neverland. trunk from Molly and Mrs. home as a boy by the British and Lord Aster uses his amulet to Bumbrake, but Alf comes to their forced to work as a kitchen slave tell Molly what’s happening, and rescue and throws Slank overboard, until he was able to escape back to that as soon as the Wasp catches up never to be seen again. The Boy Mollusk Island. The Mollusks plan to the Neverland, she needs to bring distracts the pirates in order to buy to feed the boys to Mister Grin, the the Queen’s trunk to him. The Boy time for Molly to get the Queen’s vicious crocodile living on the catches Molly talking to her amulet trunk to her father. The Boy meets island. Peter makes a deal with and confronts her about it and the Black Stache, and when Black Fighting Prawn: if the boys can trunk. Molly explains that the Stache finds out the Boy doesn’t entertain them, they won't have to amulet and the Queen’s trunk have a name, he decides to give him die. The boys decide to perform contain starstuff, a magic substance one: Peter. However, when Black Sleeping Beauty, the story told to that falls to earth from the stars. Stache realizes the Boy—now them earlier by Molly. However, Molly warns him that starstuff is Peter—was stalling for Molly, he the boys don't remember the story Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 6

Story Synopsis (page 3 of 4)

The set design for Act Two, Scene 1 of PCPA’s Peter and the Starcatcher. Scenic design by Heidi Hoffer. very well, and an exasperated Molly message to Molly using Norse Code Meanwhile, Molly, Prentiss, jumps out from hiding to correct (a special version of Morse Code). and Ted have made it to the them. Fighting Prawn throws all Lord Aster tells them to bring the mountaintop where the trunk is four of them into Mister Grin's trunk to the beach so he can meet hidden. They begin to drag the enclosure. Molly comes up with a them there. trunk down the mountain until a plan: she throws her amulet (with its Molly, Prentiss, and Ted run off tropical storm hits, forcing them to bit of starstuff) into Mister Grin's to get the trunk while Peter runs in take cover. While Ted and Prentiss mouth. Mister Grin grows in size another direction, leading the sleep, Peter catches up to them, and flies into the air. Molly, Peter, approaching Mollusks away from happily reuniting with Molly. Peter Prentiss, and Ted run away with the others. As Peter runs, he misses wants to open the trunk and sit in Mister Grin and the Mollusks in a step, falling off the mountain and the starstuff—like Teacher did—so pursuit. into a lake in a grotto. This lake is that he can become what he wants Meanwhile, Black Stache and filled with a strange, thick golden to be, but Molly doesn’t let him. Smee also end up on the beach of water. Peter meets Teacher, a fish Instead, they sit and talk until Molly the island after the shipwreck. who was turned into a mermaid by falls asleep. Peter tries and fails to Black Stache and Smee want to the starstuff leaking into the water force the trunk open, then runs off. find Peter so the two pirates can from the Queen’s trunk as Peter Morning comes, and Molly, force him to bring them the Queen's floated towards the island. Teacher Prentiss, and Ted bring the trunk to trunk. Black Stache comes up with tells Peter that the starstuff changes the beach. There they find a a plan to dress Smee up as a siren so you into what you want to be. disguised Black Stache, who’s they can lure Peter to them with a Peter responds that he only wants to abandoned the siren song idea and siren song. be a boy for awhile, with a home instead offers them a poisoned Molly, Peter, Prentiss, and Ted and a family. Before Peter leaves fruitcake. Molly removes Black have outrun the Mollusks for the to find Molly, Teacher decides to Stache’s disguise and ruins his plan, moment. Molly’s father—still on give him a last name: Pan. so he switches to Plan C: use his the Wasp—uses light to flash a captives, Mrs. Bumbrake and Alf, Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 7

Story Synopsis (page 4 of 4)

as bargaining tools. Then Fighting Prawn and the Mollusks appear with captives of their own: Lord Aster and Captain Scott. Black Stache grabs hold of Fighting Prawn and threatens to kill him if Molly doesn’t give him the trunk. Peter suddenly appears and begins to duel Black Stache. Ted and Prentiss jump into the fray to help. When Molly also tries to help, Black Stache tricks and traps her. Peter hands the trunk over to Black Stache in order to save Molly’s life. Black Stache and Smee open the trunk and find it empty; all the starstuff had dissolved into the ocean water during the shipwreck. In his rage, Black Stache accidentally slams the trunk shut on his right hand, Cody Wittlinger as the Boy (Peter), Matt Koenig as Black Stache severing it from his wrist. Molly reunites with her father, Prentiss, Ted, the Mollusks, and all Nonetheless, Black Stache is and Fighting Prawn, who is also the island creatures will be his throughly impressed by Peter’s impressed by Peter’s bravery, family. Lord Aster wants to give willingness to sacrifice something decides to allow everyone to leave Peter some protection, so he uses special for somebody else. Black the island. Lord Aster pronounces the last of the starstuff in his amulet Stache decides Peter is the hero Molly a full-fledged Starcatcher. to transform an island bird into a he’s been searching for, and Molly wants the boys to come fairy (Tinkerbell). Molly gives declares that they should be lifelong home with them, but she and her Peter her address in London, then enemies. Peter agrees, but only if father figure out that the grotto leaves with her father. The starstuff Black Stache releases his friends, to Peter swam in was filled with will cause Peter to forget Molly— which Black Stache agrees. dissolved starstuff from the but, in time, he will have an Suddenly, the huge flying shipwreck. Molly and Lord Aster adventure with her daughter, crocodile Mister Grin approaches. realize that Peter will stay a boy for Wendy. Black Stache decides he wants to “awhile” (forever), and can’t come The story ends with Peter’s new bring Mister Grin on his crew, so he with them. Peter learns that the last fairy friend telling Peter that he can and Smee run after the giant name Teacher gave him, Pan, is fly. In the final moment, Peter crocodile, using Black Stache’s Greek for “all”—meaning that all of jumps into the air and flies for the severed hand as bait. the island will be his home, and that first time. Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 8

Themes

Jillian Osborne as Molly, Cody Wittlinger as the Boy (Peter)

Leadership Be careful what you wish for Although Prentiss wants to be the leader, he doesn’t Sometimes we don’t completely understand the display many of the qualities of a leader. The real consequences that would happen if we actually got leaders of the story turn out to be Molly and Peter, what we most wanted. Peter and the Starcatcher who show us what true leadership is. shows us why the wish-granting starstuff is dangerous enough that Lord Aster needs to destroy it. Growing up Molly wants to become a full-fledged Starcatcher Imagination and help out her father on equal footing, but her real The PCPA’s production of Peter and the Starcatcher growth happens when she’s looking out for the three celebrates the creativity of imagination and orphan boys. On the other hand, Peter, who grew up storytelling. Using only a few props and a whole lot in a terrible orphanage, never had a chance to of imagination, PCPA actors can create a shipwreck, experience just being a boy. He hates grown-ups and a mountainous jungle island, and even human flight! doesn’t want to become one—but there are repercussions to never growing up. Elements of Story Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 9

Key Words

Dodo: A flightless, extinct bird. Molly Queen Victoria: The monarch of the and her father speak in the Dodo British Empire. language when they don't want to be overheard. Rundoon: A made-up land far away from England, ruled by the evil King God Save the Queen: An old British Zarboff. saying. Lord Aster automatically says this whenever the Queen is mentioned as Siren: A mythological, magical woman a sign of respect. who can lure people to her with her beautiful songs. Grotto: A small picturesque cave. Starboard: (pronounced “STAR-bird”) King Zarboff: The monarch of The right-hand side of a ship (when Rundoon. facing forward).

Mollusks: The natives of Mollusk Starcatcher: Special people who work Island. to keep starstuff out of the wrong hands. There are only six Starcatchers in the Norse Code: Molly and her father’s world, including Lord Aster. Molly is a version of Morse Code, used to Starcatcher-in-training. communicate over great distances. Starstuff: Pieces of stars that fall down Pan: A Greek word meaning “all.” Also to earth. the name of a mischievous trickster god of nature and the wild. The Neverland: A merchant ship captained by Bill Slank. Molly and her Panache: (pronounced “puh-NASH”) nanny Mrs. Bumbrake are taking this Style, flair, and a dashing attitude. ship to Rundoon along a safer route. Black Stache uses this word to describe himself. The Wasp: The fastest ship in the sea, captained by Robert Falcon Scott. Lord Port: The left-hand side of a ship (when Aster is taking this ship to Rundoon. facing forward). Elements of Production Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 10

Design Concept

The power of the imagination The design focus for the PCPA production of Peter and the Starcatcher is the power of the imagination and the art of telling stories. In this play, there are many stories being told in many different ways, including a father and daughter on a special, secret mission for the Queen of England, a language-loving villain in search of the perfect hero to make him complete, and an orphan boy just wanting to be a boy with a home and a family. In a world of big-budget productions with impressive technology and special effects, this production focuses on the pure magic of creating worlds with just a few found objects and a whole lot of imagination. Twelve actors transform themselves into approximately one hundred different characters who share their stories with the audience. The creativity comes from the audience members themselves as they join the actors in imagining a ship being split in half amidst howling winds and crashing waves, a trunk being dragged down a mountain in the middle of a tropical thunderstorm, and an eternally young boy taking flight for the first time.

A model of the set for the PCPA production of Peter and the Starcatcher. Scenic design by Heidi Hoffer. Elements of Production Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 11

About the Authors Peter and the Starcatcher is a play based on a novel inspired by a play!

Rick Elice: Peter and the Starcatcher (play) American playwright Rick Elice (born 1956) has written a number of successful Broadway hits, including The Addams Family, Turn of the Century, and the award-winning Jersey Boys. Elice adapted Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson’s novel Peter and the Starcatchers into a theatrical play version, which premiered in 2009. Elice decided to drop the “s” in the title of the play version in order to emphasize the relationship between Molly and Peter.

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson: Peter and the Starcatchers (novel) Dave Barry (born 1947) is a humor journalist and Ridley Pearson (born 1953) is a suspense novelist. These two lifelong friends teamed up to write Peter and the Starcatchers, a prequel to J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan story. The story was inspired by Ridley Pearson’s daughter, who asked her father one night how Peter Pan met Captain Hook.

J. M. Barrie: Peter Pan (play) Novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie was born in 1860 to a family of weavers in Scotland. His most famous work is the play Peter Pan, which was first published in 1904. He also published a novel adaptation of the play called Peter and Wendy in 1911. Barrie’s inspiration behind the story of Peter Pan came from stories he told to the boys of the Llewelyn Davies family, a family he befriended in London. Before Barrie died, he gave the rights of Peter Pan to a children’s hospital in London that still benefits from the rights today.

J. M. Barrie, author of Peter Pan. Photo c1890; according to the Encyclopædia Britannica: 1893. PD-1923. Elements of Production Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 12

Context of the Play

The British Empire At its height, the British Empire was the largest empire in history. The saying “the sun never sets on the British Empire” meant that there were so many countries and colonies under its control that the sun was always shining on at least one of them. Lord Aster displays the adventurousness, nobility, and patriotism that was the face of the British Empire, while Fighting Prawn shows its dark heart: slavery and exploitation of less developed countries.

Pirates By the end of the 19th century, piracy had become a thing of the past for the shores of Great Britain. Knowing this, playwright Rick Elice decided to make a joke out of it by portraying Black Stache as the last pirate in the business, holding on to an outdated criminal lifestyle.

Orphanages Orphanages in Victorian England had notoriously horrible conditions. There was no protection against child abuse and child labor. Orphans were fed poorly, abused by their schoolmasters, and put to work as a cheap source of labor. Many orphans died at a young age as a result of this harsh life.

Cody Wittlinger as the Boy (Peter) Activities Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 13

Discussion Questions

Grades K–6

1. Why does Peter say he hates grown-ups? What are some of the things that grown-ups have done to Peter?

2. Why does Peter say that he just wants to be a boy?

3. What are some of the things Peter loses when the starstuff makes him a boy forever?

4. What are some things that you think would be fun about staying a kid forever? What are some things that you think would be not so great?

5. In Peter and the Starcatcher, starstuff can magically grant you the thing you want the most, but as the story shows us, you have to be careful what you wish for. What is something that you want more than anything else in the world? Do you think you might end up regretting it if you got it?

Grades 8–12

6. Prentiss claims to be the leader because he is the oldest. What really makes a leader? What qualities does a leader have? What actions does a leader take?

7. Black Stache defines a hero as a person willing to sacrifice something precious for someone he/she loves. What are some ways that you define a hero? Do you know any heroes? What are some things they have done?

8. Black Stache isn’t your average antagonist. Why do you think Black Stache needs a hero to feel complete? How do you define a great villain?

9. Compare Peter and the Starcatcher to J. M. Barrie’s Peter Pan or Peter and Wendy. How is it different from Barrie’s work (stylistically, thematically, etc.)? How is it similar? Do you think it is a good prequel to J. M. Barrie’s story? Why or why not?

10. Write about the PCPA production of Peter and the Starcatcher. What were some specific elements of the production that worked or didn’t work for the play? Production elements can include acting, directing, costumes, scenery, lighting, and music. Activities Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 14

Student Activities

1. Storytelling. In the PCPA’s production of Peter and the Starcatchers, the actors use a lot of different items as costumes, props, and sound devices. Create a performance of a fairy tale or make up your own story using items found around your house or classroom. Be creative!

2. Backstories. What are some other characters like Peter Pan and Captain Hook with mysterious origins? Create a backstory for one of these characters. What were they like before? How did they develop into the person they became?

3. Animal Languages. Molly and her father use the language of the dodo bird to communicate with each other when they don’t want to be overheard. What is an animal language that you think would be fun to learn? Create a conversation between two people using your animal language. Include a translation of what they are saying to each other. Optional: Find a partner and read your invented conversations aloud with each other!

4. Missions for the Queen. In the play, Queen Victoria sends Lord Aster and Molly on many important, special missions all over the world. Imagine what some of these missions might have been. Where did Lord Aster and Molly go? What did they have to do for the Queen? Were there any magic or special creatures involved?

5. Word Battle. Black Stache and Slank have a rhyming word battle. Invent your own word battle between two characters. The characters can be from a fairy tale, or you can make up your own characters. Use a thesaurus to find some new and interesting words!

6. Compare and Contrast. Read or watch one of the other Peter Pan stories before or after attending the performance. Discuss or write about the differences and similarities between the story you watched/read and the PCPA production. Films: • Peter Pan (1953), the animated film produced by Walt Disney. Rated G. • Peter Pan (2003), the live action film directed by P. J. Hogan. Rated PG. Play: • Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, first published in 1904. Books: • Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie, published in 1911. • Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, published in 2004.

7. Research. Find out more about England during the late 19th century (Queen Victoria, the British Empire, orphanages, sailing and piracy, Robert Falcon Scott, J. M. Barrie, etc.). Share your findings with the class. If you haven’t seen the show yet, use this knowledge to enrich your experience of the production. If you’ve seen the performance, discuss how what you learned applies to the world of Peter and the Starcatcher. Activities Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 15

Key Words Quiz

Match the key words from Peter and the Starcatcher with their correct deﬁnition.

Dodo ‣ A Greek word meaning “all.” Also the name of a mischievous trickster god of nature and the wild. God Save the Queen ‣ Pieces of stars that fall down to earth. ‣ The monarch of Rundoon. Grotto ‣ The left-hand side of a ship (when facing forward). King Zarboff ‣ A made-up land far away from England, ruled by an evil king. Mollusks ‣ The natives of Mollusk Island. Norse Code ‣ Special people who work to keep starstuff out of the wrong hands. There are only six in the world. Pan ‣ A mythological, magical woman who can lure people to her with her beautiful songs. Panache ‣ The fastest ship in the sea, captained by Robert Falcon Scott. Lord Aster is taking this ship to Rundoon. Port ‣ The right-hand side of a ship (when facing forward).

Queen Victoria ‣ Molly and her father’s version of Morse Code, used to to communicate over great distances. Rundoon ‣ A small picturesque cave. ‣ The monarch of the British Empire. Siren ‣ A merchant ship captained by Bill Slank. Molly and her nanny Mrs. Bumbrake are taking this ship to Rundoon Starboard along a safer route. ‣ An old British saying. Lord Aster automatically says Starcatcher this whenever the Queen is mentioned as a sign of respect. Starstuff ‣ A flightless, extinct bird. Molly and her father speak in this bird’s language when they don't want to be The Neverland overheard. ‣ Style, flair, and a dashing attitude. Black Stache uses The Wasp this word to describe himself. Activities Peter and the Starcatcher Study Guide – page 16

Quiz Answer Key

Match the key words from Peter and the Starcatcher with their correct deﬁnition.